Climate Justice – Upcoming Dates of Action

The Copenhagen COP 15 has come and gone. Grassroots organizers experienced a hijacked decision-making process, resistance by some governments to commit to a legally binding agreement, and numerous corporations peddling green capitalism as a way of resolving climate change. Since Copenhagen, climate justice movements have been organizing worldwide for future actions.

The World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
will take place from April 19 to 22, 2010 in Cochabamba, Bolivia, bringing together people, governments and organizations.
For more information, see here.
The conference will be live-streamed in English and Spanish.

Via Campesina has called for a meeting to prepare for the COP 16
The preparatory meeting will take place May 5-6, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico.
For more information, contact enlace@viacampesinanorteamerica.org.

The Climate Justice Action network has called for an international meeting to be held
May 28-31, 2010 in Bonn, Germany. For more information, see climate-justice-action.org.
(The CJA meeting predates the  UNFCCC preparatory meeting for the COP 16,
which will take place from May 31-June 11, 2010 in Bonn, Germany.)

The Asian Regional People’s Assembly will meet from May 31 – June 3, 2010.
And the Climate Justice Now Asia Assembly will meet June 4, 2010.
Location for both gatherings TBA. Possible venues: Thailand, Dhaka, Bangladesh or Kalimantan, Indonesia. The idea is to hold the assembly on a “climate crime” area.
For more information, contact d.guerrero@focusweb.org.

The G8 / G 20 will convene June 25-27, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.
For more information on the Toronto Community Mobilization Network action days,
June 25-27, see g20.torontomobilize.org.
For info on the Toronto Peoples’ Summit, June 18-20, see peoplessummit2010.ca.

The COP 16 is expected to be held in Cancun, Mexico from Nov. 29-Dec. 10, 2010.