On August 5-9, Cultural Survival and First Peoples Worldwide are hosting another #Proud2BIndigenous week. In celebration of UN International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, on August 9 at 11:00 am EST, join us for an online discussion/webinar on the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent: “Engaging FPIC: Understanding, Interpretation and Self Determination."
“The most important element of Indigenous Peoples’ ability to claim the right of Free, Prior and Informed Consent is to have informed and organized communities.” --UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Delegate
Join us August 9, 2013 at 11AM EST for an online panel discussion, followed by a question and answer period. You can also follow the discussion on Twitter by following the hashtags #FPIC and #P2BI. To honor the day, members of the Proud To Be Indigenous coalition - Cultural Survival, First Peoples Worldwide, International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) - are coming together to talk about a critical right of all Indigenous Peoples - Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).
Panelists:
Danika Littlechild, Attorney at International Indian Treaty Council
Rebecca Adamson, Executive Director, First Peoples Worldwide
Suzanne Benally, Executive Director, Cultural Survival
Mark Camp, Deputy Executive Director, Cultural Survival
For more information on Proud To Be Indigenous and its coalition of Indigenous Peoples and organizations, follow us on Facebook.
For more information on Free, Prior and Informed Consent, see our materials here.
