Side Events
Persons interested to participate in side events should contact the organizers directly.
FRIDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2014
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m — High Level meeting on the United Nations Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP)
Organizer: ILO, OHCHR, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP and UNDG
Location: Amartya Sen Conference Room, 10th Floor, UNDP Building
304 East 45th Street, New York
Contact: floresm@ilo.org
SATURDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2014
2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m — An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Organizer: NYC Climate Convergence Teach-In and Indigenous World Association
Location: Sixth Street Community Center, 638 E 6th St # 4, New York
Contact: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz at rdunbaro@pacbell.net
SUNDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2014
1:00 p.m. onwards — New York Premier of Sliver of a Full Moon, a play by Mary Kathryn Nagle
Organizer: National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Indian Law Resource Center and the National Congress of American Indians
Location: Church Center for the UN Chapel, 777 1st Ave., E. 44th St., New York
Contact: Mary Kathryn Nagle at mary.kathryn.nagle@gmail.com
Sliver of a Full Moon is a portrayal of resistance and celebration – the story of a movement to restore safety and access to justice to indigenous women and girls in the United States. The performance is free, but seating is limited. For more information, visit sliverofafullmoon.org/#schedule
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. — After the Climate March & the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples: URP as a Measurement to Realize Our Rights
Come learn about the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and how it can aid in your advocacy efforts and put pressure on governments to respect Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
Organizer: Hawai’i Institute for Human Rights and Cultural Survival
Co-sponsored by US Human Rights Network
Location:
Columbia University Law School
Jerome Greene Hall 103
New York, NY (on the corner of 116th and Amsterdam, in the Upper West Side, conveniently next to both the 1, B, and C lines)
Contact: Agnes Portalewska at agnes@cs.org
4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. — Indigenous Peoples’ Welcome Reception
- Alianza de Mujeres Indígenas de Centro América y México;
- Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP);
- Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas (ECMIA);
- the International Forum of Indigenous Women (FIMI);
- Dr. Mirna Cunningham and Prof. Les Malezer (Indigenous Advisors to the President of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly).
- Haudenosaunee – La Confederación de Seis Naciones Iroquois
Supported by the Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues/DSPD/DESA.
Organizer: SEIU 1199 Union Hall
310 W 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036
(Between 8th and 9th Avenue)
MTA Subway Station: 42th Street – Port Authority
Contact: welcomewcip@gmail.com
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. — Welcome Reception for HLPM-WCIP Delegates
Organizer: Hosted by the Cherokee Nation, the Chickasaw Nation, the Jamestown S’Kllalam Tribe, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, and the Central Council of Tlingit-Haida Indian Tribes with support from the National Congress of American Indians and the National Museum of the American Indian
Location: National Museum of the American Indian – New York Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, One Bowling Green
Contact: RSVP requested
Kristen Pratt, kpratt@ncai.org, 202-466-7767
MONDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2014 (RSVP by September 10, 2014)
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Lunch Provided for participants who RSVP) — Development and Accountability to Indigenous Peoples
Organizer: Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP); Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization, MPIDO; UNDP OAI Social and Environmental Compliance Unit – SECU; World Bank Inspection Panel; International Finance Corporation; Compliance Advisor; Ombudsman
Location: UNDP Building, 304 E. 45th LRC, 11 floor
Contact: Anne Perrault anne.perrault@gmail.com and Jennifer Laughlin, jennifer.laughlin@undp.org
Interpretation: English and Spanish
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. — Building Indigenous Knowledge into Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation
Organizer: UNESCO
Location: UNDP, 304 45th street, 15th floor, room 1507A
Contact: RSVP by sending your name and affiliation to Donara Sydeeva-Blanc (d.sydeeva-blanc@unesco.org), Jen Rubis (j.rubis@unesco.org) or Ana Persic (a.persic@unesco.org). Limited seats available.
Participants, from those involved in climate change assessments and adaptation planning, do not need to be accredited to the WCIP meeting however pre-registration is required due to building security protocols
Indigenous knowledge and its contributions to the climate change knowledge base are attracting increasing attention world-wide. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in its Fifth Assessment Report, concluded that these knowledge systems, “including indigenous peoples’ holistic views of community and environment, are a major resource for adapting to climate change”. Local observations and knowledge of weather and climate variability also provide important insights into climate change impacts. However, they “have not been used consistently in existing adaptation efforts”.
The roundtable will bring together experts working on climate change assessments to update on the status of indigenous knowledge as it is reflected within major climate change assessments and research initiatives, as well as to provide updates on major indigenous initiatives on climate change.
With the findings pertaining to indigenous knowledge in the recent IPCC 5AR and the discussions at the UNFCCC on traditional knowledge and climate change adaptation, this represents a pivotal moment to link key institutions and initiatives that have contributed to this emerging space and have an open, strategic discussion about next steps.
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. — FPIC in a Nordic setting – an unexplored possibility or a redundant policy tool?
Organizer: Galdu – the Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Location: Museum of Tolerance, 226 E 42nd street (10 minutes’ walk from the UN)
Contact:Silja Somby ss@galdu.no
1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. — Roundtable Discussion: Business and Support for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Organizer: UN Global Compact and Tribal Link
Location: Foundation for the Global Compact 801 2nd Ave. 2nd Floor Conference Room, NY
Contact: RSVP is requested to Halyna Danylak (danylak@unglobalcompact.org)
For more info:
Tribal Link Foundation
Pamela Kraft, pkraft@triballink.org
United Nations Global Compact
Michelle Lau, lau@unglobalcompact.org
2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. — Launching of the Handbook for Parliamentarians: Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Organizer: IPU, SPFII, OHCHR, UNDP and IFAD
Location: UN Media Studio, 2nd Floor, Secretariat Building
Contact: Arturo Requesens at (requesens@un.org)
Interpretation: English and Spanish
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. Reception - 6:45 p.m. Welcome/Program) — Genocide Denial in North American Popular Culture – A Yale-NYU-Columbia Teach-in and Off-Site Event for the UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
Organizer: Yale University, New York University and Columbia University
Location: NYU Campus, King Juan Carlos Center Theatre, First Floor, 53 Washington Square South
Contact: Ned Blackhawk at (Ned.blackhawk@yale.edu)
6:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. — Equator Prize Award Ceremony & Reception Information: Tickets are required. Request a ticket
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. — Equator Prize Award Ceremony including the launch of the Small Grants Programme’s Indigenous Peoples Fellowship Programme and the Indigenous Peoples’ Dedicated Funding Mechanism-GEF-6 (2015 – 2018)
Organizer: Equator Initiative and partners. UNDP Global Environment Facility-Small Grants Programme
Location: Lincoln Center
Contact: Eileen de Ravin, eileen.de.ravin@undp.org; Alejandra Pero, alejandra.pero@undp.org; Delfin Ganapin, delfin.ganapin@undp.org
TUESDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2014 (RSVP by September 10, 2014)
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — Reflections on how to strengthen AYNI
Organizer: International Indigenous Women’s Forum
Location: UN Women Building, 220 E 42nd street Room 18-46
Contact: ayni@iiwf.org
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. — La salud de los pueblos indígenas: sistemas de salud integrados
Organizer: PAHO, UNFPA, IADB, Fondo Indígena and ECMI
Location: UNDP Building, 304 E. 45th Street, 15th floor (Room 1507A)
Contact: Martin Villalba martinvillalba@unfpa.org
Interpretation: English and Spanish
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. — Conversatorio: “Voces de las juventudes indígenas en la Conferencia Mundial de Pueblos Indigenas” / “Voice of Indigenous Youth in the WCIP”
Organizer: UNDP, Red de jóvenes indígenas de Centroamérica y México, Alianza de Mujeres Indígenas de Centroamérica y México
Location: One UN Plaza, DC1 on 1st Avenue, 22nd floor (Meeting Room)
Contact: Dali Angel troglodita_aguacate@hotmail.com, Ana Maria Luey ana.maria.luey@undp.org, Gerardo Noto gerardo.noto@undp.org
Interpretation: Spanish only
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. — “Plan de Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de Panamá” (Development Plan of Indigenous Peoples of Panama)
Organizer: UNDP, Government of Panama
Location: One UN Plaza, DC1 on 1st Avenue, 18th floor (Meeting Room)
Contact: Fernando.hiraldo@undp.org, Gerardo.noto@undp.org, ana.maria.luey@undp.org
Interpretation: Spanish only
10:00 a.m. — Indigenous Peoples’ Lands Territories and Resources
Organizer: UNEP, IFAD, ILC, CBD, FAO (TBC)
Location: Instituto Cervantes, 211 E 49th St (between 3rd and 2nd Ave)
Contact: d.rubio@landcoalition.org
Interpretation: English, Spanish, French (Russian and Chinese TBC)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. — The participation of indigenous peoples’ in parliament
Organizer: IPU
Location: Uganda House (lobby level),
336 E 45th Street
Contact: ny-office@ipu.org Ph: +1 212 557-5880
Interpretation: English and Spanish
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. — Taller de trabajo sobre buenas prácticas en justicia electoral para pueblos indígenas (Workshop on Good Practices for Access to Electoral Justice for Indigenous Peoples)
Organizer: UNDP, TEPJF (Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación, México)
Location: One UN Plaza, DC1 on First Avenue, 22nd floor (Meeting Room)
Contact: Fernando Ojesto, fernando.ojesto@undp.org;
Gerardo Noto, gerardo.noto@undp.org
Interpretation: Spanish only
10:00 a.m.to 12:00 a.m.— “Impulsando derechos indígenas: a través del diálogo – la experiencia de Costa Rica” (Advancing indigenous rights through dialogue – the Costa Rican experience)
Organizer: UNDP
Location: One UN Plaza, DC1 on 1st Avenue, 4th floor (Meeting Room)
Contact: Yoriko Yasukawa, Resident Coordinator, Costa Rica, Yoriko.yasukawa@undp.org; Gerardo Noto, Gerardo.Noto@undp.org
Interpretation: Spanish only
11:00 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. — Políticas Publicas en Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional y Pueblos Indígenas: Experiencias en América Latina
Organizer: FAO LAC
Location: Church Center for the UN (8th Floor - Boss Room)
Contact: Alfonso Alem, alfonso.alem@fao.org
Interpretation: Spanish only
12:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. — “Planes de Vida en la Amazonia” (Life Plans in the Amazon Region)
Organizer: COICA, UNDP
Location: One UN Plaza (DC1 on 1st Avenue, 4th floor (Meeting Room 4)
Contact: Carlos Mamani pakamamani@gmail.com and Gerardo.Noto@undp.org
Interpretation: Spanish only
12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. — Affirming the Beijing and Lima Plans of Action for Indigenous Women and Girls
Organizer: High Level Side Event: UN Women and International Indigenous Women’s ForumLocation: 19th Floor Conference Room, Daily News Building, 220 E. 42nd Street
Contact: Beatrice Duncan, beatrice.duncan@unwomen.org ; Muriel Kahane, muriel.kahane@unwomen.org; Mariana Lopez, m-lopez@iiwf.org
Interpretation: English and Spanish
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. — Our Voices Matter: Indigenous & Rural Women Forging a Just and Sustainable Future
Organizer: JASS (Just Associates)Location: The Graduate Center, City University of New York
365 5th Ave, Room C197
New York, NY 10016
Contact: natalia@justassociates.org
The event is free and open to public; however, RSVP is appreciated.
Interpretation: https://www.justassociates.org/en/action/event-our-voices-matter-indigenous-rural-women-forging-just-and-sustainable-future7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. — "Guaranteeing indigenous people's rights in Latin America: Progress in the past decade and remaining challenges" / "Pueblos indígenas en América Latina: avances en el último decenio y retos pendientes para la garantía de sus derechos"
Organizer: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in coordination with UNPFII and Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas (ECMIA)Location: Ford Foundation Building 320 East 43rd Street
Contact: Fabiana Del Popolo, Fabiana.delpopolo@cepal.org
Interpretation: English and Spanish
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (dinner will be provided) — Strategic monitoring of indigenous peoples' rights
Organizer: European Commission, International Labour Organization, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, Forest Peoples Programme, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, Tebtebba Foundation
Location: Hotel Westin Grand Central, Hotel Westin Grand Central, Grand Central Ballroom, 3rd floor,
42nd Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues), New York
Contact: To confirm participation, register via the website www.eidhr.eu/whats-on by 18 September 2014
as only a limited number of seats is available.
Address your enquires to Marta Trujillo at marta.trujillo@bseurope.com
http://www.eidhr.eu/events/side-event-to-the-69th-unga-session-wcip-strategic-monitoring-of-indigenous-peoples-rightsWEDNESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 (RSVP by September 10, 2014)
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. — Reunión Anual Grupo Interagencial Regional sobre Pueblos Indígenas
Organizer: FAO -LAC GIRPI-LAC
Location: UN Secretariat Building, 15th Floor. Meeting Room: S-1522FC
Contact: Alfonso Alem, alfonso.alem@fao.org
Interpretation: Spanish
Registration 9:00 a.m. / Event 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — Launch of the Report on Indigenous Peoples and the Extractive Industries, the Review of UN-system Efforts for the Realization of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Announcement of some initiatives
Organizer: Tebtebba
Location: Ford Foundation, East River Room, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017
Contact: Due to limited space, this event will require an RSVP (the first 40 people). Please RSVP by 22 September 2014 to Raymond de Chavez at raymond@tebtebba.org
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — Litigating Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: A Roundtable Discussion
Organizer: Minority Rights Group International
Location: Seminar room 8-01, Fordham University School of Law, New York
1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. — Struggles, Challenges, Contributions, Resiliance of Indigenous Peoples.
Voices Unheard
Interaction with Kathy Mokaraka Nyoongar Yok: IPA Western Australia;
Nzila Bernadette Sikuka & Edina Kamana Maliti: IPA Western Province, Zambia; and
Justine Geetanjali Senapati: Congregations of St. Joseph, Khandamal, Orissa India
Moderated by Veronica Brand RSHM. NGO Representative at the United Nations.
Organizer: International Presentation Association of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Migrant Center, St. Francis of Assisi Church; Congregations of St. Joseph, NGO Committee on United Nations on the World’s Indigenous Peoples; NGO committee on migration. The International Public Policy Institute
Location: San Damiano Hall, St. Francis of Assisi Church.
135 W 31st Street (near 7th Ave)
Contact: Elsa Muttathu pbvmipa@msn.com
SEPTEMBER 24-26, 2014
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. - IFIP’s World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy
Organizer: International Funders for Indigenous Peoples
Location: New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201
Contact: support@internationalfunders.org http://www.internationalfunders.org/english/
