Building Strategic Legal Resilience Against SLAPPs for Climate Defenders in the Philippines

Event
Written By Betsy Apple

22 August at 9AM Philippine Standard Time
(Thursday, August 21st at 9PM ET)

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are abusive lawsuits designed to shut down criticism or protest related to issues in the public interest. These lawsuits are filed to intimidate and harass the speaker into silence, and typically lack legal merit. SLAPPs are frequently used by fossil fuel companies to retaliate against climate defenders, including community members, scientists, and other critics.

Global Climate Legal Defense is hosting a series of webinars to help educate the broader climate movement about the rising threat from SLAPPs, and how to prepare, prevent, and fight back.

On 22 August, CliDef will bring together leading experts and practitioners for a webinar on how SLAPPs are currently impacting climate defenders in the Philippines. Participants will learn about proven anti-SLAPP strategies, pitfalls, and how to engage in the movement to defend activists, communities, and other environmental human rights defenders from these abusive lawsuits.

Security and privacy are of the highest concern to Global Climate Legal Defense. Your information will not be shared with anyone on the webinar or publicly should you choose to attend this event.

 

PANELISTS:

  • Tony La Viña, Klima Center, Manila Observatory

  • John Menguito, Philippine Earth Justice Center

  • Aaron Pedrosa, Philippine Movement for Climate Justice

  • Zelda Soriano, Community Legal Help and Public Interest Centre

MODERATOR: 

  • Nina Rances, Global Climate Legal Defense 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Below you will find research and tools that may be useful to review before the webinar.

Betsy Apple
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