Beyond the Negotiations

[Closing Statement to Rio+20]

Nathan Thanki June 22, 2012 0 Comments

The following is a a statement that was drafted by a group of people in the Major Group for Children and Youth. It was supposed to be delivered to the closing plenary of Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development tonight (Friday 22nd June 2012). The UN decided initially that ALL of civil society (represented by 9 Major Groups) would have 2 minutes total in which to addredd world...

Yet Another Disappointment

COA Admin June 22, 2012 0 Comments

Filmed by: Nimisha Bastedo A group of passionate, frustrated women gathered in Rio Centro on June 19th, protesting against the current state of the document. They proclaim that as far as women's rights are concerned, "it's worse than in1992"! They are especially disgusted at the fact that reproductive rights are not included in the text. The list of...

Our Red Line: Action at Rio+20

Lara Shirley June 21, 2012 0 Comments

by Lara Shirley Earth in Brackets participated in an action today called 'Our Red Line'. 'Our Red Line' was an action aimed at drawing the essential, red line that Rio+20 should uphold for humanity, the earth and the future. It evolved from how the term was used over the past few days, as Brazil has been asking countries to remove brackets from the text and instead only state...

Conference Rio+20: A message to Indigenous people from Andrea Carmem (with subtitles in Spanish)

COA Admin June 20, 2012 0 Comments

Interviewer Anyuri Betegón To spread the voice of others. Here is a message to indigenous people from Andrea Carmem, Excecutive Director International Indian Treatry Council, and a little bit of what happened during the PrepCom. Conference Rio+20: A message for the indigenous people (with subtitles in Spanish) from on Vimeo.

Food S_________ty

Lara Shirley June 19, 2012 0 Comments

by Lara Shirley We have just published a primer on food sovereignty and how it’s different from food security: check it out here! (In a nutshell, food security means everyone having enough to eat, but without taking into consideration where the food is coming from and what effect it has on the communities it is bought or distributed in. Food sovereignty means the right of everyone to grow their...