Posts Tagged "g20"
KAIROS Briefing Paper #25: G20 Surrenders to the Money Traders
July 27, 2010
KAIROS latest Policy Briefing Paper provides an in-depth analysis of the G20 Meetings and Final Statement. The paper examines how the outcome represents a caving in to pressure from the same bond and derivative traders whose irresponsible actions caused the…
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2010 Peoples’ Summit: Building a Movement for a Just World
June 21, 2010
From June 18 to June 20 people from all over the world came to Toronto for the 2010 Peoples’ Summit to talk with and learn from one another in this time leading up to the G20 Summit. They came because they…
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Reflections on returning from the Eastern tour
June 18, 2010
We have just arrived back from the Eastern tour. It has been such a privilege to accompany Naty and Isaiah over last few days. They are both powerful and inspirational speakers, able to convey the devastating impacts of climate change…
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Eastern Tour: Fredericton – Climate change, cities and self-reliance
June 17, 2010
Yesterday we arrived at our last destination, Fredericton, New Brunswick. It was a beautiful, warm day. After lunch at the home of our friendly host, we headed to the picturesque University of New Brunswick radio station for an interview. I…
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Western Tour: Yellowknife – No Ice on the Big Water
June 17, 2010
Yellowknife is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake. Known as Tu Cho, or “Big Water” in Dene, it is the deepest lake in North America at 614 m, and the ninth-largest lake in the world, covering 27,200 km²….
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Western Tour: Victoria – “Cochabamba in the Garden City”
June 16, 2010
Susan Draper, KAIROS’ BC-Yukon Regional Coordinator, sent us the following thoughts from the G20 Climate Justice Tour town hall discussion that took place in Victoria on Monday, June 14. I rejoice in the fact that 90 people from the city…
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Western Tour: Yellowknife – Land of the Midnight Sun
June 16, 2010
At this time of year the sun literally never sets in Yellowknife and after a long, cold, dark winter it’s easy to understand why people may shun indoor events. Nevertheless, on Tuesday night a committed group of people chose to…
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Eastern Tour: Halifax – “The Little Changes We Make ARE Important”
June 15, 2010
Early this morning we left St. John’s amidst a rain storm that luckily did not keep us from Halifax. I was sad to leave, as we had received such a warm welcome from the Presentation Sisters who had provided us…
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Eastern Tour: St. John’s – Make It Right
June 14, 2010
The eastern leg of the “Not Business as Usual” tour kicked off in my home province of Newfoundland with a walk on the rocky beach at Middle Cove, a meal of fish and chips in Beachy Cove and a day…
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Western Tour: Richmond, Vancouver and “the liquid continent”
June 14, 2010
Good afternoon, although it’s still very much morning here in Victoria. Francois Pihaatae, Ecumenical Animator on Climate Change for the Pacific Conference of Churches and one of KAIROS’ Southern partners, and I are travelling on the Western leg of our…
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Welcome to the KAIROS G20 Climate Justice Tour Blog
June 3, 2010
KAIROS staff and partners will be reporting on both the Western Tour (Victoria, Yellowknife, and Regina), and the Eastern Tour (St. John’s, Halifax and Fredericton) on this blog. Go to http://www.kairoscanada.org/en/ecojustice/climate-change-the-g20/ for details on the tour. Also, join the tour…
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