Voices of the Conference of the Parties

**Frontline Actors**

They’re not coming y’all The people take care of each other No generic solutions No false solutions How can you end hunger if you’ve never been hungry? Create Solidarity Create Sustainability Create no-strings Solutions Food for the people Not food for profit Globalize the struggle Globalize hope We are still here We are not yet defeated

**Small Island Nations**

We are not drowning We are fighting 1.5 to survive Renewable energy must be Responsible energy We are still here We are not yet defeated

**The Global South**

No more blah blah blah Loss and damage finance now We are the people, The mighty, mighty people Nothing for Us, Without Us We deserve to thrive Not just survive We are still here We are not yet defeated

**Indigenous Women**

No más vivas robadas No more stolen lives No más tierras robadas No more stolen lands Stop raping our lands Stop raping our daughters Stop raping our women Nosotras somos espejos We are each other’s mirrors We are still here We are not yet defeated

*Editor’s Note: This is a series of chants submitted by SJU senior Jervon Sands. Sands is currently in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt participating in the 27th Conference of the Parties, the United Nations Climate.*