GREEN ROOM: LIVE WEBINAR TRANSCRIPT
Summary of the Discussion
This month’s episode focuses on Indigenous People's involvement in the achievement of a greener planet. the topic of discussion was Indigenous Activism for Better Climate and Global Environmental Justice. Our guest, Alberto Saldamando a legal activist for the Indigenous Environmental Network and an internationally acknowledged expert on human rights discusses extensively the marginalization of the indigenous community in decision making that affects their homeland. He further stated his active participation in the negotiations leading to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Alberto Saldamando (Xicano/Zapoteca) is an internationally acknowledged expert on human rights/Indigenous rights and has represented Indigenous Peoples, organizations and communities from various countries from most regions of the world, before United Nations human rights mechanisms, as well as the International Labor Organization, the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Dr. Jason J. McSparren is an educator, researcher, and administrator with a PhD. in Global Governance and Human Security from Massachusetts Boston.He is also a Pre-Doctoral Fellow (2017-18) for the West African Research Association (WARA).
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