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Vancouver Report Back from the People's Climate Summit in Cochabamba |
June 10, 2010 report back meeting, organized by Canada-Bolivia Solidarity Committee from participants at the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth April 22, 2010 in Cochabamba, Bolivia.. |
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LINKS:: Official Website of World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth ( pwccc.wordpress.com/ ) - Georgia Straight Article: Redeeming the Copenhagen climate fiasco in Cochabamba ( straight.com/article-320671/vancouver/kimia-ghomeshi-redeeming-copenhagen-climate-fiasco-cochabamba ) -People's Summit Adopts 'Cochabamba Protocols' ( climateandcapitalism.com/?p=2225 ) |
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Robert Lovelace is an adjunct Professor at Queen�s University in the Department of Global Development Studies. Robert is also an activist in anti-colonial struggles. In 2008, Robert spent 3 � months as a political prisoner for his part in defending the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation homeland from uranium exploration and mining. Robert was released on appeal after a groundbreaking decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal found that Aboriginal law is an essential part of Canadian law. Robert continues to study and speak on issues regarding �corporate social responsibility� and the effects of the Canadian mining industry on indigenous people in Canada and internationally. He has traveled in Ecuador and Bolivia, speaking with indigenous peoples about the rights of mother earth. Robert is a retired Chief of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation. He lives in the Algonquin highlands at Eel Lake in the traditional Ardoch territory where he continues to offer traditional teaching and ceremony. |
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