The inaugural MOTH Conference was held in September 2022 in Tarrytown, New York. This interdisciplinary gathering brought together leading thinkers and doers from diverse fields, from environmental and human rights law to philosophy to biological sciences to Indigenous advocacy to storytelling and communications. As a truly interdisciplinary convening, it cut across the traditional silos that limit the exchange of ideas and perspectives, promoted new and creative ways of thinking, and facilitated the development of the substantive details that will put more than human (MOTH) rights on firmer ground.
In early October 2023, the MOTH Project hosted, along with the Fungi Foundation, the second MOTH gathering in Curarrehue, Chile. The 2023 gathering was again an interdisciplinary gathering of leading thinkers and doers engaged in various aspects of the more than human rights field. The gathering feeds into the long-term project, which includes legal actions and publications, collaborations between scientists and Indigenous peoples, arts and storytelling projects, and an annual global course on MOTH rights.
