{"id":7849,"date":"2024-10-30T19:13:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T19:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/?p=7849"},"modified":"2024-10-30T19:13:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T19:13:03","slug":"indigenous-powerhouse-joan-carling-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/2024\/10\/30\/indigenous-powerhouse-joan-carling-honored\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Powerhouse Joan Carling Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Channel Foundation is thrilled to celebrate the incredible achievement of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rightlivelihood.org\/the-change-makers\/find-a-laureate\/joan-carling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Joan Carling<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a powerful advocate for Indigenous rights, who in October 2024, was honored with the prestigious <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rightlivelihood.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Right Livelihood Award,<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">often regarded as the \u201cAlternative Nobel Prize,\u201d<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Stockholm, Sweden. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This award is given to those who demonstrate exceptional courage and dedication in advocating for sustainable, just, and respectful development across the globe. Carling is a long-time Board member of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/grants\/fimi\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">International Indigenous Women\u2019s Forum (FIMI),<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">a Channel Foundation grantee, which shares in this celebration, recognizing her outstanding contribution<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to defending Indigenous Peoples\u2019 rights to land, culture, and self-determination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2024 Right Livelihood Laureate Joan Carling\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dTxfwG_2V00?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joan Carling was one of the four 2024 laureates selected for her lifelong dedication to preserving Indigenous lands and upholding human rights. Carling\u2019s inspiring journey as a Kankanaey Igorot woman from the Philippines has seen her lead campaigns to protect Indigenous territories from mining, large-scale agriculture, and development projects that threaten local ecosystems and cultures. Through her unwavering activism, she has emerged as a global voice for environmental justice and Indigenous resilience.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carling\u2019s achievements align closely with FIMI\u2019s mission to elevate Indigenous women\u2019s leadership globally and reflect Channel Foundation\u2019s dedication to advancing social and environmental justice and promoting the leadership and rights of Indigenous women. This award highlights the importance of empowering Indigenous communities to protect their lands and build a future rooted in cultural respect and sustainability. Channel Foundation proudly supports FIMI and other partners working tirelessly for a world where justice, dignity, and self-determination thrive.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7851 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RS20405_DSCN0272-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7904 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Joan-Carling-protesting-for-indigenous-rights-scaled-1-300x225.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7905 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Joan-Carling-with-indigenous-peoples-6-scaled-1-300x225.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7907 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2766-4032x3024-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Award features more information and videos of Carling <a href=\"https:\/\/rightlivelihood.org\/the-change-makers\/find-a-laureate\/joan-carling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFor raising Indigenous voices in the face of the global ecological breakdown and her leadership in defending people, lands and culture.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Channel Foundation is thrilled to celebrate the incredible achievement of Joan Carling, a powerful advocate for Indigenous rights,<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7903,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[140,123,136,13,122],"class_list":["post-7849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","tag-aiwrl","tag-asia","tag-evawpwhrd","tag-fimi","tag-global"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}