Report by participants in the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth

Report by participants in the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
Date: Friday, May 7, 2010 - 7:00pm - 11:00pm

Location

Steelworkers Hall Toronto
25 Cecil Street (east of Spadina, south of College)
Toronto
Canada
43° 39' 24.624" N, 79° 23' 44.3004" W

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS:

  • Robert Lovelace, a leader of Ardoch Algonquin First Nation
  • Ben Powless, Mohawk from Six Nations in Ontario, member of the Indigenous Environmental Network.
  • Kimia Ghomeshi, Campaign Director, Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
  • Danny Beaton: 2010 recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award (NAAA) for Environment and Natural Resources
  • Delegation from Toronto Bolivia Solidarity

More than 15,000 social-movement and government representatives have confirmed attendance in Cochabamba to plan building a people’s movement to save the planet and us all. Join us on May 7 to learn of and be part of this initiative.

PLUS:

  • Messages from supporters and sponsors
  • Bolivian dance troupe and First Nations indigenous drumming.
  • Bolivian food and beverages.


Donation $5 or pay what you can.

Sponsoring organizations

  • Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
  • CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy at Ryerson
  • Climate and Capitalism
  • Common Frontiers
  • Ecosanity.org
  • KAIROS Toronto Center
  • Latin American Solidarity Network
  • Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG)
  • Rabble
  • Toronto Bolivia Solidarity
  • Toronto Climate Campaign
  • Toronto Forum on Cuba
  • Toronto Haiti Action Committee

To add your organization to the Sponsors' list, email Torontoboliviasolidarity@gmail.com