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Systemchange.ca is a project of the Council of Canadians and aims to build awareness and inspire actions for climate justice in Canada and around the world. It features videos from a range of speakers including academics, workers and activists who address these questions, talk about why we need system change, and give examples of new ways forward.
Discussants include:
John Cartwright: President, Toronto & York Region Labour Council
Debbie Field: Executive Director, FoodShare
Kundan Kumar: Professor of Geography, Centre for the Environment, University of Toronto
Peter Tabuns: MPP and the former Director of Greenpeace Canada
Our teach-in will occur during the next major round of UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, and we hope to build the pressure that can influence decision making.
The UN climate negotiations, meant to provide international leadership addressing one of the most serious crises humanity has ever faced, are perilously off course and little progress is expected in Durban. The Canadian government, driven by economic interests in the tar sands, continues to do more harm than good in ensuring a healthy planet for generations to come. While the climate talks likely won't produce the meaningful actions our planet needs to halt and reverse the effects of climate change, they are a forum for dialogue about what needs to happen and opportunity to demand better.
Meanwhile, we can help build a broad-based movement for climate justice by taking action together and showing our government that we want system change, not climate change!
We can work together towards change with our family, our friends and community starting with building the power and knowledge within our communities.
Presented by Cinema Politica Danforth - a project of the Toronto-Danforth NDP
