Dear members and supporters, This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, a preventable disaster that killed more than 1,000 garment workers and injured 2,500 more — the vast majority of them women workers. Despite large cracks appearing in the building the prior day, resulting in the closure of the lower floor shops and bank, management forced workers to return to their jobs making clothing for retailers from Prada to Zara. The devastating collapse took fewer than 90 seconds, and its reverberations and calls for reform in the garment industry continue to be felt
today. Systemic violence, so brutally inflicted upon the workers of Rana Plaza, is both a root cause and a direct outcome of the capitalism that creates and maintains our current climate crisis. The World March of Women (WMW), a leader in the international feminist movement for gender equality and ending discrimination against women and gender-expansive people, is calling for a virtual rally as part of the annual remembrance of Rana Plaza. As the
host of the U.S. chapter of the WMW, we are holding our virtual rally on Tuesday, April 25, in collaboration with member organizations Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM) and Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC). We will commemorate this tragedy and discuss the impact of U.S. immigration policy on migrants from South Asia, Central America, and
the Caribbean — all of whom are also affected by climate crisis. Climate Justice is Migrant Justice: Defending and Expanding Temporary Protected Status
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
2:00–4:00 p.m. PT / 3:00–5:00 p.m. MT / 4:00–6:00 p.m. CT / 5:00–7:00 p.m. ET
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a program allowing migrants from unsafe places to live and work in the U.S. for short periods of time. More than
350,000 people, mainly from Central America, are enrolled today. Expanding TPS and establishing a pathway to citizenship is part of FLIC’s Federal Campaign for Immigration Relief. As climate turmoil worsens, we must connect the national fight to expand TPS to include existing and new climate refugees as part of a reparative and accountable practice for the U.S., a worldwide leader in carbon pollution. Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries on Earth, producing
only one-half of one percent of global emissions, but ranking seventh in the world most affected by climate change. An estimated one out of seven of its projected 200+ million people are expected to be displaced by climate conditions in 2050. Women and femmes are at particular risk of violence and death due to lower social status and fewer
economic options, resources, and rights. We lift up the women and gender-oppressed people around the world developing solutions for real economic recovery, expanding worker rights, demanding climate reparations, and resisting forced migration. Join us for a local, national, and international lens on the gendered impacts of climate catastrophe and displacement. Register for our virtual rally today! Climate Justice is Migrant Justice: Defending and Expanding Temporary Protected Status
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
2:00–4:00 p.m. PT / 3:00–5:00 p.m. MT / 4:00–6:00 p.m. CT / 5:00–7:00 p.m. ET
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