Durban / Mobilisations
COP17 civil society statement on conflict during the Global Day of Action
Durban 4 December 2011 – On Saturday 3 December, the mid-point of COP 17, about 12 000 people from across the continent and the world gathered in Durban to demand […]
THOUSANDS PROTEST AT COP17 – DEMANDING ACTION TO SAVE THE PLANET
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, 3 December 2011 – The people demand that governments have to radically change their behavior at the UNFCCC negotiations, if the world is to have a chance […]
“THE U.S. MUST STOP OBSTRUCTING CLIMATE JUSTICE FOR THE 99%”
What: A peaceful speakout in front of the U.S. Consulate in Durban, as part of the 1000 Durbans Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. This speakout is the South […]
Photo Essay: Global Day of Action Against UN Conference of Polluters (COP) in Durban
3 December 2011–Thousands of people from around the world hit the streets of Durban, South Africa to protest the UN Climate Conference of Polluters. Photo Essay by Orin Langelle/Global Justice […]
They are members of civil society groups and trade unions. Among them are 500 activists from the Million Climate Jobs campaign and the anti-capilatist Democratic Left Front, as well as […]
Global Day of Action rallying call as thousands expected to join Durban climate march
As world leaders struggle to reach agreement at the COP17 negotiations, the COP17 civil society committee (C17) is issuing a rallying call to all South Africans to join civil society, […]
Small Island States join Occupy COP17 to say “we are all one and the same”
By Tierney Smith RTCC in Durban “We are all one and the same”, said Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador to the UN for the Seychelles when he joined the Occupy COP17 movement […]
Protesters square off against police at COP17
by LLOYD GEDYE – Dec 02 2011 18:29 The 17th Congress of the Parties (COP17) has been a bit of a damp squib this week on the protest front but […]