Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
5000-expected-for-day-of-climate-prayer-in-cancun/Monday
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More than 5,000 parishioners of 75 churches, religious organizations and faith groups will gather next Tuesday, November 30, in Cancun to pray for climate action at the United Nations climate conference.
This act, unprecedented in the city, will reunite catholics, christians, evangelical and jewish, who will congregate in the Plaza de la Reforma square to lift their prayers.
The prayer was announced at a press conference by religious leaders of more than 500 Cancun temples and the director of Religious Subjects of the City council of Benito Juárez, Hugo González Reyes.
The shepherd of the Presbyterian Church, Samuel May, emphasized that the prayer will be for the Mother Earth so that the man assumes his responsibility with her. Alexander Ramos Hernadez, one of the organizers of the event, revealed that two orations will be included in the prayer: the first for the Earth, and the second for the delegates of each of the 192 participant countries. Organizers will also try to encourage a peaceful atmosphere so that the necessary agreements can be reached during the 12 days of the conference.
Participants in the climate prayer are asked to wear white clothes and gather in the square located in front of the Municipal Palace at 5pm local time. The event is expected to extend up to 4 hours and will also include a performance by the children’s choir from the church Cristo Rey.
More than 5,000 parishioners of 75 churches, religious organizations and faith groups will gather next Tuesday, November 30, in Cancun to pray for climate action at the United Nations climate conference.
This act, unprecedented in the city, will reunite catholics, christians, evangelical and jewish, who will congregate in the Plaza de la Reforma square to lift their prayers.
The prayer was announced at a press conference by religious leaders of more than 500 Cancun temples and the director of Religious Subjects of the City council of Benito Juárez, Hugo González Reyes.
The shepherd of the Presbyterian Church, Samuel May, emphasized that the prayer will be for the Mother Earth so that the man assumes his responsibility with her. Alexander Ramos Hernadez, one of the organizers of the event, revealed that two orations will be included in the prayer: the first for the Earth, and the second for the delegates of each of the 192 participant countries. Organizers will also try to encourage a peaceful atmosphere so that the necessary agreements can be reached during the 12 days of the conference.
Participants in the climate prayer are asked to wear white clothes and gather in the square located in front of the Municipal Palace at 5pm local time. The event is expected to extend up to 4 hours and will also include a performance by the children’s choir from the church Cristo Rey.
Friday, November 26, 2010
COP-16: Two worlds clashing
COP-16: Dos mundos chocarán en las pláticas sobre el cambio climático en Cancún | Portal EcoDebate
Two worlds collide in Cancun. The first is a world in denial, where profits above the living and the most threatening environmental crisis in history is regarded as a business opportunity. The second is a world of small farmers, indigenous peoples, urban poor communities, and islanders suffering record droughts, water shortages and storms related to global warming. Two worlds collide in Cancun, but the two share the same planet. If the world that defend at all costs the current model of production and consumption prevails, the planet is closer and closer to the brink of catastrophe.
The climate change debate usually takes place within the boundaries of the cloisters of the luxurious hotels, the executive boardrooms, and diplomatic facilities. As we saw in the failure to reach binding agreements in Copenhagen, the conversations usually are as sterile as the environment.
As world leaders travel the world talking about the threat to the planet, are the poor who face the worst consequences of the imbalance of land thermometer. Marginalized and vulnerable populations-from small farmers in Africa faced devastating droughts, to the inhabitants of island nations that flood-are most affected by the refusal of developed countries and companies to significantly reduce emissions that are warming the planet.
Yet these same people are organizing and provide important social and environmental solutions and sustainable global warming.
The problem is that world leaders are not listening. It probably will not change during the meeting on climate change in Cancun, Mexico, starting in late November and runs until 10 December.
Laura Carlsen is an FPIF columnist and director of the Americas. He is currently helping to coordinate the independent media for the Global Alternative Forum for Life, and Environmental and Social Justice "in Cancun.
Two worlds collide in Cancun. The first is a world in denial, where profits above the living and the most threatening environmental crisis in history is regarded as a business opportunity. The second is a world of small farmers, indigenous peoples, urban poor communities, and islanders suffering record droughts, water shortages and storms related to global warming. Two worlds collide in Cancun, but the two share the same planet. If the world that defend at all costs the current model of production and consumption prevails, the planet is closer and closer to the brink of catastrophe.
The climate change debate usually takes place within the boundaries of the cloisters of the luxurious hotels, the executive boardrooms, and diplomatic facilities. As we saw in the failure to reach binding agreements in Copenhagen, the conversations usually are as sterile as the environment.
As world leaders travel the world talking about the threat to the planet, are the poor who face the worst consequences of the imbalance of land thermometer. Marginalized and vulnerable populations-from small farmers in Africa faced devastating droughts, to the inhabitants of island nations that flood-are most affected by the refusal of developed countries and companies to significantly reduce emissions that are warming the planet.
Yet these same people are organizing and provide important social and environmental solutions and sustainable global warming.
The problem is that world leaders are not listening. It probably will not change during the meeting on climate change in Cancun, Mexico, starting in late November and runs until 10 December.
Laura Carlsen is an FPIF columnist and director of the Americas. He is currently helping to coordinate the independent media for the Global Alternative Forum for Life, and Environmental and Social Justice "in Cancun.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
What is Klimaforum? « klimaforum10
Que es el Klimaforum? « klimaforum10
What is Klimaforum??
The Klimaforum10 will be a Peoples' Summit on Climate Change which will take place from November 26 to December 11, 2010, where people, movements and social organizations based around the world to discuss ideas and build a constructive response to the climate crisis, in parallel to the governmental negotiations of the Conference of Parts (COP-16) of the Convention United Nations Framework on Climate Change to be held between 30 November and 7 December 2010, Cancun .
The Klimaforum10 is an initiative driven solely by Mexican organizations based on social, environmental and social activists (most with more than 20 years of voluntary social work) who agree to promote this important event in Mexico, based on the spirit, energy and Klimaforum09 successful results where multiple people, movements, groups and international organizations participated giving their proposals to climate change.
Klimaforum10 organization has received moral and technical support committee Klimaforum09 promoter, allowing you to leverage its successful experience, in the Summit of the Peoples Declaration was adopted "System change - not climate change", signed so far by more of 1,200 social movements and organizations from several continents, making it currently one of the major references on Climate Justice in the world, along with the latest issued in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
What is Klimaforum??
The Klimaforum10 will be a Peoples' Summit on Climate Change which will take place from November 26 to December 11, 2010, where people, movements and social organizations based around the world to discuss ideas and build a constructive response to the climate crisis, in parallel to the governmental negotiations of the Conference of Parts (COP-16) of the Convention United Nations Framework on Climate Change to be held between 30 November and 7 December 2010, Cancun .
The Klimaforum10 is an initiative driven solely by Mexican organizations based on social, environmental and social activists (most with more than 20 years of voluntary social work) who agree to promote this important event in Mexico, based on the spirit, energy and Klimaforum09 successful results where multiple people, movements, groups and international organizations participated giving their proposals to climate change.
Klimaforum10 organization has received moral and technical support committee Klimaforum09 promoter, allowing you to leverage its successful experience, in the Summit of the Peoples Declaration was adopted "System change - not climate change", signed so far by more of 1,200 social movements and organizations from several continents, making it currently one of the major references on Climate Justice in the world, along with the latest issued in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Monday, November 15, 2010
COP16 | CMP6 - ¿Cómo opera la Villa de Cambio Climático? - Villa de Cambio Climático
COP16 | CMP6 - ¿Cómo opera la Villa de Cambio Climático? - Villa de Cambio Climático
Electric car race every evening starting Dec4th; singing every evening starting at 8pm; a place for forums and discussion. Climate Village.
The Village of Climate Change is a space designed to promote the concepts, projects, dialogue and coexistence around climate change. The Villa will host thematic exhibitions, conferences, civil society dialogues, exhibitions, cultural and artistic events, all first class.
Electric car race every evening starting Dec4th; singing every evening starting at 8pm; a place for forums and discussion. Climate Village.
The Village of Climate Change is a space designed to promote the concepts, projects, dialogue and coexistence around climate change. The Villa will host thematic exhibitions, conferences, civil society dialogues, exhibitions, cultural and artistic events, all first class.
A Canuck in Cancun: Macho, Macho Man
A Canuck in Cancun: Macho, Macho Man
Machismo, one my biggest turn-offs. When I hear the word I think of hairy chests and men grabbing their crotch while ordering their women to get them another damned beer. Mexico (and other Latin countries) has a reputation for being a society dominated by macho men, and while I hate to stereotype, I would have to say that it is somewhat true. Women are evolving here, but the culture of man being dominant certainly still exists. Chauvinism is alive and well, evident in cultural events such as lucha libre (wrestling), cock fights, bull fights, domestic abuse and the cantinas packed with men seeing who can drink the most tequila or eat the hottest salsa while ogling the waitresses. I must be clear, this is certainly not ALL men in Mexico, and it's not just a Mexican problem, but it is more widely accepted here than it should be. Many women do not report abuse and they may not even realize that they are being abused emotionally, verbally and psychologically. Their mamas will tell them to do all that they
Machismo, one my biggest turn-offs. When I hear the word I think of hairy chests and men grabbing their crotch while ordering their women to get them another damned beer. Mexico (and other Latin countries) has a reputation for being a society dominated by macho men, and while I hate to stereotype, I would have to say that it is somewhat true. Women are evolving here, but the culture of man being dominant certainly still exists. Chauvinism is alive and well, evident in cultural events such as lucha libre (wrestling), cock fights, bull fights, domestic abuse and the cantinas packed with men seeing who can drink the most tequila or eat the hottest salsa while ogling the waitresses. I must be clear, this is certainly not ALL men in Mexico, and it's not just a Mexican problem, but it is more widely accepted here than it should be. Many women do not report abuse and they may not even realize that they are being abused emotionally, verbally and psychologically. Their mamas will tell them to do all that they
Saturday, November 13, 2010
UN Security details
Cancun .- The Secretary of Public Security of Quintana Roo, Real Admiral Miguel Angel Ramos reported this afternoon that the peacekeepers of the United Nations, known as "blue helmets" will strengthen the security umbrella of the International Conference on Climate Change CPO6 this city.
Be the first time that military force has a specific objective mission in Mexico, whose governments have reiterated the pacifist tradition in its modern history, the conditions of insecurity generated by the war against organized crime, led the government of Mexico to accept the proposal, said the secretariat of the CCCNU.
The attorney general, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that battalions of peacekeepers from the UN, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the fairgrounds CancúnMesse, and the area hotel.
At a press conference, Admiral Ramos Leal said the safety shield will consist of a force five to six thousand troops from the federation police state and municipalities as well as
Be the first time that military force has a specific objective mission in Mexico, whose governments have reiterated the pacifist tradition in its modern history, the conditions of insecurity generated by the war against organized crime, led the government of Mexico to accept the proposal, said the secretariat of the CCCNU.
The attorney general, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that battalions of peacekeepers from the UN, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the fairgrounds CancúnMesse, and the area hotel.
At a press conference, Admiral Ramos Leal said the safety shield will consist of a force five to six thousand troops from the federation police state and municipalities as well as
Friday, November 12, 2010
Opening Ceremonies
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The Grand Velas Resort - possibly 1 of the most beautiful places in the world. #COP16 #Mexico #green
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Cof C plans for Cancun
Council of Canadians plans for Cancun (I hope they speak Spanish)
We are gearing up for the upcoming UN negotiations in Cancun. We will have a team on the ground reporting-backing on events both in the official negotiation process – this includes tracking and responding to Canadian government participation – and participating in the alternatives forums.
We will be launching a book on Mother Earth Rights, hosting a workshop on the need to ‘Leave it in the Ground’ in the Arctic (no offshore drilling!), participating in an action exposing the tar sands and large street mobilizations as well as helping to coordinate a roundtable on holding referendums and popular consultas on climate change – one of the calls emerging from the Cochabamba conference.
In Canada we are working with community activists and the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, KAIROS and the Indigenous Environmental Network to mobilize People’s Assemblies on Climate Justice during the Cancun negotiations. The media is already reporting that countries are unlikely to reach a legally binding agreement in Cancun on desperately needed climate change measures. We can’t wait any longer for governments to take action – it’s the collective voice of people that will make climate justice a reality. Find out more about People’s Assemblies on Climate Justice, and how to get involved, here.
We are gearing up for the upcoming UN negotiations in Cancun. We will have a team on the ground reporting-backing on events both in the official negotiation process – this includes tracking and responding to Canadian government participation – and participating in the alternatives forums.
We will be launching a book on Mother Earth Rights, hosting a workshop on the need to ‘Leave it in the Ground’ in the Arctic (no offshore drilling!), participating in an action exposing the tar sands and large street mobilizations as well as helping to coordinate a roundtable on holding referendums and popular consultas on climate change – one of the calls emerging from the Cochabamba conference.
In Canada we are working with community activists and the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, KAIROS and the Indigenous Environmental Network to mobilize People’s Assemblies on Climate Justice during the Cancun negotiations. The media is already reporting that countries are unlikely to reach a legally binding agreement in Cancun on desperately needed climate change measures. We can’t wait any longer for governments to take action – it’s the collective voice of people that will make climate justice a reality. Find out more about People’s Assemblies on Climate Justice, and how to get involved, here.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
LAMMP | Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP)
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Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP) is an international, non-denominational, non-profit environmental organisation.
LAMMP is a London-based charity dedicated to supporting Latin American women and their communities in their campaign for human rights, sustainable and participatory development, corporate social responsibility and gender mainstreaming in the mining industry.
LAMMP provides training and support services for Latin American women affected by mining and contributes to research on the impact of mining on local communities from a gender perspective. Through the Union of Latin American Women (ULAM in Spanish) which is a network of women defenders, LAMMP provides Latin American women activists and partner organisations with capacity building, advocacy and financial support and a forum for networking, strategy development and the sharing of ideas and experiences.
Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP) is an international, non-denominational, non-profit environmental organisation.
LAMMP is a London-based charity dedicated to supporting Latin American women and their communities in their campaign for human rights, sustainable and participatory development, corporate social responsibility and gender mainstreaming in the mining industry.
LAMMP provides training and support services for Latin American women affected by mining and contributes to research on the impact of mining on local communities from a gender perspective. Through the Union of Latin American Women (ULAM in Spanish) which is a network of women defenders, LAMMP provides Latin American women activists and partner organisations with capacity building, advocacy and financial support and a forum for networking, strategy development and the sharing of ideas and experiences.
Common Frontiers Canada
Common Frontiers Canada
October 2, 2010
Common Frontiers-Canada condemns
attempted coup in Ecuador
Ottawa and Toronto: Common Frontiers-Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted coup in Ecuador. Privileged groups, reactionary elements in the police force and Ecuadorian army in collusion with followers of ex-Colonel Lucio Gutierrez, have attempted to destroy the positive changes made under the current Citizen’s Revolution on behalf of the nation’s most marginalized
We call on Canadians as well as on the international community to remain alert to future attempts to overthrow the elected government by anti-democratic forces both inside and outside Ecuador. And to those who have supported this act of violence against the people and the democratic process in Ecuador as part of their efforts to stop at all costs the progressive changes underway in our continent, we say – you will not succeed.
We call on the Canadian government to roundly and unequivocally condemn this heinous act which attempts to undermine the rule of law in the sister Republic of Ecuador.
Common Frontiers says NO to the coup d’etat, but YES to the Ecuadorian people who have been out on the streets in their thousands to defend not only the country’s sovereignty but also the constitutional order in Ecuador.
October 2, 2010
Common Frontiers-Canada condemns
attempted coup in Ecuador
Ottawa and Toronto: Common Frontiers-Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted coup in Ecuador. Privileged groups, reactionary elements in the police force and Ecuadorian army in collusion with followers of ex-Colonel Lucio Gutierrez, have attempted to destroy the positive changes made under the current Citizen’s Revolution on behalf of the nation’s most marginalized
We call on Canadians as well as on the international community to remain alert to future attempts to overthrow the elected government by anti-democratic forces both inside and outside Ecuador. And to those who have supported this act of violence against the people and the democratic process in Ecuador as part of their efforts to stop at all costs the progressive changes underway in our continent, we say – you will not succeed.
We call on the Canadian government to roundly and unequivocally condemn this heinous act which attempts to undermine the rule of law in the sister Republic of Ecuador.
Common Frontiers says NO to the coup d’etat, but YES to the Ecuadorian people who have been out on the streets in their thousands to defend not only the country’s sovereignty but also the constitutional order in Ecuador.
Secret Agreement in the Works Between ENGOs and Tar Sands Industry | Coop média de Montréal
Secret Agreement in the Works Between ENGOs and Tar Sands Industry | Coop média de Montréal
A slew of recent articles have pointed to the likelihood that some foundation-funded environmental groups and the tar sands extraction industry are getting ready to make peace and sign a deal. The precedent, these reports note, has been set with the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement and the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement. What the media coverage doesn't mention is the actual character of these previous deals, and the unprecedented consolidation of funder influence in the hands of one man that is driving environmental groups toward such an agreement.
A slew of recent articles have pointed to the likelihood that some foundation-funded environmental groups and the tar sands extraction industry are getting ready to make peace and sign a deal. The precedent, these reports note, has been set with the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement and the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement. What the media coverage doesn't mention is the actual character of these previous deals, and the unprecedented consolidation of funder influence in the hands of one man that is driving environmental groups toward such an agreement.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Logistics of CPH to Cancun
15. Finally, Logistics. Never underestimate logistics. For such a conference to be successful, the devil is in the details: transportation, accommodation, congress facilities, information packages, negotiation venues, media relations... everything must be done well. Your delegates must always be on time, able to focus on their job and as relaxed as possible. In Copenhagen, there were no less than 40 000 registered participants in a conference centre capacity of only 15 000. The Woodstock of Climate change! I am sure that Cancun’s expertise and excellent reputation in welcoming the world will benefit the Conference.
Conclusion:Dion
Do you know the difference between the beginning and the end of a recession? At the beginning everybody says: it’s serious but it will not last. At the end, the same people say: it will stay for long, but it is not serious.
Sorry, but the climate crisis is there to stay, and it is serious.
It is up to each of us to redouble our efforts. I am hopeful that Cancun will be successful in giving the world the momentum it so badly needs.
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Sorry, but the climate crisis is there to stay, and it is serious.
It is up to each of us to redouble our efforts. I am hopeful that Cancun will be successful in giving the world the momentum it so badly needs.
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The bad news
B. Structural difficulties
1. We are doing too little
Here is what scientists are telling us:
■Glaciers are shrinking.
■The Artic ice cap is disappearing.
■The sea level is rising.
■The cycles of evaporation and precipitation are intensifying.
■Species are becoming extinct at faster and faster rates.
■Rising CO2 levels are acidifying the oceans, killing coral, shelfish, plankton and disrupting the whole marine food chain.
■Huge amounts of methane – now frozen undersea or in the Artic permafrost – could be released into the atmosphere; and methane has 25 times as much greenhouse effect potential as CO2.
■Science predicts that if nothing changes, global warming will create hundreds of millions of climate refugees by the end of the century. Where will they go?
■A larger number of extreme weather events will exacerbate food, water and energy scarcities; this will bring different groups into competition over dwindling resources and land, potentially turning fragile states into failed states.
We know that in order to curb these worrysome trends, we need radical change.
This means:
1. We are doing too little
Here is what scientists are telling us:
■Glaciers are shrinking.
■The Artic ice cap is disappearing.
■The sea level is rising.
■The cycles of evaporation and precipitation are intensifying.
■Species are becoming extinct at faster and faster rates.
■Rising CO2 levels are acidifying the oceans, killing coral, shelfish, plankton and disrupting the whole marine food chain.
■Huge amounts of methane – now frozen undersea or in the Artic permafrost – could be released into the atmosphere; and methane has 25 times as much greenhouse effect potential as CO2.
■Science predicts that if nothing changes, global warming will create hundreds of millions of climate refugees by the end of the century. Where will they go?
■A larger number of extreme weather events will exacerbate food, water and energy scarcities; this will bring different groups into competition over dwindling resources and land, potentially turning fragile states into failed states.
We know that in order to curb these worrysome trends, we need radical change.
This means:
Meeting platforms Via Campesina, climate-Space Dialogue Klimaforum10 Mexico and to the COP-16
On Thursday 4 November at the premises of the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM), there will be an important event leading platforms due to the environmental summit in Cancun (Via Campesina, climate-Space Dialogue Mexico and Klimaforum 10), with representatives of the Bolivian government, the Chancellor David Choquehuanca and UN Ambassador Pablo Solon.
A few weeks after starting the COP 16 this meeting is of special significance to the similarities that exist between different actors in a summit that many anticipate filing and without agreements.
Now more than ever the mobilization of the people will be critical to the transcendent influence decisions and agreements that are required to take to save life on the planet.
Campus Auditorium of the UACM Valley (San Lorenzo 290),
Thursday November 4, 2010 at 18:30 hrs.
On Thursday 4 November at the premises of the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM), there will be an important event leading platforms due to the environmental summit in Cancun (Via Campesina, climate-Space Dialogue Mexico and Klimaforum 10), with representatives of the Bolivian government, the Chancellor David Choquehuanca and UN Ambassador Pablo Solon.
A few weeks after starting the COP 16 this meeting is of special significance to the similarities that exist between different actors in a summit that many anticipate filing and without agreements.
Now more than ever the mobilization of the people will be critical to the transcendent influence decisions and agreements that are required to take to save life on the planet.
Campus Auditorium of the UACM Valley (San Lorenzo 290),
Thursday November 4, 2010 at 18:30 hrs.
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