Climate Change/Water
Consider attending this month’s “Women Resisting Extractivism Film Club” to view “No Tenemos Miedo” (“We Are Not Afraid”), hosted by members of the Latin American Network of Women Defenders of Social and Environmental Rights, Nancy Fuentes (Grufides, Peru) and Miriam Garcia (ADES, El Salvador). Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm EST. Click here to register: Women Resisting Extractivism Film Club: "No Tenemos Miedo" | KAIROS Canada
Human Trafficking
Please consider attending the virtual Shine the Light human trafficking conference, co-sponsored by the U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking. It will be held on March 8-9. Speakers will discuss human trafficking (both sex and labor) in the U.S. and overseas and will include survivors of trafficking, service providers, policy experts and advocates. They will address both the experiences of survivors along with the root causes of human trafficking. Click here to learn more and register: Trafficking | National Advocacy Center - Sisters of the Good Shepherd (gsadvocacy.org)
International Women's Day (3/8)
This year's focus for International Women's Day will be on “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” Click here to register for a webinar hosted by UN Women “highlighting the need for women’s leadership in COVID-19 recovery, and recognizing the incredible women who have played an essential role in their community’s COVID-19 response.” The month of March is known as Women’s History Month in the U.S., so click here for a calendar by U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking: Women’s' History Month HT calendar
Exploring Intersections Webinars
LCWR Region X, Communicators for St. Louis Sisters (CSLS), and Sisters United News (SUN) are collaborating on this series of webinars that explore how gender equality is interconnected with issues of racism, migration and climate change. Click here to register: Webinar Registration - Zoom
