Indigenous and Farmers to Lead Mexican Caravans and Alternative Forum For Life and Justice in Cancun – EcoLocalizer

Indigenous and Farmers to Lead Mexican Caravans and Alternative Forum For Life and Justice in Cancun – EcoLocalizer
The battle between People and the Market in the struggle for climate, environmental, and social justice continues. The next round of negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) is coming up in Cancun, Mexico from November 29 to December 10. Meanwhile, a series of caravans consisting of indigenous people, farmers, and social movements will be traveling from all around Mexico en route to Cancun, where they will host an Alternative Global Forum for Life and Environmental and Social Justice from December 5-8.

En route they will highlight local environmental and social justice issues, such as community displacement because of industrial mega-projects, water pollution and water resource control, contamination from mining and industrial agriculture, and toxic waste sites. The caravans are being organized by the National Assembly of People Affected by the Environment and the international peasant movement La Via Campesina as well as by diverse social movements from the United States, Canada and Mexico.