We must resist a white climate activism based on anxiety and apocalyptic visions about extinction This paves the way for eco fascism. False Narratives about overpopulation are pervasive & mainstream in the environmental movement this is the ideological bridge to the far right

We have a unique opportunity to develop solutions that address the global plastic pollution crisis. 🌎🐳 These solutions can be guided by the cultural teachings of our past, lessons and wisdoms that speak to living in absolute harmony with the environment #INC2 #PlasticsTreaty

At #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in Paris, Indigenous Peoples’ Working Group side event proposal was declined. There were no spaces for indigenous worldviews. So we made our own. Govt delegates inc NZ & Aus came, as did UN reps & media. And we MANAAKI our guests!

#PlasticsTreaty talks are rounding up, & Lena Estrada has finished with a beautiful speech representing us all in the newly established Indigenous Peoples’ Major Group

What with certain states making progress difficult and Indigenous Peoples encountering barriers to get to Paris, to get in the room, & to share our perspectives, at last we have a mandate for a zero draft text. We need an effective Global Plastics Treaty that centres justice

The #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement's official statement after the second round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations (#INC2): "With only half of the week spent on substantive discussion, treaty negotiations end with lackluster outcomes. We will remain vigilant." breakfreefromplastic.org/2023/06/03/wit…

A review of the principles behind Indigenous-led Water Back movements and the potential role of research. "Water Back [... centres] Indigenous way of knowing, doing, and being as a foundation for advancing Indigenous Water research." water-alternatives.org/index.php/alld…

#OurManuFacts 🐦 Pīwakawaka, fantail, also know by some iwi as tirairaka, tīwaiwaka or tīwakawaka. Known for its friendly ‘cheet cheet’ call and flittering flying antics, the pīwakawaka / fantail is one of the most common native birds in Aotearoa.

📷 courtesy of my mum. Kiwi footprints in the snow at Harper Pass

"Disparaging intergroup humor effectively rules social groups in as acceptable targets for devaluation, working in tandem with dehumanization processes that rule others out as targets worthy of protection." -Gordon Hodson, 2016 #AkinaTeMana themanaakicollective.wordpress.com/koha/

Hinatore (bioluminescence) and Te Tahunui-a-rangi (aurora australis) captured together from Te Oneroa a Hinehākirirangi (Midway Beach) in Tūranganui a Kiwa (Gisborne). Image credit: Monika Teta

Juressa Lee is at the UN #INC3 negotiations for a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty in Nairobi. Juressa Lee is part of the Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus and also represents Greenpeace. How an indigenous perspective is essential for a strong Treaty greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story….

Happening now: Indigenous Leaders share solutions on stopping plastic pollution 🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿 and healing our planet 🌍 at #INC3 for a global #PlasticsTreaty - #BreakFreeFromPlastic (📸 Carroll Muffett) #Nairobi

Indigenous Peoples CAUCUS today at INC3 #PlasticsTreaty: Plastics are fossil fuels and plastic is colonization 👀 ¡Powerful! 💥💥

The young mayor sparking change in the Far North, including holding council meetings based on the Māori lunar calendar. 1news.co.nz/2023/11/17/the…

Map of the world, Aotearoa edition:

"The government you elect is the government you deserve" Except for media monopolies And voting barriers for Māori And rampant disinfo-scapes And transnational far-right political tampering And corporate lobbying And disproportionate FR political donations But other than that...

#MoanaBack

Perhaps one day in the future our language week will be determined by a country name change or flag change, or leading resistance to Deep Sea Mining (like we already are with the Global Plastics Treaty… ) 🤔 #CookIslandsLanguageWeek

At #PlasticsTreaty negotiations where Indigenous Peoples had to disrupt plenary to deliver 3-min speech to be heard, are hosting a panel/press conf of frontline reps impacted @ each stage of the plastic lifecycle. Our lone opportunity to share perspectives #NotAboutUsWithoutUs