the African Climate Reality Project will host a webinar on “Gender and Climate Change”.
“Indigenous women are the backbone of indigenous peoples’ communities and play a crucial role in the preservation and transmission of traditional ancestral knowledge. They have an integral collective and community role as carers of natural resources and keepers of scientific knowledge,” according to the UN.
The theme of the event is “The Power to Act”. Rivonia Circle has partnered with civil society and community organisers to bring together hundreds of people interested in seeing a better future for South Africa. At 2pm, the activist exchange will culminate in a “Solidarity March” to the Constitution Hill precinct, to pay tribute to the Women’s March of 1956the South African Federation of Trade Unions Western Cape is hosting an event in commemoration of Women’s Day with the theme “Patriarchy in the Trade Unions and Workplace”. It will take place at Community House in Salt River, Cape Town.