Tag Archives: Climate Heritage Network
I’m Not Your Entertainment: Black and Indigenous Relevance and Relegation in Climate Action
I am now clear on why James Baldwin articulated clearly, “I’m not your Negro.” I could hear him speaking to my soul as I came to this space to make clear that “I’m not your entertainment.” We will no longer have what is relevant relegated to the side.
Attend the Climate Heritage Network 2021 Annual General Assembly
The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is a proud member of the Climate Heritage Network. Climate Heritage Network is pleased to announce that its 2021 Annual General Assembly (AGA) will be held on 1 November 2021 from 11:45am to 2:45pm British Time.
Queen Quet of the Gullah/Geechee Nation & Climate Heritage Network presents for the United Nations COP 26
The twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC will be hosted by the United Kingdom, in partnership with Italy. The summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. More than 190 world leaders will participate, along with tens of thousands of negotiators, government representatives, businesses and citizens for twelve days of talks. Queen Quet will present as part of the Climate Heritage Network on November 2, 2021 at 9 am EST. Those that would like to see the presentation should register at: https://cop-resilience-hub.org/.
Gullah/Geechee Nation Supporting Climate Action by Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples
“Protecting Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage on the Sea Islands” from Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine (www.QueenQuet.com), the elected Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and a native of St. Helena Island, South Carolina will be part of the CultureXClimate webinar hosted by the Climate Heritage Network and Historic England on Friday, October 23, 2020.
Gullah/Geechee Environmental Champion, Queen Quet Becomes a Professor in Department of Geography, Environment and Society
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) celebrated her 20th year as the Head-of-State for the Gullah/Geechee Nation in July 2020. As of August, she became a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Society at the University of Minnesota. Queen Quet is the Winton Chair at UMN and is engaging graduate students in an interdisciplinary course on Gullah/Geechee culture entitled, “WEBE Gullah/Geechee.”
Holding onto Gullah/Geechee Culture as the Climate Changes the Coast
The land is our family and the waterways are our bloodline in the Gullah/Geechee Nation. So, as I take a stand for the land, I am taking a stand for my ancestors, my kinspeople, and for the children yet to be born. • Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition Among International Climate Heritage Network Members
45 new Climate Heritage Network members reflect diversity and include national, regional and local government bodies; cultural institutions and indigenous peoples’ organisations, as well as NGOs, universities, businesses and artists. The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is proud to be the indigenous organization representing the Gullah/Geechee Nation in the CHN.