BBC HARDtalk - Kumi Naidoo - Executive Director, Greenpeace International (20/11/12) You are amazing: Greenpeace in 2012 (music by the Maccabees) BBC HARDtalk - Kumi Naidoo - Executive Director, Greenpeace International (20/11/12) Engagez-vous pour faire échouer l'accord qui peut détruire la planète. Atelier Greenpeace - soutenez nous. Eskom Spying: NGOs Quit Stakeholder Forum. Feature story - February 13, 2013 Environmental NGOs Earthlife, groundwork, and Greenpeace have suspended their participation in Eskom’s NGO forum following reports that Eskom contracted an intelligence company to spy on the organisations.
"Eskom’s shocking move highlights the deep rot within the organisation that takes us back to the dark days of apartheid. Earthlife, groundWork, and Greenpeace quit stakeholder forum over Eskom Espionage. Climate change Eskom Espionage: Eskom responds to Earthlife, groundWork, and Greenpeace +++ Addition to the post: Johannesburg, Monday 18 February 2013 – Eskom has sent a reply to Earthlife, groundWork, and Greenpeace regarding the spying that has taken place on these organisations by the infamous ‘Swartberg Intelligence Services’.
However, the personal response made by Eskom’s CEO Brian Dames is totally inappropriate: none of the demands of the affected civil society organisations have been met. Debt Versus Democracy: A Battle for the Future. Strike Debt on Fifth Avenue for Global Noise Demo.
(Photo: Marisa Holmes) In the US and Europe, the movement of squares has responded to attacks on the social good by debt resistance and direct democracy. In assemblies, mic checks and self-organization, they demonstrated that another world is possible. GAIA : Index. Why Chavez Chose Social Safety Net Over Skyscrapers. People walk by graffiti showing late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, as they head to pay their final respects during Chavez's funeral ceremony at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, March 11, 2013.
(Photo: Mauricio Lima / The New York Times) Since news broke last week of the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, reactions to that leader’s passing have been pouring in. While many argue that Chavez did incredible things for Venezuela and its people, there are those, especially here in the US, who don’t have such a rosy view of the former leader. Resistance From a Cage: Julian Assange Speaks to Norwegian Journalist Eirik Vold. Julian Assange, founder of Wikilieaks.org, pictured outside the Frontline Club in London, July 26, 2010.
(Photo: The New York Times)This is an exclusive English translation of an interview published Saturday, February 16, 2013, in the Norwegian news outlet Dagens Næringsliv. Julian Assange is the itinerant hacker from the Australian Outback who gave the world the biggest leak of secret documents in history. Seven months into his embassy asylum, the cyber crusade for transparency goes on. This is not the first time that WikiLeaks has come under attack, Assange tells me. Confronting the Root Causes of Climate Change. Sud Energie. Presents agit8: Iconic protest songs that have changed the world. Contributions politiques sensibles… Négawatt... Libéralisation de l'énergie... Le grand réinventaire.
Le plan de grande envergure pour la nature nécessite une action de grande envergure rapidement. 08 October 2012 | News story Les gouvernements doivent passer à l’action et investir dans la nature afin de sauvegarder la diversité de la vie sur la terre et affronter les défis actuels du développement, a déclaré l’UICN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature) devant la 11ème Conférence des parties à la Convention sur la biodiversité biologique (CBD COP11), qui s’ouvre aujourd’hui à Hyderabad, en Inde.
Les représentants gouvernementaux réunis à Hyderabad discuteront de la mise en œuvre des décisions prises au sommet de la biodiversité de Nagoya en 2010, et en particulier des suites qui ont été données au Plan stratégique pour la biodiversité et aux Objectifs d’Aichi 2020 établis à l’occasion de ce sommet en matière de sauvegarde et de restauration de la nature. Big Plan for nature needs Big Action now. 08 October 2012 | News story Governments must take action and invest in nature to secure the diversity of life on earth and address today’s development challenges – urges IUCN at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP11), which starts today in Hyderabad, India.
Governments meeting in Hyderabad will discuss implementation of the decisions taken at the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit in 2010, including the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its 2020 Aichi Targets to save and restore nature. “In Nagoya, we agreed the Big Plan with ambitious yet realistic targets to save our planet’s biodiversity,” says Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General. “We need to keep the momentum going. Résistance au nouvel ordre mondial. An Addition to the Climate Movement-Civil Disobedience Toolkit. Protesters engage in civil disobedience at the White House to demonstrate against the Keystone XL pipeline.
(Photo: Cool Revolution) On February 13, 48 of the nation's environmental and civil rights leaders got arrested in front of the White House to draw attention to climate change and the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. Many dubbed the action "civil disobedience. " Four days later some 40,000 people followed with peaceful protest. Peaceful protest, a tactic utilized by the civil rights movement, has been introduced into the climate movement. Libérer les 30 de l'Arctique.
Manifestations pour libérer les activistes de Greenpeace retenus en Russie. © GreenpeaceVideo.
Depuis le 18 septembre, 28 militants de Greenpeace et deux journalistes qui travaillaient avec eux sont emprisonnés en Russie. Résistance & engagements... Nous resterons sur Terre. DOC Découvertes documentaires Espace membre Nous resterons sur Terre Les changements climatiques inquiètent,les espèces s'éteignent, les ressources s'épuisent,les villes s'étendent. A travers un jeu de miroirs et de contrastes entre cette nature miraculeuse et l'obsession de l'homme à vouloir la dompter,Nous resterons sur Terre regarde la planète d'aujourd'hui dans les yeux et dresse l'état des lieux d'une harmonie qui vacille.Pouvons-nous inverser le cours des choses?
NOUS RESTERONS SUR TERRE. Environmental Action. CREDO Action Home. Leak of Identities & Emails of Rich Hiding *$32 Trillion* Offshore. Interview de Richard O'Barry. Leaks reveal secrets of the rich who hide cash offshore. Millions of internal records have leaked from Britain's offshore financial industry, exposing for the first time the identities of thousands of holders of anonymous wealth from around the world, from presidents to plutocrats, the daughter of a notorious dictator and a British millionaire accused of concealing assets from his ex-wife.
The leak of 2m emails and other documents, mainly from the offshore haven of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), has the potential to cause a seismic shock worldwide to the booming offshore trade, with a former chief economist at McKinsey estimating that wealthy individuals may have as much as $32tn (£21tn) stashed in overseas havens. In France, Jean-Jacques Augier, President François Hollande's campaign co-treasurer and close friend, has been forced to publicly identify his Chinese business partner. It Is Time to Recognize the National Sovereignty and Human Rights of Native Indians. A Native American pow-wow in Taos, New Mexico, July 12, 2009. (Photo: Jim Nix / Flickr)Recently we wrote about the need to transform US foreign policy from one that is dominating and militaristic to one that is based on diplomatic relations. US Empire is not sustainable because of its tremendous cost in dollars and its impacts on the environment and lives of people all over the world.
We asked if it might be possible to dismantle US Empire in a responsible way that would cause the least harm. We often think of US Empire acting on the global stage through occupations and wars abroad, but the longest-running manifestation of US imperialism is the illegal occupation of portions of the United States and denial of the sovereignty of Native Indians, which continues today. In the past century, efforts by Native Indian nations to achieve recognition of signed treaties have been thwarted. During the past year, the Native Indian movement has been reinvigorated. Stripping Away Native Indian Rights. Pierre Bourdieu. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Vous lisez un « bon article ». Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bourdieu.
TerreMag - Le Magazine des Générations Futures. Un autre monde est possible ! Sondage : indépendance et pluralité des journalistes et des médias. L’Observatoire des Journalistes et de l’Information Médiatique a lancé du 7 au 16 février une consultation publique sur la perception du système médiatique français. Nous proposions à nos lecteurs de donner leur avis sur l’indépendance et la pluralité des journalistes et des médias, en répondant à un sondage de 12 questions. Ce sondage est désormais fermé. Vous trouverez ci-dessous une analyse des résultats de cette Enquête Ojim, doublée d’une infographie. The Anonymous Solidarity Network.