Off to the Peoples’ World Conference on Climate Change

and Mother Earth Rights in Bolivia in April;

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A local Permaculture designer, water harvesting advocate, and longtime environmental steward, Barbara Wishingrad, is planning to attend the Peoples’ World Conference on Climate Change in Cochabamba, Bolivia, April 19-22, 2010.

The Peoples’ World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth Rights was convoked by Bolivian President Evo Morales on January 5, motivated by the frustration of many peoples and nations about the agreement reached in Copenhagen in December 2009. It will be held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, April 20-22, 2010. http://cmpcc.org/

A recent post on 350.org. says “…In April, (Bolivia) will convene a major summit of progressive government leaders, social movement leaders, activists, and civil society to map out points of consensus and a plan for shifting the international debate on climate change towards an outcome that is fair and ambitious. …their collaborative approach towards organizing this summit… reaches far beyond the anti-capitalist, radical wing of the movement that you might expect. They have been working hard to reach out to a wide range of social movements and civil society, get invitations to government leaders with positions clearly different than their own, and map out an agenda that leads to open and honest conversations about a positive way forward. In a post-Copenhagen world, their commitment and drive to building a broader and more powerful movement in 2010 is one of the most hopeful and inspiring things …to get involved with right now.”

Please read further about how your ideas, projects, and concerns can be addressed during the conference, by this representative from the Santa Barbara area.