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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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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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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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December 7th…Global Day of Action-1000 Cancuns

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16, Climate Action on 27th November, 2010 | 2 Comments

via-campesina-1000-cancunsClimate activist from around the globe have been planning activities on and around December 7 to unite as a community for climate justice and to denounce false solutions to climate change. Get involved by participating where ever you are!
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Climate Justice Activists Converging for COP16

Posted by in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16, Climate Action on 23rd November, 2010 | 12 Comments

LVCCancunIn Cancun both La Via Campesina and Dialogo Climatico – Espacio Mexicano are organizing spaces for activist convergence, workshops and panels. Information about on the ground in Cancun organizing is here!
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