Article by Dr. Hermann Scheer published in the German Edition of “Le Monde Diplomatique”, February issue, 2010
The secret motto of the World Climate Conference
The main reason why the public around the world were so shocked by the shameful outcome of the World Climate Conference in Copenhagen was that they were basically unprepared for failure. Everything seemed to be pointing to success: a manifestly pressing problem, upbeat government announcements, urgent appeals from NGOs, worldwide media interest and the participation of numerous heads of state, who hoped to turn the meeting into a “G120″ summit. Continue reading Talking globally, putting the brakes on nationally
From Copenhagen to a solution, “swarming” might save the planet!
New video being launched in London which explains why Copenhagen hadn’t got a chance of presenting a real solution because it touches the infinite growth model of a transnational power base, being anti-consumerism etc. The film then takes a leap into the past presenting what really happened in the 60’s where it says the concept of individualism (cultural changes, sex and drugs and rock and roll) was hijacked by the industry of consumerism to forestall the power of “swarming” which had taught a generation to be anti-consumerist. and we finally are offered some ideas from counter-culture of the Internet and the opensource movement (free software/copyleft etc.) t affect real change in the production systems of the planet using technologies such as Wikipedia Blogging technologies and online activism).
Desde Copenhague hacia una solución… El debate es útil pero “swarming” (revoloteando) puede salvar el planeta…
Nuevo vídeo que empiece explicando porque no funcionó Copenhague — solución real tocaría el poder de los transnacionales, sería anti-consumo etc. Después pasa hasta la historia por los cambios de las 60’s explicando como la industria del consumo (la publicidad) y el concepto de “swarming” y cambios culturales (sexo/drogas/la música) y finalmente ofrece un idea sobre el uso del Internet / opensource/free software y “swarming” para cambiar la sistema usando principios de (Wikipedia/Tecnologia/Activismo etc)
No hay subtítulos en ningún lenguaje todavía — ¿alguien quiere ayudar de hacerlo?
Hay que escuchar todo en inglés narración por un Irlandés Mc Namara
Viene de una compañía inglesa Knife Party que trabaja por la industria entonces no es poca cosa, bienvenido al activismo del siglo XXI
made by an english group called Knife Party who work in publicuty industry so this is no amateur production. Welcome to activism of the XXI century
Europe is committing fiscal suicide – and will have little trouble finding allies at this weekend’s G-20 meetings in Toronto. Despite the deepening Great Recession threatening to bring on outright depression, European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet and prime ministers from Britain’s David Cameron to Greece’s George Papandreou (president of the Socialist International) and Canada’s host, Conservative Premier Stephen Harper, are calling for cutbacks in public spending. Continue reading Europe’s Fiscal Dystopia: the “New Austerity” Road
La hondureña y directora de la nueva película documental “Quien Dijo Miedo”, Katia Lara, lanzó su documental en Buenos Aires. Fuimos a comer después del estreno y se ve que su documental es un trabajo de amor por su pueblo y su resistencia al poder golpista. Se estrena la película en España y Centro América y en Tegucigalpa para el primer aniversario del golpe.
Lara y su equipo hondureño-argentino han capturado un momento clave en la historia latinoamericana, la resistencia de un pueblo contra “sus” fuerzas del orden preparadas para la guerra, la resistencia de un pueblo humilde preparándose a si mismo para la democracia –preparándose para tomar control de la trayectoria de su propia historia.
La película de Katia Lara es un grito en contra el doble discurso de la “democracia latinoamericana”, gritándole al mundo pidiendo ser escuchado, pidiendo la solidaridad de los pueblos latinoamericanos como han mostrado los presidentes en UNASUR. El mundo del comercio quiere regresar a “Business as usual” pero la existencia de un gobierno ilegitimo no es solo un riesgo para el pueblo hondureño sino representa un riesgo serio para todos aquellos que tenemos el privilegio de vivir en libertad en américa latina.
Plastic waiting chairs await me in the spacious immigration offices built for streams of millions of European poor from Italy, Spain and other nations at war. The huddled masses arrived flea-bitten and seasick in their millions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These fine buildings are reminiscent of the best of British Edwardian and Georgian architecture. Continue reading 1810 stirrings of independence, 1910 the Belle Époque, 2010 the A.B.C.D. of poverty
“While the corporations continue to believe in the strength of global supply chains.
Like any chain these are only a strong as their weakest link.”;
Walden Bello (Minute 21 of this video)
“In Copenhagen, the ALBA countries resisted the imposition of a non-solution. This showed that Latin America was not afraid to speak the truth to power, water is important, food is important, the climate and biodiversity must be protected. These are simple truths that even my grandmothers would understand were they still alive. I am still hopeful in spite of the mining, the oil and gas exploitation and the genetically modified monocultures in the Argentine pampa and the plains of Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia that South America can show some leadership in protecting Planet Earth.”-Tony Phillips, Project Allende Argentina
For more see http://democracyctr.org/blog/2010/04/climate-change-summit-comes-to-bolivia.html
Plastic waiting chairs await me in the spacious immigration offices built for streams of millions of European poor from Italy, Spain and other nations at war. The huddled masses arrived flea-bitten and seasick in their millions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These fine buildings are reminiscent of the best of British Edwardian and Georgian architecture. 
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