Global Week
Each January, Castilleja School hosts Global Week to provide students with a unique opportunity to examine a globally relevant topic through workshops, projects, and in-depth engagement with speakers.
From the melting ice caps in the Arctic to the rapidly submerging islands in the Pacific Ocean, Indigenous peoples around the world are facing some of the worst effects of the climate crisis, and fighting for a sustainable future for all. Climate Justice and Indigenous Communities insists on exploring the impacts of climate change and the need to address the climate emergency through the lens of justice and empowerment.
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Honoring the Dignity of Indigenous Knowledge: What do Indigenous teachings say about the environment and sustainable production and consumption? How would adopting Indigenous knowledge help us preserve our environment and ecosystems while alleviating the effects of climate change?
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Climate Justice = Indigenous Rights: Why is climate justice critical to Indigenous rights? How have various economic and environmental policies impacted Indigenous communities globally?
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Indigenous-led Sustainability Efforts and Climate Justice Movements: Why is it important to include Indigenous communities, knowledge, and traditions in the global movement to fight the effects of climate change? Where and how can we see Indigenous knowledge being applied to conserve and restore the environment?
Global Week 2022 will be a 4-day experience from Monday, January 3—Thursday, January 6, 2022.
GLOBAL WEEK 2022 SCHEDULE
Global Week 2022 is hosted virtually on Zoom. All events are 60 minutes in length.
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1:45PM PST — Reciprocity of Knowledge and Community Science Dr. Michelle Montgomery, Associate Professor at the University of Washington Tacoma, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences in American Indian Studies and Ethnic, Gender and Labor Studies; Enrolled Haliwa Saponi/descendant Eastern Band Cherokee |
1:45PM PST — 7:00PM PST — |
1:45PM PST — Native American Activism in Guatemala & Honduras Richard Brown Founder of Forum on Migration; Translator at Amnesty International |
1:45PM PST — The Forbidden Fire and the Role of Community-Based Fire Management in the Peruvian Andes Vanessa Luna PhD Student and Researcher at the University of Florida’s Governance and Infrastructure In the Amazon project |
Past Global Weeks
- 2021: Global Health: Investing in our Collective Future
- 2020: Seats at the Table: Women, Peace & Security
- 2019: The Promises and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
- 2018: Equity in Education
- 2017: Migration - Living in a World on the Move
- 2016: Climate Change
- 2015: The City - Fortification to Imagination
- 2014: Artists with a Cause
- 2013: Standing Up and Speaking Out