For release Wednesday, November 20, noon.
On Thursday, November 21, at 10am in area B in the Blue Zone, ACT Alliance, its members and allies will show in a media stunt how men are blocking women from full participation in COP29 negotiations. The stunt shows men at the COP negotiating table protected by other men keeping women away from the table with messages of gender exclusion (“Men and boys are important too!”) and women wearing pink trying to enter the negotiating space with placards and stories telling why it’s important they be at the negotiating table. The stunt ends with an inclusive circle of solidarity where women and girls achieve balanced representation with men and boys.
The opening segment of COP29, where only eight women spoke out of 78 government leaders, demonstrated how the voices of women and girls are often missing. Only four leaders mentioned the impact of climate change on women.
As of today, language related to human rights and gender justice is still debated, bracketed, and at risk of being erased. The results of the COP29 negotiations are crucial to ensure that gender justice can reach ambitious, achievable, and accountable targets.
ACT and its members are shining a spotlight on the need for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all climate decision-making spaces.
What: Women at the Table stunt
When: 10am, Thursday, November 21
Where: Action Site 2, Area B, Blue Zone
For interviews or more information, please contact:
Simon Chambers, simon.chambers@actalliance.org; +1 416 435-0972
