by Ducky Slowcode / Medium It Takes Roots and Indigenous Environmental Network staged a performance and speak-out on 12/10/15 in front of the Peace Wall and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, demanding the inclusion of Indigenous land rights and human rights provisions in the final Paris Agreement. Photo: Ducky Slowcode Paris, France — In light of the 21st and most recent UN Conference of the Parties, the annual gathering to discuss and renegotiate global progress in climate change policy, thousands of activists from every corner of the globe converged on Paris to make their voices heard. While the heads of state of 196 different countries came together in La Bourget, a conference center just outside of Paris, delegations and individuals from climate advocacy groups, frontline organizations, and civil society groups made their presence known across the city. I had the opportunity to visit Paris and represent direct action eco-defense on Turtle Island, as well as connect with and support friends (both old and new) in bringing their campaigns to France, the land of so-called “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” (“Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood”). The climate talks, as to be expected, were a total failure. Negotiations were held up in large part by the United […]
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