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People's Summit in Peru: “The Earth is burning, let´s change the system!”
un article par Cumbre de los pueblos frente al cambia climático (abridged)
People’s Summit, 11 December 2014. The
people responded. A crowd of more than 15
thousand people, according to the organizers,
marched peacefully to demand the COP 20 for
firm and binding commitments against climate
change. 
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The colorful March in Defense of Mother Earth
expressed the voice of communities, social
organizations, youth, women, workers and the
general public.
The newness is that for the first time in Peru they
all mobilized for an issue that today is seen as
crucial for humanity: global warming and the
climate crisis that impacts peoples from around
the world.
Thousands of Peruvians from the coast, Andes
and Amazon joined their voices along with citizens
from over thirty countries that came to Lima for
the United Nations climate talks and the People’s
Summit. . . .
The march was peaceful and ended with a rally at
the Plaza San Martin, with protesters carrying
banners and flags questioning the capitalist
system as responsible for the climate crisis.
The official motto of the Summit and the march:
“Change the system, not the climate” was
chanted by protesters of America, Asia, Africa and
Europe.
The main event at the plaza was opened by the
Political Committee of the People’s Summit,
consisting of the thirteen organizations which
joined forces to carry it out.
The following leaders spoke at the rally: Antolin
Huascar (CNA), Ibis Fernandez (CGTP), Gladis Vila
(ONAMIAP), Ydelso Hernández (CUNARC -P),
Miguel Silva (CCP), Lourdes Huanca
(FENMUCARINAP), Milton Cariapaza (UNCA),
Salvador Sánchez (ANPE ), Julio Cesar Bazan
(CUT), Luis Isarra (FENTAP), Laura Santa Cruz
(Youth) and Rosa Guillen of the World March of
Women (WMW).
Milton Sánchez (People’s Movement for Good
Living), the Amazonian leader of the central jungle
of Peru, America Cabecilla, and the Vice President
of the Regional Government of Cajamarca, Porfirio
Medina, also spoke to the crowd.
They all highlighted the coordinated process to
address the climate agenda in Peru and reaffirmed
their rejection of Conga and Chadin mega
projects, among others, which threaten natural
sources of water and essential ecosystems for the
life of local communities.
A touching moment occurred when by Máxima
Chaupe, a Peruvian peasant symbolizing the
people’s resistance to Yanacocha mining
company, greeted the crowd.
Members of Congress Verónika Mendoza from
Cusco and Jorge Rimarachín from Cajamarca
renewed their commitment to grassroots struggles
and questioned the double standards of Ollanta
Humala government.
Diego Montón from Mexico (CLOC-Via
Campesina) questioned the false solutions to
climate change and transnational corporations
that turn hunger into a business at the expense of
health, food sovereignty and land degradation.
Iván González from Venezuela (International Trade
Union Confederation-ITUC) said climate change
also affects workers and unions and they are
involved in the demand for a just transition that
includes us all.
Tom Goldtooth, from the Dakota indigenous
Nation and director of the Indigenous
Environmental Network in Minnesota, United
States, also expressed greetings and touched an
instrument of spiritual communication to invoke
the brotherhood of peoples.
See related story in Spanish.
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