Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Portrait-of-Josefina-Skerk-27MZIFVU7V68.htmlConceptually similarPortrait of Josefina SkerkGP04KYMCompleted★★★★Portrait of Matts BergGP04KYVCompleted★★★★Portrait of Matts BergGP04KYUCompleted★★★★North Pole Expedition Training in NorwayGP04GQLCompleted★★★★Portrait of Stefan MikaelssonGP04KYKCompleted★★★★Portrait of Stefan MikaelssonGP04KYXCompleted★★★★Josefina Skerk in NorwayGP04IYICompleted★★★★Portrait of Per Mikael UtsiGP04KY7Completed★★★★Portrait of Per Mikael UtsiGP04KYWCompleted★★★★View AllGP04KYNPortrait of Josefina SkerkPortrait of Josefina Skerk, Indigenous activist and Sami Parliament member in Sweden, participating in “The Peoples’ Arctic: Unified for a Better Tomorrow” conference. Her quote in the image reads:“Our struggle sometimes seems impossible — facing climate change and the unchecked greed of industry. But the summers of endless sunshine in the Arctic come after equally dark winters. Unity among Indigenous Peoples gives me hope that summer is coming.”Locations:Europe-Kiruna (city)-SwedenDate:12 May, 2013Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:1798px X 1200pxKeywords:Activists-Eye contact-Faces-Graphics (Record Type)-Headshots-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil exploration-One person-Portraits-Sami-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-Text-WomenShoot:People's Arctic Conference PortraitsPortraits of indigenous people participating in the conference “The Peoples’ Arctic: Unified for a Better Tomorrow”, the second such conference hosted by the Save the Pechora Committee and Greenpeace, meant to connect Indigenous communities from around the Arctic and foster better relationships between Indigenous Peoples and environmental groups.On the eve of the Arctic Council meeting taking place on the 15th May 2013, 15 more Indigenous groups and individuals have signed onto a joint statement rejecting oil development in the Arctic. The coalition now includes major Indigenous organisations from every Arctic state, including two organizations that are permanent participants on the Arctic Council. The move demonstrates that there is growing opposition to Arctic oil drilling amongst the Indigenous communities who will be most affected by the industrialisation of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill.
