From Water Wars to the Fight for Climate Justice
Published by ZCommunications.org
20 July 2010
Lessons of Cochabamba
By Pablo Solon
Source: Socialist Voice
Bolivia’s UN ambassador gave this talk to the Shout Out for Global Justice, sponsored by the Council of Canadians and attended by nearly 3,000 people on June 25 in Toronto, during the ten days of protests against the G20 meeting.
Other speakers included Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadians and Indian eco-feminist Vandana Shiva. Video of the event can be viewed at rabbletv
In addition to this meeting, several other events during the ten days of G20 protests focused on Cochabamba, including:
* Two panels at the June 19-20 People’s Summit organized by Toronto Bolivia Solidarity and KAIROS, each was attended by more than 50 participants.
* Greetings by Erika Dueñas, Chargé d’Affaires, Bolivian Embassy to the United States, and Raúl Burbano of Toronto Bolivian Solidarity to about 250 participants in the People’s Assembly on Climate Justice, June 23.
In addition, the pamphlet Cochabamba: Documents of the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth was widely distributed at G-20-related events. It is available as a free PDF download at Reading from the Left.
This talk was transcribed for Climate and Capitalism by Derrick O’Keefe.
