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- Toronto Report Back: A Huge SuccessI’ve just returned from the “Report Back from Cochabamba” meeting in Toronto. It was by every standard a huge success. I hope one of the meeting organizers from Toronto Bolivia Solidarity will write a summary report. These are just quick impressions, subject to revision … There were about 225 people in the room. That’s about double the ...---READ-->>
- Scientists defend climate research, condemn 'McCarthy-like threats'Text of an open letter published in May 7 issue of Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is signed by 255 members of the US National Academy of Sciences, including 11 Nobel Prize winners. We are deeply disturbed by the recent escalation of political assaults on scientists in general ...---READ-->>
- Pachamama, Bien Vivir, and the Climate DebtBen Courtice, a member of Australia’s Socialist Alliance, continues his reports and reflections on the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth by Ben Courtice Blind Carbon Copy, May 5, 2010 The main business of the conference was done in 17 official working groups that drafted documents for adoption by the ...---READ-->>
- "Radical, inspiring, uncompromising: exactly what was needed"“The call from Cochabamba is unmistakable. Global warming is not just an ‘environmental’ concern. To save the planet from dangerous climate change the climate movement must also stand for radical social change and grassroots democracy.” Editorial in Green Left Weekly, May 1, 2010 Bolivia’s World People’s Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth was radical, inspiring, ...---READ-->>
- A lesson from Bolivia – Humanity has to rediscover humanityTo have countless brothers and sisters from all around the world at your disposal to exchange stories, ideas, smiles, handshakes, and hugs, is an empowering experience. by Julien Lalonde Julien Lalonde was one of the delegates from Toronto Bolivia Solidarity to the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, ...---READ-->>
- New Pamphlets: Debating Population, CochabambaEssential reading for environmental activists — available now as free downloads These new Climate and Capitalism pamphlets can be downloaded now, without charge, from Reading from the Left. They are in PDF format, so Adobe Reader is required. DEBATING POPULATION: Articles and Arguments on Population, Immigration and Climate Change Some of the most intense debates on the Climate ...---READ-->>
- BP Rakes in Billions, the Environment Pays the PriceThe company responsible for the catastrophic oil explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has spent millions to escape regulation, restriction, oversight and enforcement. Now we see the result. by Antonia Juhasz Guardian, May 2, 2010 While the explosion of BP/Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig was a horrific event, it was neither surprising nor unexpected. BP is one of ...---READ-->>
- Obama’s Katrina?The real similarity between Katrina and the current disaster is that the two-party system — not individual presidents — bears the brunt of responsibility by Louis Proyect (from The Unrepentant Marxist, with permission) Barack Obama statement on April 2, 2010: I don’t agree with the notion that we shouldn’t do anything. It turns out, by the way, that oil ...---READ-->>
- Believing otherwise: Individual action and social changeIndividual actions won’t change the world — but that doesn’t mean every advocate of personal change is headed in the wrong direction. by Ian Angus I recently received a letter from a young activist who attended the climate summit in Cochabamba. He described it as a life-changing experience that has inspired him to try to change the ...---READ-->>
- Climate debt as a subversive political strategyThe notion of climate debt goes to the heart of climate change politics. It raises the central question of historical responsibility and who owes whom for what. And it turns traditional rich-poor relations upside down. by Nicola Bullard Perhaps without fully realising either the meaning or the implications, progressive movements have gravitated around the slogan of “climate ...---READ-->>
- "One of the worst ecological disasters in history"The only safe amount of oil is no oil at all … and nothing the oil companies say can be believed Toronto Star: As the first slicks of crude oil make landfall along the shores of Louisiana, threatening fragile marshland, fears are growing that the spill in the Gulf of Mexico could become one of the ...---READ-->>
- Quebec Activist: Cochabamba, A Great Boost for EcosocialismAs a result of the meeting in Bolivia, ecosocialism is now presented with a historical opportunity to bloom into a world-wide social movement. by Roger Rashi Roger Rashi is a social and political activist living in Montreal. He is a founding member of Québec solidaire, and a member of Québec Solidaire’s Working Commission on the Environment. ...---READ-->>
- Part One – Population Where?Is global warming caused by too many people? This begins a series of articles in which Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus shows that population numbers can conceal far more than they reveal.---READ-->>
- Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother EarthThis Declaration was adopted by the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, in Bolivia. The Bolivian government has submitted it to the United Nations for consideration. Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth Preamble We, the peoples and nations of Earth: considering that we are all part of Mother Earth, ...---READ-->>
- From Copenhagen to Cochabamba, via the Amazon, Part 2Continuing Ben Powless’s report of revisiting the scenes of struggle to defend indigenous communities and rights in the Peruvian Amazon, on his way to Othe World Peoples’ Conference in Bolivia. by Ben Powless Ben Powless is a member of the Indigenous Environmental Network from the Six Nations in Ontario. This is Part Two – Click here for ...---READ-->>
- Fidel: The Insanities of Our Time“The greatest contradiction of our time is the ability of our species to destroy itself, and its inability to govern itself.” A reflection by Fidel Castro Ruz We must call a spade a spade. Those who ...---READ-->>
- People's Agreement on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother EarthFinal Declaration of the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, Cochabamba, Bolivia Today, our Mother Earth is wounded and the future of humanity is in danger. If global warming increases by more than 2 degrees Celsius, a situation that the “Copenhagen Accord” could lead to, there is a 50% probability that ...---READ-->>
- "Mother Earth can live without us, but we can’t live without her"“The aggression towards Mother Earth and the repeated assaults and violations against our soils, air, forests, rivers, lakes, biodiversity, and the cosmos are assaults against us.”---READ-->>
- Some Initial Reflections on the Summit in CochabambaBen Courtice is a member of the Australian Socialist Alliance who attended the World People’s Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth. He posted this article on April 25 on his blog, Blind Carbon Copy. by Ben Courtice This is just a first reflection on the monumental World People’s Summit on Climate Change and the ...---READ-->>
- Venezuela Hails Cochabamba Climate Program“We must go to Cancun to continue the battle of Copenhagen with greater fury… we are not going to allow the imposition of a document that does not include the voices of the people.” —Hugo Chavez by James Suggett Venezuelanalysis.com, April 23rd 2010 The Venezuelan delegation to the World Peoples’ Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of ...---READ-->>