by Michelle Mascarenhas-Swan,
December 18, 2009 (updated 12/21)
The Copenhagen round of the UNFCCC 15th Conference of Parties has ended in failure It is essential for the future of life on this planet that we achieve a global pact based on sound science and equity soon. But given that the U.S. and its key allies were not [...]
PRESS RELEASE * COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
For immediate release: December 17, 2009
Contacts:
North American Indigenous Delegation Media Liaison +45 5268 5594
Movement Generation Media Liaison +45 2832 8422
(English, español, français, 普通話, portugûes)
COPENHAGEN – On the eve of President Obama’s arrival in Copenhagen to attend the fifteenth United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties, organizations representing [...]
EMERGENCY PROTEST & VIGIL
SOLIDARITY WITH ACTIVISTS IN COPENHAGEN
* CLIMATE TALKS UNDEMOCRATIC & ON VERGE OF FAILURE
* US/RICH COUNTRIES REFUSE SERIOUS REDUCTIONS & CLIMATE DEBT
* MASSIVE POLICE REPRESSION AGAINST NONVIOLENT CIVIL SOCIETY
WHEN: Friday December 18th 4:30-6:00PM
WHERE: Danish Consulate,1 California St, at Market St. (Embarcadero BART), San Francisco [view map]
Bring candles and friends.
“First they shut the public out of the climate [...]
by Diana Pei Wu, December 16, 2009
i am here in copenhagen. this morning – it is 7 am in CPH, 10 pm back home in Oakland … missing you all. it snowed yesterday, wet snow that did not accumulate much; snow is expected for the rest of this week and weekend. i’m on the first [...]
by Gopal Dayaneni (edited by Michelle Mascarenhas-Swan)
Here are some highlights on the work of the delegation & my work here so far:
1) “No Decisions About Us Without Us!”
They are severely restricting access to the Bella Center for Civil Society as of today, and the restrictions on badges (and the requirement for secondary badges) means that [...]