EARTH RIGHTS CONVERSATION #4 1 DECEMBER
LOCAL ACTION FOR THE RIGHTS OF ECOSYSTEMS – A democracy issue Over 200 local communities in the US have created local ordinances to grant rights to ecosystems and communities, rights that takes precedence over corporate rights to exploit. Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, CELDF, have been part of most of these cases. Mari Margil from CELDF explains through Skype how they work, followed by a discussion on implementation in Sweden. Mari was also part of developing Ecuadors constitution and a political platform for the rights of nature together with the Green Party i England och Wales. In english (discussion in swedish). http://www.celdf.org
SOLIDARITETSHUSET, den första december klockan 19–21