RENEW OUR POWER GATHERING

13-17 April 2025 | Brazil

Thousands of people together to scale up community-led renewables

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Closing Panel: Commitments and Next Steps

Missed any of the panel sessions? You can catch up through the recorded streams below.

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The Renew Our Power Gathering in Brazil is just around the corner! While we can't accommodate more in-person participants, we’re excited to connect thousands of people worldwide through powerful and inspiring panel sessions virtually, driving momentum for real climate solutions and community-owned renewables across the globe.

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The Renew Our Power Gathering is a hybrid event that will connect thousands of people from around the world through keynote events, workshops, and cultural sessions to catalyze renewable energy projects led by and in favor of communities.

We don’t want just new energy systems, but better and more democratic ones: taking power away from fossil fuel corporations, and putting it in the hands of people. And, together, we can achieve it.

It’s time to reclaim our power to rebuild our world!

We need to act now, with speed and in scale. Renew Our Power will equip our movement to rapidly boost a just energy transition across the globe!

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PANELS

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
Sani Montahuano
June Bartuin

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.

APRIL 13TH, 11H30 (GMT-3) / 14:30 Accra / 15:30 London / 16:30 Paris/Johannesburg

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 unpacked what it really means to decolonise 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. Watch the panel here if you missed it and get 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
Maria da Cunha
Ireen Twongierwe

APRIL 14TH, 9h30 (GMT-3) / 12:30 Accra / 13:30 London / 14:30 Paris/Johannesburg

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.

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

This panel discussed 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 prioritised and held sacred.

SPEAKERS:

Chibeze Ezekiel
Majd Alkhoury
Mitzi Jonelle Tan
Luene Karipuna
Brianna Fruean

APRIL 15TH, 9h30 (GMT-3) / 12:30 Accra / 13:30 London / 14:30 Paris/Johannesburg

In this TED talk style session, we learned what works and what doesn’t by exploring real-world case studies from the Global Majority that brought creative and impactful campaigning to life. We tapped into the strength of communities organising for energy justice and explored how that enhances other community needs, such as education for women and girls or public health. We gained deeper understanding of what “the just transition” actually means in different parts of the world, and how community organising 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. Watch now if you missed it!

SPEAKERS:

Edwin Mumbere
Portia Adu Mensah
Tri Mumpuni
Arfread De Mesa
Isra Adwan
Nantu Canelos

APRIL 16TH, 9h30 (GMT-3) / 12:30 Accra / 13:30 London / 14:30 Paris/Johannesburg

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 looked at what we need to organise within 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. Watch the panel here.

SPEAKERS:

Amalen Sathanantar
Thiago Mundano
Sani Montahuano
June Bartuin
Rev Dr. Ambrose Caroll

APRIL 17TH, 15H (GMT-3)

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.

SPEAKERS:

Anne Jellema

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FAQ

People everywhere want a safer planet and a future powered by renewable, affordable, and accessible energy. The money exists to make this happen – governments, banks, and corporations must fund a just transition, prioritizing those most impacted by the current system.

The Renew Our Power Gathering is a global hybrid event organized by 350.org and partners to catalyze renewable energy projects led by and in favor of communities. The event will bring together 200+ activists in-person in Brazil and thousands online worldwide through keynotes, workshops, and cultural sessions to drive community-led renewable energy solutions.

This is about more than just new energy. It’s about shifting power away from fossil fuel giants and into the hands of people. Together, we can build the energy future our communities deserve!

The Gathering is being hosted by 350.org with support from global, regional, and local organizations from across the globe including our Brazilian organizational sponsor EcoReverse.A list of many of our contributing and participating partners can be found here.

Come back to https://350.org/renew-our-power to see what else is happening this week. If you’ve missed any sessions, we’ll be adding recordings here after the Gathering is finished.

By registering to the sessions, you will also be added to our mailing list, and after the Renew Our Power Gathering we will share more exclusive resources and training sessions!

The Our Own Power network is a call to action for climate justice and community energy groups to collaborate to speed up the shift away from fossil fuels and expanding community-owned renewable energy across the world.

The network provides resources, training and a global community to support this vision. These materials are designed to inspire projects and campaigns for community-owned renewables, reimagining what is possible together. Find out more here: https://350.org/our-own-power/

Whether you’re just starting out or already leading a community energy project, this is a space to share your story and inspire others. If you’re ready to share your work and knowledge with the world, apply to join the network here!

You can download it for free here: https://350.org/our-own-power/#toolkit. Share it with all your networks!

Here! https://350.org/get-involved/ There are a variety of local and global ways to get involved with the climate movement, tailored to how much time you have available.

350 is a movement of ordinary people working to build a world powered by clean, accessible and affordable renewable energy. You can read more about our work and history here: https://350.org/about/

Contact us if you have any other questions: [email protected]

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