- Kelly Hallman (Cherokee Nation), Founder and CEO, Indigenous Justice Circle
- Angel del Valle, Guatemala Country Representative, Population Council
- Hannah McGlade (Noongar), UNPFII Member, Australia, Independent Indigenous Appointed Expert
- River Webb (Nez Perce/Sac and Fox), International Native Two-Spirit Ambassador
- Kashmir Bowser (Upper Cayuga, Turtle Clan of Six Nations), Niagara Clubhouse Manager, Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties
- Callie Pettigrew (Cherokee Nation), MPH Candidate, Columbia University
Indigenous Girls’ Movements: Strengthening Indigenous Systems and Self-Determination (on the sidelines of UNFPII)
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Please note this is a HYBRID event.
To register for in-person participation, please go to the Eventbrite page.
To register for online participation, please go to the Zoom registration page.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please note that unfortunately we do not have funds to pay for travel expenses.
Indigenous Justice Circle’s Indigenous Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Network (IMAGEN), and Population Council’s GIRL Center are co-hosting an event on the sidelines of the 2024 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) titled “Indigenous Girls’ Movements: Strengthening Indigenous Systems and Self-Determination.”
The hybrid event will take place on April 15, 1:30–2:45 pm EDT. Guests are invited to RSVP to attend either in-person or via livestream on Zoom. The in-person event will be held at 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (2nd Ave between 47th & 48th St), Population Council, 3rd Floor.
The panel will identify structural drivers of Indigenous female exclusion and describe solutions to increase their participation and influence in health, education, economic and political systems, while addressing the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ (MMIWG2S) crisis.
Guests will hear from Indigenous female and 2SLGBTQ+ speakers and allies of the Indigenous Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Network (IMAGEN) and Indigenous Young Leaders programs of the Indigenous Justice Circle, the Abriendo Oportunidades program of the Population Council’s GIRL Center, UNPFII and Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties.
Moderated by Tina Rosenberg of Solutions Journalism Network, speakers will include: