8 Things to Do on
International Women's Day
Today, March 8, is International Women's Day (#IWD), first celebrated in 1909. While too many women all over the world still suffer from violence and rights abuses, it is important to recognize the amazing work Indigenous women are doing to make change happen. They are movement builders, system shakers, stewards of ecosystems, community caretakers and working towards a transformative, equitable, and just future for all of our relations.
On this International Women's Day show your solidarity with women as they fight to assert their rights. When we speak of the rights of Indigenous women, we mean all Indigenous women - cisgender and transgender women alike. Join us in this action to honor, uplift, and resource Indigenous women's leadership, so that next year we will have even more to celebrate!
| 1. Learn about CEDAW's General Recommendation No. 39 on the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls |
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On October 26, 2022, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) adopted the long-awaited General Recommendation No. 39 on the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls. General Recommendation No. 39 includes the first language in a binding international treaty focused on the rights of Indigenous Women and Girls and answers to an enduring call by Indigenous women for a specific instrument to further and protect their rights. Learn more.
2. Read our issues of the Cultural Survival Quarterly devoted to Indigenous women.
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3. Celebrate some of the amazing Indigenous women working to make change happen around the world. Share their inspiring stories #IWD2023 #IndigenousWomenRising #NativeSistersBlossom
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Maja Kristine Jåma (Sámi) is a reindeer herder in Fovsen-Njaarke Sijte, and an elected member of the Sámediggi (the Sámi Parliament in Norway). En español.
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Sonia Guajajara (Guajajara), Minister, Ministry of Indigenous Affairs in Brazil.
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Leya Hale (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Diné), storyteller, documentary filmmaker, and a producer. En español.
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Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock), community leader, water protector, cultural preservationist, and Indigenous perspective historian . En español.
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Simone Senogles (Anishinaabe), Member of the Leadership Team, Indigenous Environmental Network and Kandi White (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara), Native Energy & Climate Campaign Coordinator, Indigenous Environmental Network. En español.
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4. Listen and share podcasts by and about Indigenous women.
The perspectives and inclusion of Indigenous women is essential to gender equality worldwide. Using community radio as a tool, we invite you to celebrate Women's Day by bringing Indigenous women's perspectives to the airwaves. The following programs are free for you to listen to, download, and broadcast! Access more here.
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5. Attend our parallel event at the Commission on the Status of Women.
The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women is taking place from March 6 to 17, 2023.
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6. Learn about Indigenous women's rights.
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7. Support Indigenous women artists!
Indigenous artists have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Support Indigenous women artists by purchasing their art.
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8. Donate to Cultural Survival.
For five decades, Cultural Survival has prioritized projects centering Indigenous women and engaging women’s and girls’ leadership. An investment in Cultural Survival is an investment in Indigenous women and girls' leadership globally!
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Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
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