Come and Join us! On July 20 to July 22, 2019 for a Peoples’ Congress on the Rights of Nature.
We are also inviting the media to cover the opening of the event.
The event will be a coming together of Environmental groups, Lawmakers, Church Leaders, Academicians, Legal Experts, and representatives from Farmers and Fisherfolk sector, Women and Youth, and Indigenous Peoples to review the current version of the proposed bill on Rights of Nature.
During the congress proper, representatives from the basic sectors will interpolate the Rights of Nature Bill based on current issues such as the recent West Philippine Sea debacle – loss of biodiversity and economic opportunity; Manila Bay Reclamation – displacement of communities, and further degradation of marine ecosystem; and, GMO – Food Safety and Organic Farming; Plastic Pollution, and Toxicity of the Environment and Communities.
Following the interpolation, participants will strive to map out a plan for the passage of the bill in both House of Representatives and the Senate.
Photo-opportunities include participants to the Peoples’ Congress will wear masks of animals, plants, flowers, trees, and other marine and aquatic life, to symbolize Nature as part of the congress.
WHEN: July 20, 2019
WHERE: Hive Hotel and Convention Place, 68 Sct. Tuason St, Diliman, Quezon City
WHO: Organized by the Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. – a network of civil society organizations, rights groups, peace and faith-based institutions and NASSA/Caritas Philippines, Inc. – the humanitarian, development and advocacy arm of the Philippine Catholic Bishops.
For further inquiries:
Jay Martin Ablola – 09176308149; jaymartin.pmpi@gmail.com, jay@pmpi.org.ph
