Int'l Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination & Liberation

12/08/2026

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄!
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 I𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸'𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮

August 27, 2026 | 9AM UTC | 4 PM Bangkok | 5PM Manila | 2:30PM New Delhi | 10AM Nigeria

The rush towards renewable energy systems have resulted in the promotion and support for false solutions and extractivist activities. As energy and mineral resources are often found in Indigenous Peoples’ land, they bear the brunt of the energy transition. There are instances where projects are imposed without free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) or meaningful consultations, which are harming communities instead of meeting their priorities and needs. Indigenous human rights defenders are also targeted for raising alarm around these projects.

Development finance plays a crucial role in mobilizing resources and support for energy projects, with one of the major financiers in Asia being the World Bank. Indigenous communities from across Asia are resisting World Bank-financed critical minerals, hydropower and geothermal projects that are taking their land, rights and culture.

As the World Bank Annual Meeting will be convening in Bangkok, Thailand in October, the webinar will serve to highlight the key issues and demands of Indigenous Peoples concerning the role of the bank in the energy transition and upholding human rights. The webinar will also discuss Indigenous-led solutions that can serve as pathways for just transition with respect for human rights and protection of the environment.

This webinar is co-organized by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy, Asia Young Indigenous Peoples Network, Coalition for Human Rights in Development and International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation.

Register here: https://bit.ly/FinancingUnjustEnergyTransition
(If you need interpretation, please fill up the registration form by August 18 so we can make the necessary arrangements.)

12/08/2026

| KAREN MARTYRS' DAY

August 12th is Karen Martyrs’ Day. This day marks the death of Karen self-determination leader Saw Ba U Gyi who was murdered by the Burmese military. The Karen people commemorate this day to honor heroes that died in the defense of the Karen People.

Today, the Karen people have linked arms with other ethnic movements and the broad people of Burma to wage struggle against the Tatmadaw military rule.

10/08/2026

The commemoration reaffirmed the recognition, protection, and preservation of Quezaltepeque’s Indigenous identity, communal lands, and ancestral territorial boundaries. Through traditional ceremonies and the restoration of historic boundary markers, participants called for continued respect for Indigenous land rights, historical titles, and cultural heritage, while reinforcing the state’s recognition of Quezaltepeque in as an Indigenous community.

10/08/2026

Continue that spirit of recognition and solidarity by sharing highlights from the Indigenous Land Defenders Global Speakout, held last Friday and led by IPMSDL and partners.

The event brought together Indigenous Peoples, activists, and allies from across the globe to share their struggles and experiences in defending their lands and rights.

Indigenous Peoples continue to confront harsh realities: systemic non-recognition, neoliberal policies, displacement through development projects, militarization, and the criminalization of defenders. At the speakout, speakers exposed the systemic violence and injustice inflicted by corporations and governments to seize ancestral lands—acts that erase identity and threaten survival itself.

09/08/2026

In Olopa , Maya Ch’orti’ of Olopa and its Indigenous Council commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples through a ceremony at its sacred altar and reaffirmed its resistance against mining.

09/08/2026

In the , there is nothing to celebrate under the Marcos Jr. administration, the assault on Indigenous Peoples’ territories has intensified through the aggressive expansion of mining, energy, infrastructure, and other so-called development projects, while state forces are deployed to suppress communities that resist.

IDWIP 2026: “Makatarungan ang ating paglaban! Ipagtanggol ang lupang ninuno! Igiit ang karapatan at sariling pagpapasya!”

Today, August 9, is the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (IDWIP), as declared by the United Nations.

In the Philippines, there is nothing to celebrate under the Marcos Jr. administration, the assault on Indigenous Peoples’ territories has intensified through the aggressive expansion of mining, energy, infrastructure, and other so-called development projects, while state forces are deployed to suppress communities that resist.

Read in full: https://www.katribu.net/post/idwip-2026-makatarungan-ang-ating-paglaban-ipagtanggol-ang-lupang-ninuno-igiit-ang-karapatan-at

09/08/2026

Climate justice, collective rights and sustainable futures flourish with Indigenous Peoples. And the future of Indigenous Peoples is strengthened by women’s leadership. 🌿✨

09/08/2026

in led by the Bangladesh Adivasi Forum - BIPF