The renewable energy revolution is about more than preventing the worst impacts of climate change, it’s also a chance to reshape our global economic and energy systems for the public good.

This panel will unpack what it really means to decolonize such complex systems, bringing examples of what justice through decentralized renewable energy looks like in different contexts, as well as inspiring stories of past victories in the fight for a fair transition away from fossil fuels. You’ll leave with a clear sense of how we can come together as a diverse, Indigenous-led movement to ensure the energy transition is a powerful and effective means of resistance.

SPEAKERS:

• Melina Laboucan-Massimo
• Pabita Shahi
• Alisi Rabukawaqa-Nacewa

When the world feels darker and more dangerous every day, our only hope is each other: our friends and families right now, but also those whose day-to-day fights overlap with our own even if their primary focus is different, as well as our ancestors whose memory can help us keep going.

Join our panel of changemakers representing movements from across the globe, who will speak to the power of organizing and reflect on moments in the past when people power really did change the world.

We’ll discuss how different groups can support each other against common enemies, how we can learn from the past and bridge generational gaps, and how we can ultimately go from fighting on our own to protect human rights and nature, to shaping a world together where our rights and our natural environment are prioritized and held sacred.

SPEAKERS:

• Chibeze Ezekiel
• Majd Alkhoury
• Mitzi Jonelle Tan

In this TED talk style session, we’ll learn what works and what doesn’t by exploring real-world case studies from the Global Majority that bring creative and impactful campaigning to life. We will tap into the strength of communities organizing for energy justice and explore how that enhances other community needs, such as education for women and girls or public health. You’ll come away with a deeper understanding of what “the just transition” actually means in different parts of the world, and how community organizing for a better energy system can improve far more than energy access.

The case studies include creating cross-movement and community-led principles that have real policy impacts in JETP countries like Indonesia, building local and international support for Africa’s renewable energy transition, bringing solar power to the Amazon, and more.

SPEAKERS:

• Edwin Mumbere
• Portia Adu Mensah
• Ruth Santiago
• Tri Mumpuni
• Arfread De Mesa
• Jobod Silk
• Isra Adwan

Wherever we come from and whatever our current circumstances, most of us want the same thing: a safe, healthy, affordable life with our families. Our current world and energy systems aren’t built to support that life, but we believe a new one is possible to create — a world shaped around shared values of community and belonging, where energy systems are organized around people, not profit.

In this panel, we’ll look at what we need to organize our communities effectively, with a special focus on how art can function as a strategic and grounding tactic that helps us strengthen our bonds with each other and practice living in the world we want to see, while also building public support for the just transition to renewable energy.

SPEAKERS:

• Fenton Lutunatabua
• Amalen Sathanantar
• Thiago Mundano

As we wrap up the Renew Our Power Gathering, we’ll hear from participants about their commitments and the concrete steps they plan to take moving forward. This session will reflect on key takeaways, celebrate our collective efforts, and outline the path ahead for our movement. Join us as we turn momentum into action.