{"id":5153,"date":"2018-12-11T20:27:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T19:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/?p=5153"},"modified":"2019-05-01T21:50:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T19:50:50","slug":"climate-call-dec-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/climate-call-dec-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandana Shiva, Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky and more sign global call-to-arms on climate emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Extinction Rebellion,10 December 2018 | <a href=\"https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/vandana-shiva-naomi-klein-noam-chomsky-and-more-sign-global-call-to-arms-on-climate-emergenc\/?fbclid=IwAR39tESw_kIRjdFOrervUmRoO2j4yj0rI6n479uoU_By44bi762aORlb8dg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">100 eminent people from around the globe, including Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Chris Packham, Lily Cole, Bill McKibben, Dr Rowan Williams plus Bill Ripple of Scientists Warning have signed an open letter calling on concerned global citizens to rise up and organise against current complacency on the ecological and climate emergency.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><em><strong>Vandana Shiva, Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, Chris Packham, Lily Cole, Bill McKibben, Dr Rowan Williams and Bill Ripple are part of 100 people from around the globe who have signed an open letter calling on concerned global citizens to rise up and organise against current complacency on the ecological and climate emergency<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><em><strong>International letter published around the world in media including The Guardian (UK), South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Taipei Times (Taiwan), O Pais (Mozambique), Aftenposten (Norway) and Al Wihda (Chad)<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><em><strong>News coincides with the UN\u2019s climate conference COP 24 taking place now in Poland.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">100 eminent people from around the globe, including Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Chris Packham, Lily Cole, Bill McKibben, Dr Rowan Williams plus Bill Ripple of Scientists Warning have signed an open letter calling on concerned global citizens to rise up and organise against current complacency on the ecological and climate emergency. [1 \u2013 full letter and signatory list below]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Penned and organised by Dr Alison Green, Dr Richard House and Dr Rupert Read \u2013 all representatives of Extinction Rebellion \u2013 the international letter is published today (10th December) simultaneously around the world in media including The Guardian (UK), South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Taipei Times (Taiwan), O Pais (Mozambique), Aftenposten (Norway) and Al Wihda (Chad).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0The letter states that:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><em>\u201cInternational political organizations and national governments must foreground the climate-emergency issue immediately, urgently drawing up comprehensive policies to address it<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Conventionally privileged nations must voluntarily fund comprehensive environment-protection policies in impoverished nations, to compensate the latter for foregoing unsustainable economic growth, and paying recompense for the planet-plundering imperialism of materially privileged nations<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>With extreme weather already hitting food production, we demand that governments act now to avoid any risk of hunger, with emergency investment in agro-ecological extreme-weather-resistant food production<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We also call for an urgent summit on saving the Arctic icecap, to slow weather disruption of our harvests<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We further call on concerned global citizens to rise up and organise against current complacency in their particular contexts, including indigenous people\u2019s rights advocacy, decolonization and reparatory justice \u2013 so joining the global movement that\u2019s now rebelling against extinction (e.g. \u201cExtinction Rebellion\u201d in the UK).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We must collectively do whatever\u2019s necessary non-violently, to persuade politicians and business leaders to relinquish their complacency and denial.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Every one of us, especially in the materially privileged world, must commit to accepting the need to live more lightly, consume far less, and to not only uphold human rights but also our stewardship responsibilities to the planet.\u201d<\/em> [1 \u2013 full letter and signatory list below]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0The publication of the letter coincides with the COP24 United Nations climate summit in Poland \u2013 the first to be held since the landmark IPCC report on limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C came out in October and follows the damning news last week that CO2 emissions are set to hit an all time high, rising by 2.7% in 2018. [2] David Attenborough declared last week at the opening ceremony: \u201c<i>we are facing a man-made disaster of global scale. Our greatest threat in thousands of years. Climate change. If we don\u2019t take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon<\/i><i>.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Extinction Rebellion rejects the complacency and denial exhibited by business and political leaders, and insists that the truth about the climate crisis is told. Extinction Rebellion believes it is a citizen\u2019s duty to rebel, using peaceful civil disobedience, when faced with criminal inactivity by its Government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201d<i>We feel we have really struck a chord with this letter. People understand that there is nothing wrong with telling the truth<\/i>,\u201d commented Alison Green, PVC Academic at Arden University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<i>It has been heartening to have the support of so many high-profile people, and amazing that some of the biggest names were also the quickest to respond. Even people who felt unable to sign the letter commented that they supported the action.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This letter follows a previous letter published in the Guardian and signed by nearly 100 eminent UK academics. [3]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fellow letter organiser and chartered psychologist Dr Richard House added, \u201c<i>I co-organised the famous press letter on \u2018toxic childhood\u2019 that went viral overnight in September 2006, and tellingly, the level of concern shared by our signatories to this letter surpasses even that. <\/i><i>The ignoring or sidelining of this issue by corporations and governments is simply no longer an option.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Full text of the letter:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Climate Emergency: An Open Letter to Concerned Global Citizens<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This open letter appears today in major newspapers across the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In our complex, interdependent global ecosystem, life is dying, with species extinction accelerating. The climate crisis is worsening much faster than previously predicted. Every single day 200 species are becoming extinct. This desperate situation can\u2019t continue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political leaders worldwide are failing to address the environmental crisis. If global corporate capitalism continues to drive the international economy, global catastrophe is inevitable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Complacency and inaction in Britain, the USA, Australia, Brazil, across Africa and Asia \u2026\u2013 all illustrate diverse manifestations of political paralysis, abdicating humankind\u2019s grave responsibility for planetary stewardship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">International political organizations and national governments must foreground the climate-emergency issue immediately, urgently drawing up comprehensive policies to address it. Conventionally privileged nations must voluntarily fund comprehensive environment-protection policies in impoverished nations, to compensate the latter for foregoing unsustainable economic growth, and paying recompense for the planet-plundering imperialism of materially privileged nations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With extreme weather already hitting food production, we demand that governments act now to avoid any risk of hunger, with emergency investment in agro-ecological extreme-weather-resistant food production. We also call for an urgent summit on saving the Arctic icecap, to slow weather disruption of our harvests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We further call on concerned global citizens to rise up and organise against current complacency in their particular contexts, including indigenous people\u2019s rights advocacy, decolonization and reparatory justice \u2013 so joining the global movement that\u2019s now rebelling against extinction (e.g. \u201cExtinction Rebellion\u201d in the UK).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We must collectively do whatever\u2019s necessary non-violently, to persuade politicians and business leaders to relinquish their complacency and denial. Their \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d is no longer an option. Global citizens will no longer put up with this failure of our planetary duty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every one of us, especially in the materially privileged world, must commit to accepting the need to live more lightly, consume far less, and to not only uphold human rights but also our stewardship responsibilities to the planet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Vandana Shiva <\/b>Delhi, India<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Naomi Klein<\/b> Author<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Noam Chomsky <\/b>Laureate professor, University of Arizona, Institute Professor (emeritus) MIT, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Prof AC Grayling<\/b> Master of the New College of the Humanities, London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Philip Pullman<\/b> UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Rowan Williams<\/b> UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bill McKibben Founder<\/b>, 350.org, Brooklyn, New York, US<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tiokasin Ghosthorse<\/b> (Lakota Nation), New York, NY, US<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Esther Stanford-Xosei <\/b>Convenor-General, Stop the Maangamizi: We Charge Genocide\/Ecocide Campaign (SMWeCGEC), London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sir Jonathan Porritt <\/b>Signing in a personal capacity, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Alison Green<\/b> Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Arden University, National Director (UK) http:\/\/www.scientistswarning.org\/, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Lily Cole <\/b>Model, entrepreneur and patron for the Environmental justice foundation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Chris Packham<\/b> English naturalist and TV presenter, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Susie Orbach <\/b>Consultant psychoanalyst, The Balint Consultancy, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Prof Joy Carter<\/b> CBE Vice Chancellor, University of Winchester, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Prof Jayati Ghosh<\/b> Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others by nation \u2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>United Kingdom<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ms Da Abla<\/b> Co-deputy general secretary, All-Afrikan Networking Community Link for International Development (AANCLID), London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ms Demoui Akouba Doue <\/b>Joint general secretary, All-Afrikan Students Union Link in Europe (AASULE), Plymouth, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Jem Bendell<\/b> Professor of sustainability leadership, University of Cumbria, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Adotey<\/b> Bing-Pappoe Joint convenor, African Cooperative Forum (ACF), London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Liz Bondi<\/b> Professor of social geography, University of Edinburgh, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Simon Boxley <\/b>Centre for Climate Change Education &amp; Communication, University of Winchester. UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Onel Brooks<\/b> Senior lecturer in psychotherapy, counselling and counselling psychology, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Philip Byrne <\/b>chartered clinical psychologist, Cheshire, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professor <b>Molly Scott Cato<\/b> MEP UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Paul Chatterton <\/b>Professor of urban futures, University of Leeds, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kooj Chuhan <\/b>Director, Virtual Migrants, Manchester, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Danny Dorling<\/b> Halford Mackinder professor of geography, University of Oxford, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr David Drew<\/b> <b>MP <\/b>(Labour) Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Jonathan Gosling<\/b> Emeritus professor of leadership studies, University of Exeter, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ms Athea Gordon-Davidson <\/b>Co-chair, Brixtonics@Brixton, London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>David Graeber <\/b>Professor of anthropology, London School of Economics, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fe Haslam<\/b> Secretariat facilitator, CAFA Archival Resources Action Team (CARAT), London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Richard House <\/b>Ph.D. (Env.Sci.), Chartered psychologist, Stroud, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>David Humphreys<\/b> Professor of environmental policy, Open University, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Professor Gus John Partner,<\/b> All Africa Advisors LLP &amp; Coventry University, Coventry, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Boucka Koffi <\/b>Co-deputy coordinator, Global Justice Forum (GJF), Sheffield, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Karin Lesnik-Oberstein<\/b> Professor of critical theory, University of Reading, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Del Loewenthal<\/b> Emeritus professor in psychotherapy, University of Roehampton, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Caroline Lucas MP<\/b> (Green), UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kofi Mawuli Klu <\/b>Co-vice-chair, Pan-Afrikan Reparations Coalition in Europe (PARCOE), London,UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tony McSherry<\/b> Ph.D. (Psychology), Psychotherapist, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Simon Murray <\/b>Poet and graphic artist, Leeds, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Professor Dany Nobus <\/b>Brunel University, London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Michel Odent <\/b>MD Primal Health Research Centre, London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Jenny Pickerill <\/b>Professor of environmental geography, University of Sheffield, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Gillian Proctor <\/b>CPsychol., Programme leader, MA in counselling and psychotherapy, University of Leeds, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kate Raworth <\/b>author of Doughnut Economics; Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Rupert Read <\/b>Reader in philosophy, University of East Anglia, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Professor Paul Routledge <\/b>Leadership chair in Contentious Politics and Social Change, University of Leeds, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kwame Adofo Sampong<\/b> Principal organising secretary, Pan-Afrikan Fora Internationalist Support Coordinating Council (PAFISCC), London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Professor Andrew Samuels <\/b>University of Essex, Former Chair UK Council for Psychotherapy, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Leon Sealey-Huggins<\/b> Global Sustainable Development lecturer, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ms Jendayi Serwah <\/b>Co-chair, Afrikan Emancipation Day Reparations March Committee (AEDRMC), Bristol, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Helen Spandler<\/b> Professor of mental health, University of Central Lancashire, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Simeon Stanford<\/b> Co-founder and Leadership Facilitation Team member, Global Afrikan People\u2019s Parliament (GAAP), London, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Julia K. Steinberger<\/b> Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds, UK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>United States of America<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Professor Julian Agyeman <\/b>Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>David Elkind <\/b>Emeritus professor of psychology, Tufts University, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Nik Heynen<\/b> Professor of geography, University of Georgia at Athens, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Eric Holthaus <\/b>journalist and fellow, University of Minnesota, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Maureen O\u2019Hara<\/b> Ph.D. Professor of psychology, National University, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>William J. Ripple <\/b>Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Oregon State University, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Guy McPherson <\/b>Professor emeritus of conservation biology, University of Arizona, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Professor Kris Manjapra <\/b>Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>William J. Ripple <\/b>Distinguished professor of ecology, Oregon State University, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kirk Schneider Saybrook<\/b> University and the Existential-Humanistic Institute, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rabbi Arthur <\/b>Waskow director, the Shalom Center, Philadelphia, USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>Australia<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Steve Biddulph <\/b>AM, psychologist and author, Australia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Professor Timothy Doyle <\/b>University of Adelaide, Australia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>David Schlosberg<\/b> Professor of environmental politics, University of Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>John Seed <\/b>founder, Rainforest Information Centre, St Lismore, NSW, Australia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>B\u00e9nin<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Salim Dara <\/b>Chief community \/ king of Djougou, B\u00e9nin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Zeguen Moussa Toure <\/b>President, Mouvement Social Panafricain pour le Development Integral (MSPDI), Cotonou, B\u00e9nin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>France<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ms Aissata Diakhite <\/b>Kaba Joint Principal Secretary, International Network of Scholars and Activists for Afrikan Reparations, Youth and Students Auxiliary Fellowship \u2013 RepAfrika (INOSAAR-RepAfrika), Paris, France<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Engin Isin <\/b>Professor of International Politics, Queen Mary University of London &amp; University of London Institute, Paris, France<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>New Zealand<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Lennard Gillman <\/b>Professor of biogeography, head of science, Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa, New Zealand<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Professor Keith Tudor<\/b> Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa New Zealand<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ghana<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Wedam Abassey <\/b>Co-chair, Ghana Youth and Student Changemaking Alliance (GYASCA), Kumasi, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dukomegatsitsi Kosi Agoko <\/b>Honorary Presidium Convenor-General, ABLODEDUNOVISIHA Gbetowo Global Union for Pan-Afrikan Community Regeneration (ABLODEDUNOVISIHA-GGUPACOR), Tanyigbe, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ms Adzo Agorkor <\/b>Task Action Commission joint principal secretary, MIANONKU International Scientific Observatory on Development in Afrika (MIANONKU-ISODA), Tanyigbe, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mawuse Yao Agorkor <\/b>General secretary, VAZOBA Afrika and Friends Networking Open Forum, Accra, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ms Dedo Azu <\/b>General secretary, ADZEWAGBETO Pan-Afrikan Women\u2019s Liberation Union (ADZEWAGBETO-PAWLU), Somanya, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Elorm Koku Dade <\/b>Principal secretary, All-Afrikan Citizens Action for Sustainable Transport and Communications (AACASTAC), Accra, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kafui Yao Dade <\/b>Co-chair, Planet Repairs Youth Positive Action Campaign (PRYPAC), Accra, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Nyoefe Yawa Dake<\/b> Co-president, NUTROZA Panafrecycle (Pan-Afrikan Recycling Cooperative Society for Environmental Justice), Accra, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ms Xolanyo Yawa Gbafa <\/b>Co-deputy general secretary, EDIKANFO Pan-Afrikan Youth and Student Internationalist Link (EDIKANFO-PAYSIL), Accra, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Numo Akwaa Mensah III Ga Nae<\/b> (Chief Priest of the Seas for the Indigenous Ga Community of Accra), honorary chair, Accra Community Regeneration for Sustainable Development Action Forum (ACORSDAF), Accra, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Nana Kobina Nketsia V Omanhen<\/b> (paramount chief) of Essikado, Pan-Afrikan Chieftaincy Co-Director of Education for the Global Afrikan Family Reunion International Council (GAFRIC), Sekondi, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Professor Kwaku Senah <\/b>Managing director, AFRICARIBE Centre, Accra, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Togbe Adza Tekpor VII Osie<\/b> (Paramount chief) of Avatime, Pan-Afrikan Chieftaincy Co-Director of Environmental Justice for the Global Afrikan Family Reunion International Council (GAFRIC), Vane-Avatime, Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>Other countries<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Paul Beckwith <\/b>Professor of climatology, University of Ottawa, Canada<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Dina Glouberman <\/b>Founder of Skyros Holidays, Skyros, Greece<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>David Lehrer Arava <\/b>Institute for Environmental Studies, Kibbutz Ketura, Israel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Jim Salinger<\/b> University of Tasmania; visiting professor, University of Florence, Italy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mussauwa Wandale <\/b>Leader, People\u2019s Land Organisation, Likoma, Malawi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Barryl A. Biekman<\/b> Co-Vice-Chair, Europewide NGO Consultative Council on Afrikan Reparations (ENGOCCAR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dr Sunita Narain <\/b>Director General, Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi, India<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Neeshad Shafi <\/b>Executive director of Arab Youth Climate Movement (AYCM), Qatar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conley Shivambo Rose <\/b>General Secretary, United Front for Progress (UFP),Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Giorgos Kallis <\/b>ICREA professor, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona, Spain<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Climate Factsheet for Rebels<a href=\"https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/the-climate-factsheet-for-rebels\/\"> https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/the-climate-factsheet-for-rebels\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/live\/2018\/oct\/08\/ipcc-climate-change-report-urgent-action-fossil-fuels-live\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/live\/2018\/oct\/08\/ipcc-climate-change-report-urgent-action-fossil-fuels-live<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockholmresilience.org\/research\/research-news\/2017-07-02-three-years-to-safeguard-our-climate.html\">https:\/\/www.stockholmresilience.org\/research\/research-news\/2017-07-02-three-years-to-safeguard-our-climate.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/may\/21\/human-race-just-001-of-all-life-but-has-destroyed-over-80-of-wild-mammals-study\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/may\/21\/human-race-just-001-of-all-life-but-has-destroyed-over-80-of-wild-mammals-study<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-46398057\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-46398057<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/dec\/05\/brutal-news-global-carbon-emissions-jump-to-all-time-high-in-2018\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/dec\/05\/brutal-news-global-carbon-emissions-jump-to-all-time-high-in-2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/oct\/26\/facts-about-our-ecological-Crisis-are-incontrovertible-we-must-take-action. See also\u00a0https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/oct\/26\/we-have-a-duty-to-act-Hundreds-ready-to-go-to-jail-over-climate-crisis<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. About Extinction Rebellion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Time has almost entirely run out to address the ecological crisis which is upon us, including the 6th mass species extinction and abrupt, runaway climate change. Societal collapse and mass death are seen as inevitable by scientists and other credible voices, with human extinction also a possibility, if rapid action is not taken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Extinction Rebellion believes it is a citizen\u2019s duty to rebel, using peaceful civil disobedience, when faced with criminal inactivity by its Government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Extinction Rebellion\u2019s topline demands are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The Government must admit the truth about the ecological emergency, reverse all policies inconsistent with addressing climate change, and work alongside the media to communicate with citizens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The Government must enact legally binding policy measures to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2025 and to reduce consumption levels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>A national Citizen\u2019s Assembly must be created, to oversee the changes, as part of creating a democracy fit for purpose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Declaration of Rebellion: <a href=\"https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/declaration\/\">https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/declaration\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Phone: +44(0)7878535968 \/ +44(0)7549766448 \/ +44(0)7732576590 \/ +44(0)7535928734 \/ +44(0) 7479234522<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebellion.earth\/\">www.rebellion.earth \/\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ExtinctionRebellion\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ExtinctionRebellion\/ \/\u00a0<\/a>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExtinctionR\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExtinctionR<\/a>; #extinctionrebellion \/\u00a0Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/extinctionrebellion\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/extinctionrebellion\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Photos\/videos: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/0\/folders\/1m1v7Cs8JFkDM1gHp45OF-NwwhLzPZJO8\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/0\/folders\/1m1v7Cs8JFkDM1gHp45OF-NwwhLzPZJO8<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Climate Factsheet for Rebels <a href=\"https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/the-climate-factsheet-for-rebels\/\">https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/the-climate-factsheet-for-rebels\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6. About RisingUp<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The RisingUp network promotes a fundamental change of our political and economic system to one which maximises well-being and minimises harm. Change needs to be nurtured in a culture of reverence, gratitude and inclusion; whilst the tools of civil disobedience and direct action are used to express our collective power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.risingup.org.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.risingup.org.uk\/<\/a>; facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RisingUpUK\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RisingUpUK\/<\/a>; twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RisingUpUK\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/RisingUpUK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extinction Rebellion,10 December 2018 | Source 100 eminent people from around the globe, including Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Chris Packham, Lily Cole, Bill McKibben, Dr Rowan Williams plus Bill Ripple of Scientists Warning have signed an open letter calling on concerned global citizens to rise up and organise against current complacency on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,50],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-5153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-news","category-news","tag-vandana-shiva","thematic_area-climate-resilience"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/900VSclimatedec18.png","wpml_translations":[{"language_code":"en","post_id":5153,"original":true},{"language_code":"fr","post_id":14225,"original":false}],"custom_fields":{"_edit_lock":["1583231014:2"],"_edit_last":["2"],"_wpml_media_duplicate":["1"],"_wpml_media_featured":["1"],"_thumbnail_id":["5154"],"_wp_old_date":["2019-01-18"],"wpl_sidebar_option":["on"],"wpl_featured_image_post":["on"],"wpl_share_buttons":["on"],"_wp_old_slug":["vandana-shiva-naomi-klein-noam-chomsky-and-more-sign-global-call-to-arms-on-climate-emergency"],"_alp_processed":["1556740250"],"_wpml_media_has_media":["1"],"_wpml_post_translation_editor_native":["yes"]},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9KkNM-1l7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5153"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8641,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5153\/revisions\/8641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}