Cam Walker - FoE Australia - introduces the night...
Friends or the Earth Australia is hosting a public meeting on Ecological Debt & Climate Justice. The event will also be a live webcast. We invite you to tune in to this exciting event. Our guest speakers are:
Ricardo Navarro (El Salvador) Chair, Friends of the Earth, International
Ricardo is often described as "the best known Latin American Environmentalist" and is one of the founders of the Salvadorian Centre
for Appropriate Technology (CESTA/ FoE El Salvador).
Nnimmo Bassey (Nigeria)
Nnimmo is the chairperson of Environmental Rights Action (ERA/ FoE Nigeria). He has been at the forefront of the campaign to stop Shell's involvement in human rights abuses in Nigeria. He is the Chair, Oilwatch Africa and member of the Steering Committee of Oilwatch International. Oilwatch International is a Southern network of NGOs and community based organisations committed to the defence of fragile ecosystems where oil is exploited.
Patrina Dumaru (Fiji)
Patrina is a highly regarded campaigner in the areas of climate change and the transport of nuclear waste through the South Pacific. She is an outspoken advocate on issues of ecological debt and ecojustice and widely recognised for her insights and leadership in the Asia Pacific region.
The event is co-hosted by the Community Advocacy Unit, RMIT, Melbourne Australia. The live audio stream is supported by Engage! Tactical Media - www.engage.nu
Please publicise this event through your networks. We thank you for your consideration.
- FoEA Climate Justice Campaign.