Bogota
(Colombia)
Multicultural
Processioin of Resistance
The
Summit of the United Nations on Environment and Sustainable Development
(more commonly referred to as Rio+10), will be held in Johannesburg
from the 23rd of August to the 4th of September. In this Summit
decisions will be taken that are expected to affect all habitants
of the planet in environmental terms, and consequently social, economic
and cultural aspects of life.
The
decisions that derive from Johannesburg will concern all sectors
of society, passing the ecological sphere to determine political,
economic and sociocultural relations between the human race and
the natural environment.
We
have seen that 10 years on from the Earth Summit held in Río
during 1992, the environmental situation has gravely worsened, global
warming continues, the forests are being destroyed at an alarming
rate, the extinction of more and more species, the increase in hunger
and poverty; the growing threat to traditional and indigenous communities;
in conclusion the scene is none too pretty, and World politics is
far from resolving the social and environmental crisis that is evident
at a planetary scale.
In
this context, youth groups from different Colombian organisations
are working together to carry out a Multicultural Processioin
of Resistance to be held on the 31st of August in the city
of Bogotá (Colombia), leaving at 9 am from the Plaza de Bolívar.
And arriving at 1pm to the park of "Renacimiento" to star
an open place of music and resistance expressions.
The
objective of the Procession is to unite our voices against the theory
and practice of environmental politics in Colombia and the World.
To express our opposition to the way that the Colombian government
continues to favour the interests of a minority and the relentless
exploitation of cultures, natural resources and human rights. The
irrational model of development has benefited multinational companies
(oil and pharmaceutics amongst others), brought about the destruction
of nature and has weakened the UN.
The
Procession intends to generate spaces for popular, participative
and cultural expression, where we can display what we believe, feel
and work for. We want to make the Multicultural Procession of Resistance
a diverse exhibition of different social sectors of society.
In
this sense we extend a very special invitation to all organisations
or individuals who wish to participate in the Procession, receive
more information or be part of the organising committee.
Contact
person: Irene Velez, Hugo Idarraga, Andres Yara.
<colombiaylacumbre@latinmail.com>
or <agua@censat.org>
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