Land is Life
@land-is-life.bsky.social
Directly supporting Indigenous Peoples' communities, organizations and leaders globally since 1992.
The UN Third Committee adopted the “Rights of #IndigenousPeoples” resolution, and Land is Life contributed to this work. Key points: protection of #PIACI and a call to prioritize the rights and empowerment of #Indigenous women and girls.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The UN Third Committee adopted the “Rights of #IndigenousPeoples” resolution, and Land is Life contributed to this work. Key points: protection of #PIACI and a call to prioritize the rights and empowerment of #Indigenous women and girls.
Read more 👉👉 social.desa.un.org/issues/indig...
Read more 👉👉 social.desa.un.org/issues/indig...
From Palestine to Peru, from Myanmar to Mexico, food justice leaders are telling stories of land, memory, and resistance.
Their wisdom is reshaping how we imagine food systems: equitable, resilient, and rooted in culture.
🔗 Explore the gallery @futureoffood.bsky.social : bit.ly/rooted-in-ju...
Their wisdom is reshaping how we imagine food systems: equitable, resilient, and rooted in culture.
🔗 Explore the gallery @futureoffood.bsky.social : bit.ly/rooted-in-ju...
Rooted in Justice: Global voices on food, power, and liberation
A global multimedia gallery featuring food justice leaders. Their stories of resistance and healing offer insights into the movement for food sovereignty and just food systems.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
From Palestine to Peru, from Myanmar to Mexico, food justice leaders are telling stories of land, memory, and resistance.
Their wisdom is reshaping how we imagine food systems: equitable, resilient, and rooted in culture.
🔗 Explore the gallery @futureoffood.bsky.social : bit.ly/rooted-in-ju...
Their wisdom is reshaping how we imagine food systems: equitable, resilient, and rooted in culture.
🔗 Explore the gallery @futureoffood.bsky.social : bit.ly/rooted-in-ju...
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🧵What does #FoodJustice look like—from #Palestine to #Peru, #Ghana to #Myanmar?
Not from reports.
From the people living it.
These eight leaders came together to share stories of land, memory, resistance, and renewal.
Here’s what they want you to know 👇
🔗 bit.ly/rooted-in-ju...
#FoodSovereignty
Not from reports.
From the people living it.
These eight leaders came together to share stories of land, memory, resistance, and renewal.
Here’s what they want you to know 👇
🔗 bit.ly/rooted-in-ju...
#FoodSovereignty
September 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🧵What does #FoodJustice look like—from #Palestine to #Peru, #Ghana to #Myanmar?
Not from reports.
From the people living it.
These eight leaders came together to share stories of land, memory, resistance, and renewal.
Here’s what they want you to know 👇
🔗 bit.ly/rooted-in-ju...
#FoodSovereignty
Not from reports.
From the people living it.
These eight leaders came together to share stories of land, memory, resistance, and renewal.
Here’s what they want you to know 👇
🔗 bit.ly/rooted-in-ju...
#FoodSovereignty
“Consent is not a privilege — it’s a right.”
Free Prior and Informed Consent is rooted in Indigenous law, governance & sovereignty.
📝 Read this article by Binota Dhamai (EMRIP) on how Indigenous-led #FPIC protocols are reshaping consent on their own terms.
🔗 www.landislife.org/indigenous-p...
Free Prior and Informed Consent is rooted in Indigenous law, governance & sovereignty.
📝 Read this article by Binota Dhamai (EMRIP) on how Indigenous-led #FPIC protocols are reshaping consent on their own terms.
🔗 www.landislife.org/indigenous-p...
Anchoring the power of consent in Indigenous FPIC protocols - Land Is Life
Consent has long been a foundational practice within Indigenous communities, grounded in their inherent relationships to their lands and territories and governed by their own systems of law and decisi...
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July 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“Consent is not a privilege — it’s a right.”
Free Prior and Informed Consent is rooted in Indigenous law, governance & sovereignty.
📝 Read this article by Binota Dhamai (EMRIP) on how Indigenous-led #FPIC protocols are reshaping consent on their own terms.
🔗 www.landislife.org/indigenous-p...
Free Prior and Informed Consent is rooted in Indigenous law, governance & sovereignty.
📝 Read this article by Binota Dhamai (EMRIP) on how Indigenous-led #FPIC protocols are reshaping consent on their own terms.
🔗 www.landislife.org/indigenous-p...
📢 Join us for the Indigenous Women’s Program – July Training
🌱 Agents of Change: Indigenous youth and women with disabilities leading climate action
🗓️ Thursday, July 10, 2025
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (ET)
🔗 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🌱 Agents of Change: Indigenous youth and women with disabilities leading climate action
🗓️ Thursday, July 10, 2025
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (ET)
🔗 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
📢 Join us for the Indigenous Women’s Program – July Training
🌱 Agents of Change: Indigenous youth and women with disabilities leading climate action
🗓️ Thursday, July 10, 2025
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (ET)
🔗 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🌱 Agents of Change: Indigenous youth and women with disabilities leading climate action
🗓️ Thursday, July 10, 2025
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (ET)
🔗 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Through our #FPIC Program, we've supported #IndigenousPeoples in developing community-led FPIC protocols grounded in traditional governance. 🌱
One powerful example: the #Kichwa community of #Sarayaku.
Learn about their experience👇
One powerful example: the #Kichwa community of #Sarayaku.
Learn about their experience👇
June 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Through our #FPIC Program, we've supported #IndigenousPeoples in developing community-led FPIC protocols grounded in traditional governance. 🌱
One powerful example: the #Kichwa community of #Sarayaku.
Learn about their experience👇
One powerful example: the #Kichwa community of #Sarayaku.
Learn about their experience👇
🤔What is a protocol on Free, Prior and Informed Consent?
👉A self-determined guideline that explains how, when, where, and with whom consultation should happen.
Read more👇
👉A self-determined guideline that explains how, when, where, and with whom consultation should happen.
Read more👇
June 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🤔What is a protocol on Free, Prior and Informed Consent?
👉A self-determined guideline that explains how, when, where, and with whom consultation should happen.
Read more👇
👉A self-determined guideline that explains how, when, where, and with whom consultation should happen.
Read more👇
Join us for the Indigenous Women’s Program – June Training
Theme: Food Sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples
🗓️ Date: June 26
🕘 Time: 9:00–10:30 AM ET
🌍 Interpretation: English, French, and Spanish
🔗 Join us on Zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8573175357...
All are welcome! ✨
Theme: Food Sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples
🗓️ Date: June 26
🕘 Time: 9:00–10:30 AM ET
🌍 Interpretation: English, French, and Spanish
🔗 Join us on Zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8573175357...
All are welcome! ✨
June 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Join us for the Indigenous Women’s Program – June Training
Theme: Food Sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples
🗓️ Date: June 26
🕘 Time: 9:00–10:30 AM ET
🌍 Interpretation: English, French, and Spanish
🔗 Join us on Zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8573175357...
All are welcome! ✨
Theme: Food Sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples
🗓️ Date: June 26
🕘 Time: 9:00–10:30 AM ET
🌍 Interpretation: English, French, and Spanish
🔗 Join us on Zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8573175357...
All are welcome! ✨
🌍 Join us UN Food Systems Solutions Webinar: 🎙️ Enabling processes for marginalized voices to drive change in food systems-
📅 June 19 | 🕑 14:00–15:00 CEST
Register here: fao.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📅 June 19 | 🕑 14:00–15:00 CEST
Register here: fao.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🌍 Join us UN Food Systems Solutions Webinar: 🎙️ Enabling processes for marginalized voices to drive change in food systems-
📅 June 19 | 🕑 14:00–15:00 CEST
Register here: fao.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📅 June 19 | 🕑 14:00–15:00 CEST
Register here: fao.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Hear the powerful stories that shape our mission.
✊🏽 Their voices matter. Their rights matter.
🔁 Retweet if you believe in justice and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples.
Hear the powerful stories that shape our mission.
✊🏽 Their voices matter. Their rights matter.
🔁 Retweet if you believe in justice and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples.
May 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Hear the powerful stories that shape our mission.
✊🏽 Their voices matter. Their rights matter.
🔁 Retweet if you believe in justice and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples.
Hear the powerful stories that shape our mission.
✊🏽 Their voices matter. Their rights matter.
🔁 Retweet if you believe in justice and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples.
Land is life congratulates Cordillera Peoples Alliance on #CordiDay41. We honor your unwavering unity and courage in defending land, life, and self-determination amidst ongoing repression. Your struggle inspires movements for Indigenous Peoples' rights around the 🌏. tinyurl.com/ckhjfkm7
41st Year of Cordillera Day Celebration: Cordillera Indigenous Peoples Strengthen Unity and Solidarity for Land and Life - Land Is Life
Land is Life congratulates the Indigenous Peoples in the Cordillera region, Philippines and the Cordillera Peoples Alliance for a successful 41st People’s Cordillera Day celebration. This year, the Co...
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May 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Land is life congratulates Cordillera Peoples Alliance on #CordiDay41. We honor your unwavering unity and courage in defending land, life, and self-determination amidst ongoing repression. Your struggle inspires movements for Indigenous Peoples' rights around the 🌏. tinyurl.com/ckhjfkm7
COVID-19 devastated Brazil’s Indigenous Xané , including the family of Marcos Terena.
His message today is clear:
“We are not talking about money—we are talking about life, dignity, and the Earth as our mother. The UN must make a pact for life.” We invite you to read 👇
news.un.org/en/story/202...
His message today is clear:
“We are not talking about money—we are talking about life, dignity, and the Earth as our mother. The UN must make a pact for life.” We invite you to read 👇
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
As world leaders meet in Geneva to negotiate a new UN-brokered agreement on pandemic preparedness, we revisit frontline doctors, community advocates, a youth volunteer and a journalist who lived throu...
news.un.org
May 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
COVID-19 devastated Brazil’s Indigenous Xané , including the family of Marcos Terena.
His message today is clear:
“We are not talking about money—we are talking about life, dignity, and the Earth as our mother. The UN must make a pact for life.” We invite you to read 👇
news.un.org/en/story/202...
His message today is clear:
“We are not talking about money—we are talking about life, dignity, and the Earth as our mother. The UN must make a pact for life.” We invite you to read 👇
news.un.org/en/story/202...
🌱 Join us for a powerful conversation on Indigenous Peoples leadership in food systems transformation! 🌍
🗓️ May 27, 2025
🕤 9:00–9:45 AM ET
🌐 EN/ES/FR interpretation available
📍 On Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🗓️ May 27, 2025
🕤 9:00–9:45 AM ET
🌐 EN/ES/FR interpretation available
📍 On Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🌱 Join us for a powerful conversation on Indigenous Peoples leadership in food systems transformation! 🌍
🗓️ May 27, 2025
🕤 9:00–9:45 AM ET
🌐 EN/ES/FR interpretation available
📍 On Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🗓️ May 27, 2025
🕤 9:00–9:45 AM ET
🌐 EN/ES/FR interpretation available
📍 On Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
“The future has roots — and those roots are Indigenous.”
Read the powerful reflection of Tatiana Blanco, a young 🇧🇴 Indigenous woman, as she shares her experience speaking at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the first time.
Read the full article here: landislife.org/reclaiming-o...
Read the powerful reflection of Tatiana Blanco, a young 🇧🇴 Indigenous woman, as she shares her experience speaking at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the first time.
Read the full article here: landislife.org/reclaiming-o...
May 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“The future has roots — and those roots are Indigenous.”
Read the powerful reflection of Tatiana Blanco, a young 🇧🇴 Indigenous woman, as she shares her experience speaking at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the first time.
Read the full article here: landislife.org/reclaiming-o...
Read the powerful reflection of Tatiana Blanco, a young 🇧🇴 Indigenous woman, as she shares her experience speaking at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the first time.
Read the full article here: landislife.org/reclaiming-o...
He is Jiten Yumnam from the Meitei people of #Manipur in North East India, our Strategic Advisor for South Asia, and the Secretary at the Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur.
April 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
He is Jiten Yumnam from the Meitei people of #Manipur in North East India, our Strategic Advisor for South Asia, and the Secretary at the Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur.
The right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (#FPIC) is firmly rooted in international law. It brings Indigenous self-determination to life—ensuring communities can decide on developments affecting their lands, territories, and cultures.
Join us TODAY
⏰ 16:30
📍 CR-9
Join us TODAY
⏰ 16:30
📍 CR-9
April 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (#FPIC) is firmly rooted in international law. It brings Indigenous self-determination to life—ensuring communities can decide on developments affecting their lands, territories, and cultures.
Join us TODAY
⏰ 16:30
📍 CR-9
Join us TODAY
⏰ 16:30
📍 CR-9
🌊 27M Indigenous Peoples across 87 countries depend on coastal & marine ecosystems — yet their voices are missing in global blue economy & climate talks.
Join us: Indigenous Peoples in Coastal and Marine Environments: challenges and opportunities.
🕐Today, 13:15
📍CR-5
#UNPFII
Join us: Indigenous Peoples in Coastal and Marine Environments: challenges and opportunities.
🕐Today, 13:15
📍CR-5
#UNPFII
April 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🌊 27M Indigenous Peoples across 87 countries depend on coastal & marine ecosystems — yet their voices are missing in global blue economy & climate talks.
Join us: Indigenous Peoples in Coastal and Marine Environments: challenges and opportunities.
🕐Today, 13:15
📍CR-5
#UNPFII
Join us: Indigenous Peoples in Coastal and Marine Environments: challenges and opportunities.
🕐Today, 13:15
📍CR-5
#UNPFII
This afternoon, on the #EarthDay, Hernán Malaver Santi, President of the Kichwa Indigenous People of #Sarayaku, delivered a statement before the #UNPFII, calling for a recommendation to the State of Ecuador to fully comply with the rulings issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (...)
April 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Join us for a special Cultural Night celebrating 30 Years of the #BeijingDeclaration of Indigenous Women — A grounbreaking document from the 1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women.
📅Monday, April 21
🕡18:30
📍Millenium Hilton New York One UN Plaza. NY 10017
Diplomat Ballroom.
📅Monday, April 21
🕡18:30
📍Millenium Hilton New York One UN Plaza. NY 10017
Diplomat Ballroom.
April 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Join us for a special Cultural Night celebrating 30 Years of the #BeijingDeclaration of Indigenous Women — A grounbreaking document from the 1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women.
📅Monday, April 21
🕡18:30
📍Millenium Hilton New York One UN Plaza. NY 10017
Diplomat Ballroom.
📅Monday, April 21
🕡18:30
📍Millenium Hilton New York One UN Plaza. NY 10017
Diplomat Ballroom.
Se acerca el #UNPFII y preparamos un evento paralelo que no querrás perderte.
Te invitamos a acompañarnos en una conversación sobre el "Avance del derecho de los Pueblos Indígenas a la libre determinación: desafíos y buenas prácticas."
📅 21 de abril
🕠 16:30 - 17:45
📍 Sede de la ONU, CR-9
Te invitamos a acompañarnos en una conversación sobre el "Avance del derecho de los Pueblos Indígenas a la libre determinación: desafíos y buenas prácticas."
📅 21 de abril
🕠 16:30 - 17:45
📍 Sede de la ONU, CR-9
April 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Se acerca el #UNPFII y preparamos un evento paralelo que no querrás perderte.
Te invitamos a acompañarnos en una conversación sobre el "Avance del derecho de los Pueblos Indígenas a la libre determinación: desafíos y buenas prácticas."
📅 21 de abril
🕠 16:30 - 17:45
📍 Sede de la ONU, CR-9
Te invitamos a acompañarnos en una conversación sobre el "Avance del derecho de los Pueblos Indígenas a la libre determinación: desafíos y buenas prácticas."
📅 21 de abril
🕠 16:30 - 17:45
📍 Sede de la ONU, CR-9
🚨 As #UNPFII approaches, we’re preparing an engaging side event you won’t want to miss!
We invite you to join us for a conversation on Advancing Indigenous Peoples' Right to Self-Determination: Challenges and Good Practices.
📅 April 21
🕟 16:30 - 17_45
📍UN HQ, CR-9
#WeAreIndigenous
We invite you to join us for a conversation on Advancing Indigenous Peoples' Right to Self-Determination: Challenges and Good Practices.
📅 April 21
🕟 16:30 - 17_45
📍UN HQ, CR-9
#WeAreIndigenous
April 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🚨 As #UNPFII approaches, we’re preparing an engaging side event you won’t want to miss!
We invite you to join us for a conversation on Advancing Indigenous Peoples' Right to Self-Determination: Challenges and Good Practices.
📅 April 21
🕟 16:30 - 17_45
📍UN HQ, CR-9
#WeAreIndigenous
We invite you to join us for a conversation on Advancing Indigenous Peoples' Right to Self-Determination: Challenges and Good Practices.
📅 April 21
🕟 16:30 - 17_45
📍UN HQ, CR-9
#WeAreIndigenous
As the start of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues approaches, we’d like to share some key facts💡about this important global platform for Indigenous Peoples.
#WeAreIndigenous
#WeAreIndigenous
April 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
As the start of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues approaches, we’d like to share some key facts💡about this important global platform for Indigenous Peoples.
#WeAreIndigenous
#WeAreIndigenous
Ever wondered about the story behind Land is Life? 🌍 Born 33 years ago, in a forested valley outside of Rio de Janeiro, in a village called Kari-Oca, where nearly 1,000 Indigenous leaders had gathered to send a message to the world.
April 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ever wondered about the story behind Land is Life? 🌍 Born 33 years ago, in a forested valley outside of Rio de Janeiro, in a village called Kari-Oca, where nearly 1,000 Indigenous leaders had gathered to send a message to the world.
In 1992, as the world focused on the UN Earth Summit, 1,000 Indigenous Peoples held their own historic gathering. A pivotal moment that gave birth to Land is Life. For 33 years, this story remained untold—until now.
#LandIsLife #IndigenousRights #33YearsOfLegacy
#LandIsLife #IndigenousRights #33YearsOfLegacy
April 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In 1992, as the world focused on the UN Earth Summit, 1,000 Indigenous Peoples held their own historic gathering. A pivotal moment that gave birth to Land is Life. For 33 years, this story remained untold—until now.
#LandIsLife #IndigenousRights #33YearsOfLegacy
#LandIsLife #IndigenousRights #33YearsOfLegacy