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

May 7 2010 - 7:00pm
May 7 2010 - 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