Help us create the Climate Activist Retreat - For Women and Marginalised Genders

Event has unfortunately been cancellend due to covid and then other changes - please see latest update for refund details.

Overview

Members of different climate groups from different parts of Aotearoa (Like Greenpeace, Oil Free Wellington and Fem Force - Feminist Action Aotearoa) are creating a Climate Activist Retreat for Women and Marginalised Genders - but we need your help to make it happen. We want to bring together committed climate justice activists of all ages and backgrounds and create space for connection, restoration, creativity, and support. Funds raised will go towards accommodation and travel costs.

More info:

2020 must be a year of massive and unprecedented climate activism. From our years of climate organising, we know that women and marginalised genders often take on lots of undervalued care work within movements. We also know that our movements are not exempt from oppressive behaviour, and facing these can be draining while also organising. We rarely have the chance to come together, slow down, connect, and reflect with others doing climate justice activism in spaces that do not include cis-men. We also know that these spaces are important for sustaining our mahi, and part of the world we are working to create.

We are facilitating a weekend retreat on 2 - 5 April near Ōtaki. We want to help activists do their tough mahi with strength, resilience and support and gather energy for a busy year ahead. The weekend will involve experienced facilitators and organisers supporting reflection, sharing challenges, visioning possibilities, relaxing nature time, creative skillsharing and expression, and serving delicious kai. There will be space for co-creation of spaces with those attending. Howling at the moon is optional but encouraged.

The weekend is for people who identify as women, trans, non-binary, or any marginalised gender, and as committed climate activists/organisers of diverse backgrounds and ages. Because we know white women can dominate these spaces, we prioritise indigenous people and people of colour to attend and fully participate when reviewing registrations.

Since the workshop spaces are limited, we can not guarantee any space including for those who donate. If you are keen to attend this retreat, please email climateactivistretreat@gmail.com and we will send you a registration form to fill in soon. Spaces will be confirmed 5 weeks before the retreat.

*Art work by Claudia Palmer