VOICES FOR NATURE

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Rights of Nature

Extending legal ‘personhood’ to the Atlantic Ocean

Guests Thomas Linzey & Mari Margil, of CDER, joins the SJC Climate Action NL weekly meeting & the kickoff fundraiser event to talk about the rights of nature and a collaboration to take action and protect the person we call the Atlantic Ocean.

*PLEASE NOTE: Closed captions will be added as soon as transcription is completed.

Ep1: The Rights of Nature – July 28, 2022

– Shift towards rights of nature & community via municipalities
– Western Law perspectives vs. Indigenous understanding
– Shift to a different kind of activism with new threats
– Round of comments and questions from the group starts

*BEFORE STARTING: Apologizes, as the first bit of Thomas’ intro didn’t get recorded. With lots left to explore, we pick up with him at:

• What does activism look like when communities press for legally enforceable rights?
• What does a right to climate look like?
• Do our rights exists, or are they a myth we believe are legally enforceable until we find out they are not?

Ep2: The Rights of Nature – Aug 2, 2022

This is Thomas & Mari’s full presentation from the fundraiser event. (*Discussion notes and video chapters to be added soon.)

After both brilliant presentations, the groups comment and ask questions, as we engage and conceptualize what a Bill of Rights for the Atlantic Ocean may look like? …& what it will take to bring this through to fruition?

Dive-in and see how we can “make a radical shift” in what we do! #SaveTheOcean

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