Browsing Month 'December, 2010'
December 16th, 2010 Request sent from Amazon Watch Deadline for sign-ons: Friday, December 17, noon (NY time) Dear all, Many of us have come to know Tony James, the President of the Amerindian Peoples Association in Guyana, over the years. He has been very active in defending indigenous rights, and more recently, on issues around [...]
Read more...Nick Buxton December 2010 Bolivia was not an obstacle to progress at Cancun’s climate talks. It was rather the only nation daring enough to tell the truth. In the famous Hans Christian Anderson fable, The Emperor’s New Clothes, a weaver famously plays on an emperor’s arrogance and persuades him to wear a non-existent suit with [...]
Read more...This film was made during a participatory video facilitator training in Ifugao, Philippines. The trainee facilitators, representing 15 distinct indigenous communities from 8 different countries, created this short film exploring their perspectives and shared positions on the controversial subject of the REDD programme. For more information about participatory video, please visit the InsightShare website – [...]
Read more...This Declaration of Solidarity is a result of the International Conference on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Alternatives and Solutions to the Climate Crisis, held from November 4 to 9, 2010 in Baguio City, the Philippines. The Conference was organized by the Cordillera Peoples Alliance, Land is Life, IBON International, Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network and the [...]
Read more...Fuente: NOTAS REBELDES 165-MEXIKO – Foro Internacional de Justicia Climática – 1. Convocados por cientos de organizaciones mexicanas e internacionales de todos los continentes, obreros, campesinos, pueblos indígenas, organizaciones de mujeres, del movimiento urbano popular, ambientalistas, Ong’s, activistas, intelectuales, nos reunimos en Cancún entre el 5 y el 10 de diciembre, simultáneamente a la realización [...]
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Protest in Cancun. By Patrick Bond, Cancun, Mexico December 12, 2010 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal – The December 11 closure of the 16th Conference of the Parties – COP16 global climate summit – in balmy Cancun was portrayed by most participants and mainstream journalists as a victory, a “step forward”. Bragged US [...]
Read more...Here is an amazing video made by one of our photographers, Allan Lissner, who was in Cancun with us! This is a rough cut video, but shows some of the actions and members of our delegation!! Check out his website for other photos and information on his work! Go to: http://allan.lissner.net/ source: http://redroadcancun.com/?p=1656
Read more...Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 This afternoon Council of Canadians Board member Leticia Adair and I tried to join a protest outside the JW Marriott luxury hotel in Cancun. We thought this would involve holding a ‘No REDD+’ banner near the entrance of the hotel as officials, delegates and motorcades entered the hotel for the event. [...]
Read more...DIANA PEI WU, AURORA CONLEY & ANA FILIPPINI What are indigenous women’s and frontline community positions on REDD?[1] Indigenous Environmental Network,[2] Youth 4 Climate Justice,[3] Grassroots Solutions for Climate Justice North America[4] all have strong positions against REDD based on the following facts: 1. REDD and other market based mechanisms are incompatible with traditional and [...]
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Meena Meno Members of La Via Campesina and other groups condemn market-based solutions — Photo: AP Protesters from environmental groups hold up a banner against the REDD plus proposal, outside the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, on Tuesday. CANCUN: Hector Rodriguez, who runs an alternative radio station in Cancun called Reptil, decided on [...]
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