I love it (not) Barry and John and their cohorts in the UN are suppressing activists in Lima, Peru this week to not name the US, Canada, or the XL Tarsands in any of their posters, etc. Nothing like suppressing the voices of the people. Shame on the US and the UN. Interviewed: youth activist Alyssa Johnson-Kurts of the group SustainUS about rules at the United Nations Climate Change Conference that require protesters to submit banners and slogans for approval. She says the regulations bar mention of specific names, officials and projects. We tried to submit a banner that would have an arrow with Keystone XL in one direction and a liveable future in the other direction, and they rejected that proposal, Johnson-Kurts says. Civil society faces increasing separation from what takes place inside the conference. The irony of course is that very few restrictions are placed on the fossil fuel companies that come here, notes our guest Jamie Henn, co-founder and communications director of the climate group 350.org. democracynow.org/2014/12/12/silencing_dissent_un_bars_climate_protesters
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 04:31:49 +0000
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