COP 17 ends: Earth, and Africa, still headed for disaster
In this article Mike Dorsey* discusses the different NGO and individual responses to the outcomes of COP17.
EDITORIALS & OPINIONS
COP17: Media And Climate Change
Mariclair Smit discusses the relationship between COP17, the media and different angles of the stories, and barriers and/or support for climate justice.
Carbon Markets: Trading with our Future
This article explains carbon market trading and argues that like any market it will lead to fluctuations and crashes and is therefore not a sustainable solution for climate justice.
Climate change not really my business “So I thought
Cynthia Musiye* talks about her personal realisation about climate change.
COP 17: A perspective through the lens of a non-social justice activist
Daphine Mlambo* raises important questions for building the social justice movement against the backdrop of COP17.
The Naked Option: A Last Resort
Anele Mdzikwa* reviews an inspiring movie and real life story about women organising themselves to achieve environmental justice in the Niger Delta, Using their nakedness.
Towards a Truly Democratic Left: An anarchist assessment of the DLF at COP17
Jonathan Payn* argues that the Democatic Left Front (DFL), is an undemocratic and middle class dominated structure that needs to be democratised.
Community and environment: Conservation for whom? – December 29, 2011
Using three case studies, Angela Conway* argues that environmental protection can be manipulated to exclude and reduce the rights of the poor thus maintaining the status quo and social injustice.
A brief critical history of the environmental movement – December 29, 2011
John Treat* traces the history of the envirnmental movement and argues that experience has come to shape perspectives, which were already developed theoretically in the 19th century by karl max
Open Mic Section: 2011: The year of the Arab Spring – December 29, 2011
Dhruti Shah discusses the year of the Arab Spring through the stories of ordinary women and men who participated in this events.