RENEW OUR POWER GATHERING

Want to be part of a first-of-its-kind global gathering?

In April 2025, we are hosting the ‘Renew Our Power Gathering’ in Brasilia, Brazil to scale up community-led renewable projects. We will unlock people’s agency through skills training, workshops, and sharing stories. We must create a future prioritizing fair access to renewable energy for all. Together, we will create a tidal wave of action to build the world we want to see.

Join us to take hold of a new phase of the global climate movement!

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WHAT’S INSPIRING RENEW OUR POWER?

Indigenous Leadership

The gathering will happen in Brazil’s capital city, Brasília. That’s where every month of April indigenous peoples from all around the country come together at Acampamento Terra Livre (Free Land Camp) to protest and stand for their rights. Their leadership is common to Indigenous peoples worldwide: It puts life before profit and understands human beings and nature as one.

If we are to halt the climate crisis, the world must follow this leadership. We must hear and act on the demands of Indigenous and frontline communities of Brazil and worldwide.

Macaréu

A macaréu is a tidal wave formed when a large river and the ocean meet. The two forces create a powerful, almost unstoppable wave that moves upriver with enough power to shift and change the landscape.

Where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean—locally named Pororoca—macaréus are common. Like the macaréu, our vision is to create a mighty, unstoppable wave of global action. This wave will power community-led renewable energy projects around the world.

Building Momentum towards COP30

COP30 is the UN's climate summit in 2025 and is a halfway point towards the end of this critical decade. It is being called "The People's COP" and "The COP of the Amazon". There, countries must agree to financial targets to triple renewable energy by 2030.

The Renew Our Power Gathering is a major moment on the road to COP 30. We will bring together climate leaders from every corner of the globe. Together, we will ramp up pressure on governments and build the solutions our climate depends on.

PARTNERS

Want to become a partner on the Renew Our Power Gathering? Reach out to renewourpower@350.org

FAQS

The science is clear. To keep us on track to limit global heating to safe levels and to phase out fossil fuels, we must build 1.5TW of solar and wind capacity every year by 2030. This means that we must increase the global installed capacity of solar and wind by 6 times annually.

To reach our goals, we must equip our movement to rapidly scale up solar and wind - the best and most affordable tools in the toolbox to cut emissions - this decade, worldwide. To do that, we’re bringing together 250+ activists from around the world to share knowledge, build skills, and grow relationships that will catalyze community-owned renewables globally.

Do you want to build a world that prioritises people, communities and nature? Do you want to learn hard skills and find inspiration to develop renewable energy projects in your community? Are you determined to fight for policies that make building renewable energy easier? Do you want to build connections to people around the globe fighting for a renewable energy future? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this training is for you.

We especially encourage equity-deserving people to apply, including women, ethnic/tribal minorities, frontline communities, etc.

At this moment participants will have to either speak English, Portuguese, or Spanish to participate. We will be considering other languages based on demand.

If you have joined the Our Own Power Network, this gathering is for you too! You’ve raised your hand to be a part of building a resilient, politicised, translocal network for decentralised renewable energy. We’ve set aside a number of spots for people like you to ensure that members of the Our Own Power network are able to participate in this gathering to share knowledge, build skills and grow relationships.

The gathering is completely free. 350.org and our partners will cover the full cost of travel, accommodation, and some additional expenses for all participants.

The gathering will take place from 12-18 April 2025 in Brasilia, Brazil in a hotel that we have exclusive access to.

You will need to apply for a visa in your own country. 350 can help with a sponsorship letter and cost of visa fees. See here a list of requirements for Brazil visa.

If you are applying from outside Brazil, you will need a passport. 350 can not help with the process of getting a passport.

Unfortunately at this time we are unable to cover the cost of family members to accompany participants. However, we are willing to discuss financial support to cover childcare costs in your home country if required.