Random Transit Convo #1
December 10, 2007
By Jihan Gearon
Here at the COP/MOP you can meet lots of interesting people and have lots of interesting conversations just riding the shuttle between the BICC (Bali International Convention Center) and the Grand Hyatt, where the side events are being held. Today I sat next to a man from Uganda. [...]
[editor's note: some postings were never sent, some lost and some well here they are now...]
12. 11.07
Where my People at?
By Nia Robinson, EJCC Director
At least once a day I scan the crowd of the convention center. Sprinklings and clusters of brown faces in an overwhelming sea of whiteness. There is a feeling of aloneness. I [...]
from Tony C. Anderson, Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA) Senior
BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 13 “[T]here is a wrecking crew lead by but the Bush administration and its minions…” said Jennifer L. Morgan of Third Generation Environmentalism during the Climate Action Networks’ press conference today.
Her comment echoes the sentiment of many attending the UN Bail Climate Change Conference [...]
[editor's note: Due to some minor technical difficulties I wasn't able to get & post Ellen's blogs until today... slightly unfortunate delay, but well worth the wait to read her insights into the UNFCCC experience. Thanks El, for taking the time to share!]
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12-07-07: EJCC’s Arrival in Bali: Initial Thoughts and Expectations (from Ellen Choy, currently [...]
WORLD BANK HANDS OFF FORESTS December 10, 2007
BALI (INDONESIA), Dec. 10, 2007 Environmental groups at the United
Nations climate talks in Bali today urged governments to reject a new
World Bank initiative promoting the inclusion of forests in carbon
markets.
The World Bank initiative, known as the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
(FCPF) is set [...]
by Tony C. Anderson (from Bali)
Today, as a side event at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia (COP-13) Greenpeace’s Solar Generation with the assistance of the Japanese delegation took a brief moment to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Kyoto Protocol. The multiple layered chocolate cake was a welcomed sidebar [...]
[FYI: To save time, energy and $ we've streamlined the process for the EJCC crew to get their words out on the net- they will be sending their words to me to distribute on this and other blogs. Me, being Oriana, whom YOU can also contact if you have questions, suggestion or information for [...]
EJCC Delegates head to Bali in time for the International Day of Action Against Global Warming.
Contact: Oriana Bolden FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(m) 510.593.7395
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December 3, 2007
Oakland, CA
No hoax, youth of color demand Climate Justice from the U.S. by [...]
…keeping our carbon footprint as light as possible we decided to take a small but powerful and dedicated crew to Bali, Indonesia for the U.N. Climate Change Conference this week. We represent many of the communities most affected by climate injustice in the U.S. —keep your eyes peeled for our reports directly from Bali. We [...]
