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5 hours ago ago from Traditional Knowledge Bulletin
Bringing the Rainforest to Copenhagen IPS , 12 December 2009 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: In order to showcase the issues facing native people, the Indigenous Voices on Climate Change film festival is focusing a critical lens on global warming, with the assistance of some of the world’s most vulnerable people struggling to maintain traditional ways of life. The films showcase stories from around the world through the eyes of people living in ...
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Climate justice activists from around the U.S. led by communities of color were part of the 100,000-strong protest march in Copenhagen this past Saturday. Not surprisingly, such a vibrant display of civil society's power was responded to with more than 1,000 arrests by the Danish police. As world leaders await President Obama's arrival in Copenhagen for the climate change talks, climate justice organizers are not simply waiting around ...
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