December 6 2010 Ahmina Maxey and I safely made it through the espaco Mexico and via campisina marches today. It was a little sketchy because they changed guards from the state police to the policia federal at midnight last night and we were not sure how the marches would go.
Ahmina spoke at the rally at the end of the march about the affect of industry to the people and children in Detroit and LINK TV interviewed me after the march. I filmed Ahmina’s talk and we’ll post that and the interview on LINK as soon as it’s up. I’ll be working with the media team tonight and we will hopefully be posting both on the GGJ website.
The most exciting part of the experience for me has been working with Indigenous Environmental Network. Lottie would LOVE their mobile media (sometimes impromptu) labs and radio and web streaming stationing that they have set up inside the UN space and at the two spaces “outside” or the alternative forums.
Ahmina and I are getting accredited tonight or early tomorrow morning to go in and participate in the UN space. There are four main spaces. Moon palace (a conference center) is where the UN dignitaries (and where we're going tomorrow) are meeting, Via Campasina, Espaco Mexico and Clima Fora are all alternative climate forums. There are some politics around why there are 3 separate spaces are a little too complicated to get into right now – but our delegation has been focusing most on participating in getting into Moon palace and Via Campasina.
Working with all these great grassroots organizations around the world really makes me appreciate all you and I feel more and more confident that we are doing the work we need to be.
Well – last night was a REALLY late night preparing for the march so I’m going to bed now and we’ll give you another update soon.
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