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A day at the Rio Earth Summit
Note from Priscilla: This is my third post from Rio. Early light seeps through the gap in the blackout curtains in this little rental apartment two blocks from Ipanema Beach. The predawn lightning and thunder have moved on, and today, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Indigenous, indigenous traditions, Rio Earth Summit, Rio+20, rivers, water
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Making waves at Rio
Note from Priscilla: This is the second of my posts from the Rio+20 Earth Summit. It was an art installation made by 1500 bodies—a huge painting on a canvas of silky sand at the Flamengo Beach in Rio next to … Continue reading
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Tagged aerial art, indigenous traditions, People's Summit, Rio Earth Summit, Rio+20
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The people say, “It’s time to end handouts to big oil!”
Note from Priscilla: This is my first post from the Rio Earth Summit, where I’m a guest of tcktcktck.org after winning their blogging contest earlier this spring. “The people are having their say,” Jamie Henn, communications director for 350.org, announced … Continue reading
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Tagged 350.org, Avaaz.org, climate change, fossil fuel subsidies, global warming, Rio Earth Summit, Rio+20, Twitter
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Preparing for the Rio Earth Summit
It’s official! In five days I leave for the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Yes, I won the blogging contest sponsored by tcktcktck.org, with this winning blog post. Thanks to all of you who commented on the post; the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, global warming, indigenous traditions, People's Summit, rights of nature, Rio Earth Summit, Rio+20
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