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Climate: Putting people over money

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity on 28th February, 2011 | No Comments

20112131801893148_20While debate about whether climate change is real or not continues in the US, the world’s leading producer of CO2 emissions per capita, those already living with the effects, like Jose Domingo Cruz in El Salvador, don’t have time to debate.
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COP16 in Cancun: A Student’s Final Adventure

Posted by in Cancun / COP 16, Climate Action, Climate Negotiation Series, Rights of Nature on 22nd December, 2010 | 2 Comments

Julianne (l) with Global Exchange's Shannon BiggsAs one of the many interns who has passed through the doors of Global Exchange, I experienced more than I expected while working there.
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Reading the Coca Leaves: Climate Change, Cancun and Bolivia

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16 on 11th December, 2010 | No Comments

DSCN1168Reflecting on the close of the UNFCCC climate talks, Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK and Global Exchange, writes of her experience on the ground in Cancun.
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Getting the Message from the UNFCCC: “Just Go Home.” . . . and ORGANIZE!

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16 on 11th December, 2010 | 1 Comment

cancun_gate_by_ShtigMonths before civil society boarded planes or hopped on busses and bikes destined for Cancun (yes, we met up with a small contingent of cyclists arriving from West Virginia) — it was clear that we weren’t really very welcome.
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Bolivia Decries Adoption of Copenhagen Accord II Without Consensus

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16 on 11th December, 2010 | No Comments

BoliviaSummitLogoLast night in the wee hours, a regressive, non-binding, dangerously unbalanced climate agreement was pushed through with “consensus” by all delegations except Bolivia. Following is the statement of response from the Bolivian government.
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Outrage at the UNFCCC

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16 on 10th December, 2010 | 1 Comment

Around 1:00 on the last day of COP16, a dozen or so activists staged an action at the Moon Palace in Cancun to protest the silencing of civil society voices by the UNFCCC. Their mouths taped over with signs reading”UNFCCC,” they locked arms in front of the escalators leading to the closed chambers where high-level negotiations were taking place.
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Rights Versus Markets: The Heart of the Debate in Cancun?

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16 on 9th December, 2010 | 2 Comments

Respect rightsIn the middle of week two at COP16, protests have begun to erupt, both inside the halls of the Moon Palace, and outside in the streets of Cancun. When la Via Campesina, the world’s largest movement of peasant and smallholder farmers, called for a global day of action yesterday, people around the world responded. The day of action was called ’1000 Cancuns’.
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Unique Gift for Climate Justice Activists

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Climate Action, Our Work on 9th December, 2010 | No Comments

climatejusticeA team of us here at Global Exchange got together to figure out a way to offer new Global Exchange members this holiday season a little something extra beyond the standard membership benefits, in exchange for their support. Here’s what we came up with:
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Globalizamos La Lucha, Globalizamos La Esperanza

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16 on 7th December, 2010 | No Comments

DSCN1155The “1000 Cancúns Global Day of Action for Climate Justice” took place December 7th, with actions happening around the world. Here’s a wrap up of Global Exchange’s participation, on the ground in Cancun.
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Sign Says it All: “Cambia Tu Vida, No Tu Clima”

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16, Climate Action, Climate Negotiation Series on 7th December, 2010 | No Comments

irene2The next post in our continuing coverage from COP16 in Cancun, today Irene Florez shares her perspective on the climate talks and how a sign that reads “Cambia tu vida, no tu clima” (Change your life, not your climate) illuminates a key message.
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