Hundreds of Canadians will join tens of thousands of people in the streets of New York City next weekend for one of the largest climate change mobilizations in history. While this will be one of the largest climate marches in history, it also isnt just about size. Its about showing that people are standing alongside those impacted most by climate change and extreme extraction, said Eriel Deranger, communications coordinator for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, who will be marching in New York. Its time to stop negotiating, because whilst these governments haggle over our lives, Indigenous and people of colour on the frontlines are dying, said Crystal Lameman, a member of the Beaver Lake Cree First Nation also planning to join the march. Stephen Harper has announced he will not attend the UN summit, which will take place on September 23 -- two days after the march. Canadas support for fossil fuel expansion remains a major issue blocking global action on climate change. Its shameful that in this era of climate change, Stephen Harper refuses to face the music about his atrocious climate record in front of the world, said Melina Laboucan-Massimo, a member of the Lubicon Cree Nation and Climate Campaigner with Greenpeace Canada. We know hes reluctant to go for a reason and were prepared to bring momentum home from this march and build a chorus calling for real, just climate action back in Canada. vancouverobserver/tags/climate-change/canadians-get-ready-historic-environmental-mobilization
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:56:05 +0000