Rights of Nature Symposium - Updates from around the World

jJoin us on Thursday 28 September AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) for an online symposium, sharing updates about Rights of Nature and Legal Personhood for Nature, from around the world.

Our day will feature amazing speakers from around the world, including: Australia, India, North and South America, Europe and the Pacific.

PLEASE NOTE:

• There will be two sessions: from 9am to 3pm AEST, and again from 6.30pm to 8pm AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time - Brisbane/Sydney time)
• These sessions will be recorded, so if you can't join us live, please register and we'll send you a link to the recordings within 7-10 days of the event
  

SPEAKERS IN SESSION 1 - all times are AEST, Brisbane Australia time

 9.00am - Michelle Maloney, Australian Earth Laws Alliance - Introduction to the Symposium
 9.10am - Mari Margil, Centre for Democratic & Environmental Rights (USA) - Reflecting on Two Decades of the Rights of Nature Movement
 9.30am - Margaret Stewart, Center for Earth Jurisprudence (USA) - The Rights of Nature and Earth jurisprudence
10.00am - Natalia Greene, Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (Ecuador) - The Global Rights of Nature Movement
10.30am - Hugo Echeverria, Lawyer (Ecuador) - An update about Rights of Nature cases in Ecuador
11.00am - Osprey Orielle Lake, Women's Earth and Climate Action Network, (WECAN), International
11.30am - Shannon Biggs, Movement Rights (USA)- Rights of Nature and First Nations
12.00pm - Shrishtee Bajpai, Kalpavriksh (INDIA), Community led advocacy in India
12.30pm - Manjeri Subin Sunder Raj, Lawyer (INDIA) - Rights of Nature laws in India
 1.00pm - Yolanda Esguerra, (PHILIPPINES), An update about Rights of Nature advocacy in the Philippines
 1.30pm - Grant Wilson, (USA) Earth Laws Center An update about developments in Mexico and around the world
2.00pm - Erin O'Donnell, Melbourne University, (AUSTRALIA) Rights of Rivers and an update from the Yarra River
2.30pm - Close of session 1

SPEAKERS IN SESSION 2 (EVENING) - all times are AEST, Brisbane Australia time

6.30pm - Rachel Killean (IRELAND) - The emerging rights of nature movement in Ireland
7.00pm - Susana Borras (SPAIN) - Legal personality for the Mar Menor Lagoon in Spain
7.30pm - Riccarda Flemmer (GERMANY) - Rights of nature and Indigenous rights around the world
8.00PM - Close of Symposium

ABOUT EARTH LAWS MONTH

Join us in September, as the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) hosts a fantastic month of webinars, workshops and discussions, exploring how we can reshape human societies towards Earth-centred governance and create a healthy, safe future for all life on this beautiful planet of ours. With a focus on law, economics, education, Indigenous knowledge systems, decolonisation, ethics and the arts, our guest speakers and discussions are not to be missed.

To find out about all our events, please visit: www.earthlaws.org.au/events/earth-laws-month-2023/

ABOUT AELA

The Australian Earth Laws Alliance is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to creating Earth-centred systems change, by increasing the understanding and practical implementation of Earth-centred governance. Our programs include a focus on law, economics, education, ethics, Indigenous knowledge systems and the arts.

For more information, please visit our website: www.earthlaws.org.au
Or get in touch - aela@earthlaws.org.au