We’re going to Copenhagen to protest the lack of democracy in the process.
Read our article in openDemocracy, and flyer.
Come meet us at the KlimaForum on Tuesday 15th December at 7pm when we’re screening World Vote Now, with director Joel Marsden. The film will be followed by a discussion on democracy and climate change. We’ll also be on the streets for the Reclaim Power! action on the 16th. Continue reading ‘We’re coming to Copenhagen’
The International Advertising Association has teamed up with Coca Cola, SAP and Siemens to run a high profile campaign for the Copenhagen summit. They’ve definitely got a great website, all credit to the lads and lasses. They’ve sold us a lot of Plasma TVs and Chicken Nuggets so its good to have them on board. Continue reading ‘Hopenhagen, Schmopenhagen’
In an astonishing display of hypocrisy, Pascal Lamy, the head of the WTO, has called for “a system to assist human society to achieve its common purpose in a sustainable manner, that is, with equity and justice“.
He goes on to say that “the very credibility of domestic democracies is at risk if global governance does not find its own democratic credentials. If citizens feel that the issues which affect them daily cannot be adequately dealt with.” Continue reading ‘Vacuous talk from the head of the WTO’
The US is scaling down hopes for a deal at the critical climate change talks in Copenhagen, suggesting that it doesn’t have enough time to work out what it can commit to before December, and looking at a date ‘late next year’. Obama’s playing for time to find a solution that will avoid major curbs on US industry (so that he can get re-elected) while also committing to reduction of carbon emissions. Continue reading ‘US says it won’t commit at Copenhagen’
Amartya Sen spoke earlier this month to the Carnegie Council about his new book “The Idea of Justice”.
He says some very interesting things, like “the need for impartiality in the treatment of different citizens within the country is accepted and celebrated, but there is no secure place in this formulation of deliberations of justice to go beyond the citizens of a particular state.” Continue reading ‘Amartya Sen on the idea of justice’
We’re linking up with Joel Marsden, the Madrid-based director of World Vote Now to arrange a number of screenings of his film across the UK.
The film is premiering at the Amsterdam International Documentary Festival in November.
Check out the trailer:
Had a great meeting with Ken Banks, the founder of FrontlineSMS.
The open source platform that he has built can do almost everything we need for the SMS part of the VoteWorld project. Continue reading ‘FrontlineSMS & VoteWorld’
