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Climate convergence
World social forum
Tunis
28th March
The French Coalition
Who are we?
• An alliance made up of 100 organisations: trade unions, social movements,
environmental and development NGOs, youth groups, faith-based organisations,
local groups (energy transition, anti-fracking, water), Alternatiba groups, small and
big logos
Born early 2014, following a shift in UNFCCC strategies and the Warsaw walk-out /
without a citizen mobilization nothing would change
• Hub for mobilization planning in France to continue an ecological and citizen
transition from the social movements
• Connecting with international networks and local groups on a regular basis :
conference call every month ; international meeting on Monday and Tuesday in
Tunis, now the next step is the 13th-14th June meeting and the 8th-9th October in
Paris, the last one before the COP. On the international mailing-list, many
information is shared with key points in many languages ; interactive and collective
initiatives map on the coalition website www.coalitionclimat21.org (in French,
English and Spanish)
The French call to action
Weekend of May 30th and 31st
1000 local initiatives for climate change
Weekend of September 26th and 27th
A weekend of actions around citizen-driven solutions in France, with a massive
Alternatiba in Paris
November 28th or 29th
A decentralized mass mobilization in capital cities to raise expectations on climate
action by national and local governments
During the 2 weeks of the COP
Escalation of mobilizations, CSO space
December 12th
A mass mobilization reclaiming people power and paving the way to what next as the
fight against climate change does not end in Paris
Mobilization agenda
During COP:
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28/29th : Mass decentralised mobilizations in capital cities with people's demands
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Dec 12th : Mass mobilization to Paris to show people's power
Throughout the year :
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April 18th : Global day again free trade agreements
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May/June : 1000 initiatives for climate (France, May 30-31), G7
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Sept 26/27th : mobilizations on alternatives and people'solutions (Alternatiba )
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Oct 9/10 : Days against Dirty Energy (Reclaim Power)
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Oct 16th : Day for food and climate
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Nov 10th : Day for impacted people
==> the following slides are a feed-back of various speakers from the
different tracks of this WSF week in Tunis
(nearly 80 activities in relation with climate have been organized)
Corporate Power & Trade
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Key outcomes
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Continuous convergence
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Political mapping of all our struggles
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Interconnected struggles
Key demands
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System change approach =
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Corporations & government constructed a system where cooperate in
impunity (trade agreements linked to climate )
Key dates
July 6th : joint moment for the global campaign to dismantle corporate power in
Geneva during the meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Human Right
and Alternatiba will come to Geneva, important to converge during this event
Food and land
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Key outcomes
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Agroecology for food sovereignty
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Farmers have real solutions
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End industrial agriculture which is responsible of CC
Key demands
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Citizens have to defend and support farmers agriculture
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More support is needed : join the actions !
Key dates
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April, 11-12th : weekend on climate and industrialization of agriculture
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Check Via campesina website for more info
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Key outcomes
Energy
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Common themes : need to talk about energy more about electricity
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Confronting corporate power more strongly: divestment from FF, struggle against
false solutions (fracking, agrofuels, ...)
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Trade agreements preventing FF divestment
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Energy democracy : not just about Ren.Energy but about our needs + ownership
model
Key demands
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Energy democracy = self determination
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Leave the tar sands in the lands
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People's solutions in a just transition
Key dates
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June 7th : ban of new dirty energy projects (G7)
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September 26th : alternatives day (alternative energy)
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October 9th, 10th = dirty energy / Reclaim Power
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November 10th = mobilization for impacted people
Fracking
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Key outcomes
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Struggle in all countries, many concerns about the impacts
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Connections of struggles in the region against fracking
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Global solidarity against corporations (national, regional, international
solidarity needed)
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No fracking in In Salah and in the rest of the world
Key dates
SIGN ON THE DECLARATION !
Trade unions
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Key outcomes
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Key demands
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Just transition (highlighted during COP20 / negotiated with gov Brazil)
Just transition discussed during COP
Key dates
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International meeting in May, 2015 in Brazil (website)
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Key outcomes
Alternatiba
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Positive feedbacks
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Alternatiba = concrete & efficient tool for people to highlight alternatives
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Build a global village of alternatives during COP21 in Paris
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Call all citizens and social movements to start and strenghten the ecological ad social
transition without relying on hypothetical political agreement at COP21
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Governments should remove all the legal and administrative barriers, obstacles that prevent
the development of citizens alternatives and a global transition should facilitate citizens- based
alternatives
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Governments should stop subsidies to fossil fuels. Public subsidies should go for sobriety
policies, and development of sustainable energy.
Key dates
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Alternatiba to come in Tunis ?
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May 30-31st to denounce responsibles for climate change
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June 5th to September 26th : alternatiba tour bike
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September 26th : Alternatiba in Paris, Day of transition
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Global village of alternatives during COP21.
Women
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Key outcomes
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Patriarcal system
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Climate justice can't be achieved without global picture
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Militarism used to control territories, work,…
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Violences against women linked to CC
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Build consciousness
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Solutions have to come from the people
Key dates
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April 24th : day to connect women (collapse of Rhana Plaza) 1 hour of action (12 to
1pm)
Finance
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Key outcomes
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System change = change financial sector. Committment between
ATTAC and Secours Catholique to work on finance change
Climate space
without a citizen mobilization nothing would change
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Outcome of Paris not about system change but more false solutions, capitalism,
corporate power
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Not about leaving FF in the ground but ambiguous, opening door to false solutions
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Seattle scenario : stop a very bad deal that is about to burn the planet
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System change : end patriarchy, neocolonialism, confront free trade agreements,
militarism / low consumption, EnR, end austerity measures, change our banking &
financial system, …
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Don't trust UNFCCC
See attached the Conclusion of the Climate Space meeting of this week in Tunis
Mining
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Key outcomes / demands
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Connect communities affected by extractivism
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Issues of water, land, corporations, affected communities
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Deep connections between workers and communities
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Crisis of climate linked with crisis of mining : people affected by mining =
affected by CC
Key dates
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August, 16th : international day in defense of communities and workers
affected by mining
Land and water
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Key outcomes
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Dakar :first declaration for the fights on land and water ; take our back our
territories, defend the communities that are resisting
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Unity between struggles for land and water
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Creation of a solidarity system to defend activists around the world)
Key demands
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Join us !
Key dates
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July, 6th to 10th : meeting in Geneva to denounce corporations
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Presence during COP21
Open contributions...
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Adaptation/food
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Need to scale up adaptation
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October, 10 to 16th World Food day
Preserve eco-system in Himalaya / 80 % FF kept in the soil / Series of events
towards COP21
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Global mobilization dates :
-30 /31st May / 26th 27th September
- 28/29th Nov. Decentralized mobilisation in the world
- 12th Dec. Centralized mass mob. Paris
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Next CC21 international meeting : 13th/14th June, Paris.
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A few of the key points :
- Fracking, solidarity with In Salah and in the rest of world
- Block Trade Agreements, etc.
THANK YOU FRIENDS !!!!!!!!!!!