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Caught between hope, despair and occupation

Posted by Durban Team on December 08, 2011
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Protests in Durban

Protests at Durban have delivered neither the cacophony of Copenhagen nor the resort-inspired civility of Cancun. Instead, they have been a mix of anger and despair, with talk of occupation and the slightest glimmer of hope. [...]

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A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

Posted by Copenhagen Team on December 17, 2009
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Activists in Copenhagen fight for climate justice (Image by: ronniehall)

COP 15 Commentary by Guest Author: Bettina Wittneben Bob Dylan’s 1963 classic about floods and rising oceans is taking on new meaning in Copenhagen. The song has become a bit of a theme song for climate action. For the first time in its seventeen-year history, the United Nations climate summit is being bombarded with massive [...]

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