V-Day Annual Report 2016 - ONE BILLION RISING: RISE FOR REVOLUTION 1 | Page 17

EXAMPLES OF RISINGS FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE AND MOTHER EARTH:

THE PHILIPPINES

The Ata Manobo tribes in Talaingod Davao del Norte lead
a One Billion Rising: Revolution event in Davao. They
are currently living alongside others from the the Lumad
communities in the evacuation camp in Davao City. They
have had to evacuate their mountains because of intense
and hostile harassments by the military (AFP) who are
invading the Lumad ancestral lands, and protecting the
interests of the government, the capitalist business elite
and multinationals.

NEW MEXICO

One Billion rising activists danced
and rose for mother earth at the 19th
Annual Gathering for Mother Earth
Summit, a healing event hosted
by local indigenous women, to
raise awareness about the threats
of nuclear waste, fracking and
connection between violence against
women and violence committed
against the environment.

GAMBIA

Activists in Gambia joined
forces with activists from
Senegal to host a Rise for
Mother Earth event where
they planted fruit trees in
a village to contribute to
the reduction of global
warming and to also
contribute to household
economic and food
security of families
negatively impacted by
climate change.