The mobilization is organized by the People’s Summit toward COP30, which will take place from November 12 to 16 in Belém, Pará.
This Tuesday (4), social movements, artists, and representatives of international organizations will hold a symbolic act to highlight struggles for climate justice at Cinelândia, in downtown Rio de Janeiro, starting at 5 pm. The activity is organized by the People’s Summit toward the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which will be held in November in the city of Belém, Pará.
“Our act is meant to amplify our demands regarding the advance of climate change. We are feeling these climate shifts firsthand. Developmentalist projects continue to advance through the predatory exploitation of our natural assets, and this exploitation has brought disastrous consequences for us, especially for peoples of the Global South. The drought in the Amazon and the floods in southern Brazil are real examples of the acceleration of climate change,” explains Izabely Miranda, from the national leadership of the Movement for Popular Sovereignty in Mining (MAM), one of the organizations responsible for the Summit, in a statement to Brasil de Fato.
The People’s Summit mobilization reconnects with Brazil’s history of hosting major international gatherings alongside organizing processes led by civil society, such as Rio 92 and Rio+20. In addition to the rally, the People’s Summit is holding a series of meetings throughout this week with representatives from countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
According to the organizers, the meeting’s main objective is to map out a collective mobilization strategy to strengthen global advocacy in climate negotiations, build a roadmap and calendar over the next 10 months of joint actions to increase influence on the Conference’s goals and outcomes, and engage local populations, Indigenous peoples, original and traditional communities, and those affected by extreme climate events in this process.
“It is urgent that large multinational corporations, responsible for various socio-environmental crimes, be held accountable. If they do not stop, we will reach the point of no return. It is essential to prioritize the climate agenda,” Miranda stresses.
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Climate Justice Rally
Where: Cinelândia, downtown Rio de Janeiro
Date: Tuesday, February 4
Time: 5 pm
Edited by Jaqueline Deister
Reproduced from the Brasil de Fato website. Check out the original HERE.