Posted by Carleen Pickard in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16 on 5th December, 2010 | No Comments
Global Exchange volunteer Ryan Van Lenning writes from the second half of day 1 of the caravan that departed Jalisco state from El Salto on Nov 28 (late posting due to limited internet access). Caravan participants learned of the SME (Mexican Electrical Workers union) workers’ struggles in Tepuxtepec and rallied in Toluca with residents who are fighting the proposed construction of a Super Via (highway).
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Campaign for Climate Equity, Cancun / COP 16 on 29th November, 2010 | 4 Comments
On the second day of the Via Campesina caravan from Acapulco to Mexico City, we hear from the community of Alpuyeca and march through the streets of Cuernavaca.
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Cancun / COP 16, Climate Action, Climate Negotiation Series, Featured on 29th November, 2010 | 3 Comments
On the road to COP 16, La Via Campesina caravan delegation member Irene Florez reports:
Traveling with the Via Campesina caravan from Guadalajara to Cancun, our delegation is now picking up about 20 additional climate activists at every stop. Converging through rallies, marches, and civil disobedience actions, the Via Campesina caravan members are meeting with allies in various towns and cities and alerting local populations about the Cancun summit, picking additional passengers up along the way.
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