Reposted from Jen Soriano of Grassroots Global Justice Alliance December 8, 2010 Sign the petition today to help put the Cochabamba People’s Agreement and sensible solutions to climate change back on the US political agenda. Things are POPPIN off in Cancun – negotiations officially end Friday, and as the climate negotiation clock ticks UN officials Read More »
By Joshua Kahn Russell Reposted from www.itsgettinghotinhere.org December 7, 2010 Thousands of community activists around the world take action to promote Local Solutions to the Climate Crisis The tone inside the conference center at the U.N. Climate Negotiations in Cancun has been a bit dismal this past week. Yet despite the reduced expectations inside, this Read More »
update by Michelle Mascarenhas-Swan, Movement Generation As we prepare for a powerful day of action, MG joins with more than 100 groups in Grassroots Solutions for Climate Justice North America to say: Our communities are our homes! Our local organizing campaigns offer real solutions: local agriculture for food sovereignty that will slash greenhouse gas emissions, Read More »
Blog by Mari Rose Taruc, Asian Pacific Environmental Network & Grassroots Global Justice Delegation to Cancun (12/4/10) Day 1, Cancun by Air Spanning the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic & swooping from the black Gulf of Mexico, I land in Cancun Mexico at night. Exiting the plane, the first sign I get of the UN Read More »
While the US Government Stalls in Cancun, Community-based Solutions are Cooling the Planet December 7, 2010 3:30-5:30 pm 17th and Folsom, San Francisco’s Mission District Frontline communities, those first and most impacted by the climate crisis, are addressing the root causes of climate disruption and leading the way toward a healthy, safe, and just future. Read More »