We hope that you joined us at New York Climate Week
September 20-26, 2025
Saturday, September 20
Make Billionaires Pay March
Organized by 350.org, Climate Defenders, DRUM, and Women’s March
Time: Noon
Location: Line up on Park Ave between 46th and 49th Streets
More information here
Monday, September 22
The Resistance Files: A discussion on corporate intimidation, SLAPPS and stories from those who refuse to be silenced
Organized by Greenpeace International
Panel includes: Mads Christensen, Executive Director of Greenpeace International and Christian Poirier, Amazon Watch Program Director.
Time: 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Location: 44 West 44th St.
Register here
Tuesday, September 23
How Listening to Environmental Defenders Builds Stronger Climate Solutions
Organized by Global Witness, The Goldman Prize, and Futerra
Time: 8:30 – 9:20 am
Location: Lavan Midtown, 641 West 42nd St.
Register here
Tuesday, September 23
An Amazon Free from Extraction: Indigenous-Led Pathways to a Thriving Planet
Please join Amazon Watch for a powerful conversation featuring Indigenous activists and leaders Helena Gualinga, Puyr Tembé, and more special guests, followed by a community reception.
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: Ethic House, 99 Hudson St., 17th floor
Register here
Tuesday, September 23
Placing the Amazon at the Heart of Climate Action
Organized by Red de Redes Amazónicas and Instituto Panamazónico
Featuring: Jamer López, Shipibo Indigenous leader from the Peruvian Amazon; Carlos Nobre, Science Panel of the Amazon; Martin Von Hildebrand, Secretary General of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), and many more.
Time: 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Location: Glass Atrium Oasis at Hudson Yards Hotel, 510 West 42nd St.
Register here
Wednesday, September 24
Guardians of the Earth: Collective Protection for Climate Justice
Organized by Rights and Resources Initiative and Amazon Watch
Panel featuring: Amazon Watch partners from Colombia, Peru, and Brazil
Time: 9:00 am – noon
Location: Home Studios Inc., Studio 2, 873 Broadway Suite 301
Register here
Wednesday, September 24
Enabling a win-win-win for rights, climate and nature: What does good allyship with Indigenous Peoples look like?
Organized by Forest Peoples Programme
Featuring: Wampis and Kichwa Indigenous partners from the Peruvian Amazon
Time: 2:30 – 5:30pm
Location: Jay Suites the Elizabeth Taylor Room, Midtown East 515 Madison Ave., 8th and 9th Floors
RSVP to [email protected]
Wednesday, September 24
Women in Action for Climate Justice and a Just Transition: Path to COP30 and Beyond
Organized by Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network
Featuring: Puyr Tembé, Secretary of Indigenous Peoples of Para; Jozileia Kaingang (ANMIGA); Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca); Tzeporah Berman; Osprey Orielle-Lake, and more.
Time: 4:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: 777 United Nations Plaza
Register here to be added to wait list
Wednesday, September 24
Film Premiere: Allpa Ukundi, Ñukanchi Pura: Underground, Around, & Among Us
Co-produced by the Kichwa People of Sarayaku and NYU Law’s More-Than-Human Life (MOTH) Program
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Tishman Auditorium, NYU Law
Register here
Allpa Ukundi, Ñukanchi Pura tells the story of a pioneering interdisciplinary collaboration between the Kiwcha Indigenous People of Sarayaku and a global coalition of lawyers, scientists, and artists. The documentary screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Samai Gualinga (Sarayaku), José Gualinga (Sarayaku), Eriberto Gualinga (Sarayaku), Adriana Corrales (SPUN), Jane Anderson (Local Contexts), César Rodríguez Garavito (MOTH), and Carlos Andrés Baquero-Díaz (MOTH).
Thursday, September 25
Brazil: Democracy and the Challenges Facing Environmental, Indigenous, and LGBTI Movements
Organized by the Washington Brazil Office and the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil
Time: Noon to 3:00 pm
Location: The People’s Forum NYC – Michael Ratner Room, 320 West 37th St.
Register here
Thursday, September 25
Defending a Living Amazon: Indigenous Peoples’ Proposals on the Road to COP30
Hosted by Stand.earth and Avaaz in collaboration with allies and partners, this in-person event will be an opportunity to hear directly from Indigenous leaders about their proposals for protecting territories, including ensuring full and effective participation, direct access to climate finance, and declaring the Amazon an exclusion zone for extractive activities.
Time: 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: The People’s Forum, 320 W. 37th St.
Learn more and register here.
Friday, September 26
Grassroots Campaigns in Defense of Land, Forests & Food Sovereignty: A New York Climate Week Forum
Organized by Friends of the Earth and friends
Time: 10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Location: The Peoples’ Forum, 320 W. 37th St.
Register here
