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IWDA's Alice Ridge caught up with Sinéad Magner of @wedo-worldwide.bsky.social at this week's #JustTransitions workshop to talk about what a #feminist transition could look like. What matters to you in Australia's transition to a greener economy? Have your say: loom.ly/d07sDeE

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Do you agree? You only have until October 4th to have your say! What do you think should matter in creating a fairer, greener, more inclusive future for everyone? Have your say today: loom.ly/zFd4sN0 #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #COP31 #JustTransition #FeministClimateJustice

“The decisions we make to address climate change should not undermine people's human rights.”

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“We need to move away from an economic model that encourages overconsumption and waste.”

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“All open air car parks should be roofed with solar panels feeding a community battery.”

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“Addressing gender equality will also help solve the climate crisis.”

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“Protecting biodiversity, preserving ecosystems and protecting what wilderness remains must be a priority in our approach to climate justice.”

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What do you think should matter in Australia’s transition to a greener economy? Have your say today: loom.ly/bd-LoeU #EnergyTransition #JustTransition #ClimateJustice #FeministClimateJustice #COP31

The women in 1 Million Women's ShePowers program are powerful changemakers taking matters into their own hands – bringing communities together to share their vision of a better future for people and planet and explore the role renewable energy can play in this vision.

We know rural and regional women are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. This can look like increased caring responsibilities, greater financial pressure when women may have fewer economic resources, and increased risks of gender-based violence following a disaster. But it’s also clear that rural and regional women can be some of the most powerful forces for change when it comes to how communities feel about energy transition.

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1 Million Women also collaborate closely with Climate Collective Zenadth Kes and Currie Country Social Change to bring the lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to the program. #EnergyTransition #JustTransition #ClimateJustice #FeministClimateJustice #COP31

Through the leadership of Climate Collective Zenadth Kes and Currie Country Social Change, First Nations perspectives and lived experience are informing this work. Women in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait), who are experiencing the impacts of climate change firsthand, are coming together through community gatherings and online or phone yarns to: share their experiences; build knowledge; shape advocacy for a fairer energy transition. 1 Million Women’s ShePowers program supports and connects this community led work, creating opportunities for First Nation women to strengthen their agency as climate leaders and contribute their voices in the conversation that matter about Australia’s energy transition.

As more of us are experiencing the impacts of climate change first hand & grappling with soaring energy bills, the energy transition has become a hot topic in Australia. For rural and regional communities, this conversation comes with added layers. That’s why 1MW created their ShePowers program.

$Rural and regional communities across Australia are uniquely affected by climate impacts. At the same time, they have also been targets of mis- and dis-information campaigns about the energy transition that are designed to create confusion and division while leaving communities fractured. As workers, volunteers and caretakers doing the invisible work of keeping communities together, rural and regional women are uniquely positioned to respond to this. That’s just one of the reasons why enabling them to more hold power as trusted and influential changemakers within their own communities, and beyond, is so important.$

Powering a movement for clean energy. 1 Million Women’s ShePowers program puts regional and rural Australian women at the heart of the nation’s energy (and economic) transition. 1 Million Women surveyed hundreds of women across regional and rural Australia who shared that their voices weren’t being heard, even though they hold unique perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of the energy transition for households and communities.

A quote from 1 Million Women that reads, "Women are powerful changemakers and currently there is a gap, where our voices aren't being heard. We are the workers, volunteers and caretakers that can create a better future for our communities, one where the community is united, resilient and powered by clean energy.”

The ShePowers Approach. By amplifying the voices of rural and regional women across the country, 1 Million Women’s ShePowers program creates space for meaningful conversations, collaboration and greater understanding of the energy transition within communities.

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From kitchen tables to the halls of power 1 Million Women is driving the shift towards #CleanEnergy. #EnergyTransition #JustTransition #ClimateJustice #FeministClimateJustice #COP31

ShePowers by 1 Million Women. Rural and regional Australian women powering a clean energy transition.

Change from the ground up. For 1 Million Women, change begins from the ground up. Around kitchen tables and in community halls, between friends and neighbours. This community-led approach is at the heart of their ShePowers program, designed to support regional and rural Australian women to become trusted climate leaders in their communities. The program also works in close collaboration with Climate Collective Zenadth Kes and Currie Country Social Change, First Nations women-led organisations bringing the lived experiences of climate change and energy transition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities into the national conversation.

Women’s Climate Conversations online 2026 #3 September

Watch Women's Climate Congress' full webinar to hear more of Tzeporah's insights on the path to a just transition alongside Janet Salisbury of WCC and Amanda Cahill of The Next Economy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r9Z... #ClimateJustice #JustTransition #COP31 #ClimateAction

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YouTube video by Womens Climate Congress

Now is the time to ask ourselves, what becomes possible once we move away from a fossil fuel-based economy built on exploiting people & the planet? How would our world be transformed if we centred care, connection, and equality in our decision-making? #JustTransition #COP31 #ClimateAction

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A fairer, greener future doesn’t have to be a distant possibility. Alternative systems that centre people and planet are already being created by communities around the world. That future can exist here in Australia, too.

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DeSmog @desmog.com · 22/09/2026

The system we have today was shaped by powerful corporations and individuals making intentional decisions to prioritise profit above the wellbeing of our communities and the places we love. But as Tzeporah Berman of @fossiltreaty.bsky.social points out, we can imagine a world beyond this.

A quote from Tzeporah Berman, Founder and Chair of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, that reads, "The worst thing that they have done is stolen our imagination - to imagine a world beyond fossil fuels.”

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🔥 NEW 🔥 What if today’s disinformation crisis didn’t start with social media? In DeSmog's latest Q&A, Amy Westervelt traces how corporations spent decades shaping the information we consume — and what it will take to clean up the mess. buff.ly/fD089uE

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Q&A: Amy Westervelt on the Corporate Poisoning of the Information Aquifer — and How to Undo the Harm

Amy Westervelt’s new book Brought To You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy is a must-read for anyone tracking the machinery of climate denial and delay.…

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The voices, leadership and lived experience of First Nations women, girls and gender diverse people are vital to #ClimateJustice. Their knowledge and wisdom hold the answers to building a future grounded in collective care, healing and justice. (3/4)

A quote from June Oscar AO, Chair of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute, that reads, "The women and girls I met across Australia spoke about an alternative way of living in this world. They can see a better system grounded in our unique and inherent human right of self-determination. They can see a world where institutions and policies are reconstructed from the ground up, designed and governed by us and informed by our culture and ancient knowledge."

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There is no #ClimateJustice without First Nations #GenderJustice – the two are deeply interlinked. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isander People have long led the charge for systemic change – to transform harmful systems and safeguard the future of our planet. (2/4)

As the Traditional Custodians who have cared for Country for millennia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to lead movements for climate justice and environmental protection, while being uniquely impacted by climate change and environmental destruction. Impacts that are also deeply interwoven with colonisation, which has disrupted women’s connection and custodianship of Country.

A quote from the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Report 'Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future' that reads, "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are confronting the worst of environmental degradation and the abuse of natural resources. Many people spoke of the devastating impacts of this on the continuation of traditional practices. For certain communities, these impacts mean having to relocate from their traditional lands.”

Calling for Climate Justice. The Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute calls for recognition and meaningful participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to advance climate justice. This goes beyond acknowledging the unique and disproportionate impacts of climate change on First Nations communities. It’s about recognising and valuing the voices, knowledge systems and leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to develop climate strategies and solutions.

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This month, we’re spotlighting organisations and collectives creating change for a fairer, greener future. And today, we’re featuring the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice 👇 (1/4) #ClimateJustice #GenderJustice #FirstNationsJustce

Wiyi Yani U Thangani. Women’s Voices. Reweaving the social fabric for systemic change and First Nations gender justice.

An Institute elevating First Nations Gender Justice for systems change. Translating to ‘Women’s Voices in Bunuba language, the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice is Australia’s first institute dedicated to advancing the rights, knowledges, and leadership of First Nations women, girls, and gender-diverse people for lasting change. Included in the tile is the cover of Wiyi Yani U Thangani's 2020 report, 'Women;s Voices: Securing our rights, securing our future.'

Guided by ancestral knowledge, cultural protocols and lived experiences, the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute’s mission is to: reweave the social fabric; build collaborations with all parts of society to collectively heal and regenerate caring, peaceful systems; realise First Nations gender justice.

Their Vision for the Future: “The world upholds and responds in reciprocity to the rights and lives of First Nations women and girls in all our diversity. We sing our songs, live and care within Country in cycles of time for the wealth and health of generations to come so our children, forever, thrive and prosper.”

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

That's a wrap on #4thPFF! It's been 4 days brimming with the joy, diversity & strength of #Pacific #FeministMovements under the theme 'Feminist Futures, Just Pacific'. We left filled with ideas & inspiration. There's a lot for IWDA to learn from Pacific feminist movements, and we're listening.

A group of women are standing with their arm around each other. They are smiling as they pose for the camera. Behind them is a banner that reads '4th Pacific Feminist Forum. Feminist Futures, Just Pacific.'

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Feminist and climate movements are facing growing, increasingly connected political backlash. At Women Deliver 2026, activists explored what this means for movements. Read more: loom.ly/GsYw2w0 Looking for ways to take action? Add your voice to our campaign: loom.ly/m6RKRuc

"Opposition to climate action has been, and is increasingly, mainsteam, organised, and well-funded - and this is deeply intertwined with rollbacks on gender equality." Hannah Murray, Diana Jimenez Thomas R. & Alice Ridge.

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Gender equality is not achieved when women are merely present. It is achieved when they have the power to change the system.” Our CEO Nayomi Kannangara reflects on feminist leadership, decoloniality and challenging power with Julian Ginzo of THEY SAID SO. Full conversation: lnkd.in/ePmRhPSQ

“Gender equality is not achieved when women are merely present in a system.

It is achieved when they have the power to change it.”

— Nayomi Kannangara, CEO, IWDA

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Valuing the simple act of caring can change our world. And in Mexico City, that’s exactly what local leaders and residents in the neighbourhoods of Iztapalapa did. What do you think should matter in building a better future for all of us? Have your say: bit.ly/3VBxXfG (1/5) #ClimateAction #Care

What we can learn from UTOPÍAS. UTOPÍAS began by asking a simple question: how can we build a better neighbourhood for a once-neglected community. It brought people together to imagine an alternative vision for the future – and through it, created transformative spaces where care, culture and community wellbeing are centred. UTOPÍAS provide an example of a different model for change. One that is built from the ground-up, where our relationship with the economy is reimagined and collective wellbeing is truly prioritised.

The links between care and the environment. Valuing and prioritising care also extends to caring for the environment and the natural world around us. After all, our health and wellbeing are deeply interconnected with the health and wellbeing of the planet. Iztapalapa is a neighbourhood on the frontlines of the climate crisis. It is one of the world's most water stressed megacities and has experienced record-breaking heat. Because the climate crisis does not affect everyone equally, this has flow-on impacts for women. On average Women in Iztapalapa spend between 1 - 4 hours a week on collecting water.

In response to these climate impacts, UTOPÍAS provides naturally cooling public green spaces for the community to enjoy and environmental initiatives designed to strengthen the community’s resilience to heatwaves and droughts: urban gardens; local food cooperatives; Indigenous agroecology systems; a city-wide rain harvesting program and water capture park.

Why centring care matters for gender equality. Whether it’s cooking, cleaning, or caring for children and aging parents, women have long carried the unpaid labour that keeps society (and our households) running. But the UTOPÍAS model flips this script, creating neighbourhoods where care is a shared responsibility woven into the social fabric of a community. In practice, that looks like: affordable and healthy meals for those who need them; access to childcare so that parents can take on paid work; dedicated spaces for men (particularly young fathers) to learn childcare and household skills in a supportive environment as a way to challenge long-standing gender norms around caregiving; sports facilities that help Older people stay sharp physically and mentally and offer them a community to prevent loneliness or isolation; free legal and psychological support for women and girls facing gender-based violence.

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Creating UTOPÍAS. Each centre is a unique reflection of the community it is in, designed through a participatory process that purposefully engages with community members. The goal is to ensure that each UTOPÍAS is set up to meet the actual needs of the people they are created for, whether that’s through preventative health services, arts and culture activities, childcare, or access to food cooperatives and urban agriculture.

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Welcome to the UTOPÍAS of Iztapalapa. Iztapalapa is one of Mexico City’s most populated neighbourhood and, for a long time, considered one of its most neglected boroughs. It’s also on the frontlines of the climate crisis, facing water shortages and heat stress. In 2018, local leaders and residents came together to re-imagine what their neighbourhood could be. Together, they built a network of public spaces and community centres that have become a flagship of urban transformation for wellbeing.

Designed around care, culture, connection and collective wellbeing, these spaces are known as UTOPÍAS. Their names come from a Spanish acronym for “units for transformation and organisation for inclusion and social harmony.”

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Next week, 140 feminist leaders, activists and women’s human rights defenders from across the Pacific will gather in Fiji for the 4th Pacific Feminist Forum. A Pacific-led space to connect, strengthen solidarity and shape shared feminist futures. Read more: bit.ly/4rl7K10

IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In Australia, Feminist Climate Collective(FeCC) is bringing feminist and First Nations voices to the conversation. #WGC #FeministClimateJustice

In 2025, feminist resistance gatherings brought together:

40+ countries, 6 continents, 80+ gatherings, 40,000+ people in resistance

This year, we build on that power and point it at implementation.

Join the global wave

Whether you're gathering 3 people or 300, your action matters.

Amidst persistent rollbacks, we celebrate and champion this policy with through bold leadership, solidarity, community, and collective feminist power.

Register your gathering at bit.ly/Sept17-WGC or join existing actions. Every feminist voice raised on September 17 contributes to the movement that's changing everything.

#FeministFuturesNow #ActOnTheBelemGAP #FeministClimateJustice

IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

September 17 is Feminist Resistance Day, led by the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC). Feminists worldwide are gathering, resisting and reimagining for climate justice and the Belém Gender Action Plan.

Feminist Movements Mobilization September 17.

#FeminisrFuturesNow #ActOnTheBelemGAP

The political Moment

At COP30 in Belem, governments adopted a Belem Gender Action Plan, a hard-won victory of feminist advocacy.

A plan is only as strong as its implementation.

Climate impacts and inequalities are experienced most directly at the national and community levels, making inclusive, gender-responsive national action both critical and urgent.

Rights rollbacks, militarization, extractivism, and corporate capture continue. The Belem GAP is a tool of resistance if we use it as such.

Part of the global week of action

As part of the Global Week of Action (September 14-20, 2026), the WGC is onece again claiming September 17 as a global day of feminist resistance gatherings.

This year we have one collective objective: bring the Belem Gender Action Plan to life.

We mobilized out power to demand a GAP that feminists aspire to. Nowit's time to mobilize that same power to call for full implementation of the Belem GAP.

Gatherings are not just symbolic

Feminist gatherings are foundational for movement building, agenda-setting, and public pressure. They are critical to showing out governments we are here, present, and paying attention.

The road to the implementation of the Belem GAP begins now.

2026 feminist gatherings will shape how the Belem GAP will be implemented at national and subnational levels. This is our moment to turn a historic global commitment into meaningful national action.

IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Nepal’s tragedy is a climate wake-up call. With Australia co-presiding over COP31, we stand with 57 organisations calling for a rapid fossil fuel phase-out, $11bn in climate finance over five years, and urgent support for Nepal’s loss and damage needs. Read more: bit.ly/4gZPuVS

IWDA icon. Stand with Nepal. Nepal is facing the devastating cost of climate change. Climate justice means ensuring claimte finance reaches the communities facing loss and damage.

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Gender and Development Network @gadnetwork.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🌍 New from @iwda.bsky.social : Gender and Climate Justice: why the climate crisis demands systemic change. This piece explores how patriarchal, colonial and extractive systems shape unequal climate impacts, and why feminist climate justice must transform who holds power. 🔗 tinyurl.com/55jf6npa

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What do you think should matter in creating a fairer, greener, more inclusive future for everyone? With global climate talks taking place this year, now is the time to make our voices heard. Have your say today: bit.ly/3UGtyYF #ClimateChange #COP31 #JustTransition

Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism @urgentactionfund.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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Movements are more powerful and sustainable when they have access to resources to tend to activists’ emotional, mental, physical, digital, and spiritual well-being and safety; Here’s how movements can prioritize collective care in the face of backlash: urgentactionfund.org/2025/12/04/k...

An illustration by Tracy Chahwan featuring three women gathered together amidst green foliage against a purple background. The text reads: "How can movements respond to backlash with collective power and care?" followed by a button that says "Read Key Recommendations."

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The climate crisis doesn’t affect everyone equally; and that’s not an accident. #ClimateChange deepens existing inequalities. That's why #Feminist #ClimateJustice means changing the systems that shape who has power & resources and whose knowledge counts. Learn more: bit.ly/46fyd6l

IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

IWDA mourns Dr Alice Aruheéta Pollard, a pioneering Solomon Islands feminist and co-founder of WARA. Through WARA, she helped advance women’s savings, economic security, leadership and collective power. Her vision and legacy will continue to inspire generations of women and girls.

Honouring Dr. Alice Aruheéta Pollard. Photo of Dr. Alice Aruheéta Pollard.

IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

5 September is the first International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls. We honour Indigenous women’s leadership, knowledge, resistance and advocacy, and commit to listening, learning and working alongside them for justice. #IndigenousWomenAndGirls #IWDA

Internatioanl dat of the world's indigenous women and girls, 05 September. Rights. Resilience.Leadership.

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IWDA @iwda.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Climate crisis changes life in Fiji. Through Women’s Weather Watch, femLINKpacific supports women to turn local knowledge into climate action. In Yadua, Keresi Taman’s advocacy helped to build a 175m seawall. iwda.org.au/beyond-the-weather-repo…

“Women in the community know the solutions to climate change. ” Keresi Taman. Photo of Keresi Taman.