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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 19, 2023 10:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> bennphil@hotmail.com <bennphil@hotmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Historic visit</font>
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Learn about the Special Rapporteur’s visit to our partners in the U.S.</div>
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<span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Rebecca,</span></span></span>
<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Last fall, UUSC partners testified in front of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). There, they spoke forcefully to the environmental
threats faced daily by Indigenous communities in the United States.<br>
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<a href="https://connect.uusc.org/e/103112/crisis-to-international-forum-/5v38hv/732239740?h=aRR2Dw5e8-DvS3BBXWOAsGndDExeCi6h7Ayvtzc5m7M" style="color:#e22d4b"><strong>Because of their testimony,</strong></a> the IACHR sent the Special Rapporteur on Economic,
Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights (REDESCA) to meet with Tribes in Louisiana and Alaska in May.<br>
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These first-of-their-kind visits assist the Commission to better understand the harms to Indigenous culture and livelihoods due to the climate crisis. The resulting report from the Special Rapporteur will outline the U.S. government’s obligations to address
their concerns. <br>
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Already, these in-depth discussions have shown the immense challenges stemming from climate-forced displacement, ongoing adaptation measures, and why the federal tribal recognition process is so problematic and difficult to navigate. The tours led by UUSC’s
partners have clearly demonstrated how a lack of governmental responses leaves Indigenous communities without resources needed to repair homes and rebuild livelihoods in the aftermath of climate-caused devastation.<br>
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REDESCA’s visit provides a strong tool for the Tribes’ ongoing organizing, so they can leverage its outcome to help uphold their rights. It comes at a critical time as they continue to experience the acceleration of massive storms, catastrophic land collapse,
soil erosion, rising waters, thawing permafrost, and decreasing arctic sea ice, among other adverse climate impacts. <br>
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UUSC is proud to be among the NGOs supporting groups advocating an equitable distribution of federal and state resources to confront climate change. The momentum toward a just recovery for communities on the frontlines of climate advocacy will benefit future
generations to come.<br>
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In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing reflections with you via email and on UUSC’s blog so you can also follow the path of the Special Rapporteur’s tour.
<a href="https://connect.uusc.org/e/103112/e-crisis-a-photo-essay-series-/5v38hy/732239740?h=aRR2Dw5e8-DvS3BBXWOAsGndDExeCi6h7Ayvtzc5m7M" style="color:#e22d4b">
<strong>Please take a look at our first post about the historic visit.</strong></a></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"></span><strong><a href="https://connect.uusc.org/e/103112/tral-american-migrant-justice-/5v38jg/732239740?h=aRR2Dw5e8-DvS3BBXWOAsGndDExeCi6h7Ayvtzc5m7M" style="color:#e22d4b"><span style="color:#000000"></span></a></strong><span style="color:#000000"><img align="left" alt="" border="0" height="117" width="110" style="width:110px; height:117px; float:left; border-width:0px; border-style:solid" src="https://connect.uusc.org/l/103112/2022-08-08/5pnz6g/103112/1659974967ZAGAmNoL/Michael_Givens.jpeg">
In solidarity,<br>
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Mike Givens<br>
<em>Director of Strategic Communications<br>
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee</em></span></span></span><br>
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