Panalipod: Climate Justice, Collective Protection, and the Defence of Communities in Mindanao
Event details
Organised by the Mindanao Climate Justice Resource Facility (MCJ) in collaboration with the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR), University of York, the forum brings together civil society actors, researchers, students, and community advocates to reflect on the realities faced by climate-affected and politically vulnerable communities in Mindanao.
The event will also serve as the public presentation of the Panalipod Framework (“Panalipod” is a Cebuano/Bisaya term meaning “to protect” or “protection”), developed through a collaborative process of institutional reflection, operational refinement, and stress-testing between MCJ and graduate researchers under the Human Rights Defence Clinic at the University of York.
More than a presentation of a framework, the forum is also a reflection of the meaningful collaboration, learning, and engagement that emerged through the Clinic process itself. The presentations and discussions will highlight the work of the student researchers together with MCJ’s ongoing efforts around collective protection, climate justice, and community-rooted approaches to environmental defence.
We hope the gathering can serve as a shared space for dialogue, solidarity, and critical reflection across movements, academic spaces, and advocacy communities.