Local, Regional, and Global - North-South Dialogue

The present global activity of the western world is bound to the myth about the advantage of Globalisation. But this globalisation has created violent climatic, economic and distributive unbalances and wiped out cultural diversity.
Our future must be based on local responsibility and sustainable local development, where, once again, we can exchange local goods and services within local community´s nature given resource framework.

 

Program, Christiania

 

Morning: 10.00 – 12.35 pm. Big Tent Dialog Circle 1 with focus on local examples.
Exchange of experiences, new ideas for local development, solution proposals and visions. Can local eco-communities develop themselves to be regional, national and global?

10.00 – 10.15 Savodaya Mouvement Sri Lanka, Vinya Ariyaratnea, these eco communities are spread over Sri Lanka
10.20 – 10.35
10.40 – 10.55 Albert Bates, The Farm USA, local bioregional foodshed (fødevarelager), survival guide-book, crisis management
11.00 – 11.15 Amsterdam Balloon Company, ecological and cultural city tribe community
Christiania, an eco village – in the City, experiences and perspectives
11.20 – 11.35 The self-reliant village Fyn, Tor Jordbo
Jonathan Dawson, leader of GEN
11.40 – 11.55 Indigenous woman-leader, Angélica Sarzuri from Bolivian Highland, on women`s situation right now
12.00 – 12.15 2 representatives from “Bikes for Senegal”
12.20 – 12.35 Deniz Dinzel, Turkish Ecovillage Networks, holistic environmental education
Charity Boateng Minta, Ecovillage Network Ghana ”The relation and challenge between traditional and eco villages in Ghana”

Afternoon: 1 pm to 6.30 pm. Big Tent, Dialog Circle 2 focus on North –South Climate Dialog
Content:
In the general worldwide dialog debate, the question concentrates on; how far have the poor countries arrived in their struggle for just demands towards the rich countries, how deep are the impacts on humans and nature made by the violent climate change in the poor countries, how can we re-establish the Earth balance, when/if the rich countries pay their debts and cooperate with the poor countries, and the poor countries are co-operating with each-other?

Section 1: 1.00 – 3.45 PM
How does climate change influence on poor countries /indigenous people to-day, locally and globally?

1.00 – 1.05 Welcome
1.10 – 1.17 Bolivian engineer, Carlo Jordan, on climate change in Bolivia has arrived at an extreme level, what has to be done?

1.22 – 1.36 Angelica Sarzuri, indigenous leader from Bolivia:” climate change in the Highland and impact on women´s life.
1.41 – 1.48 Kongo Baba, agro engineer from Mali, on consequences of climate crisis in Mali and women´s situation right now.
1.53 – 2.00 Christian Friis Bach, International leader Church Aid, on how north can support poor local communities in their struggle for their rights and living conditions.

2.00 – 2.30 The funeral ceremony ”Global free trade”

2.35 – 2.42 Ismail Diallo, president Senegal Network and regional” The climate challenge in Senegal compared with European challenges”
2.47 – 2.54 Pracha Hutanuwatr, Director, Wongsanit Ashram Thailand, “on climate change and globalisation seen from Thai-people”
3.00 – 3.10 Representative from Irakian Council Denmark, Sammy Byssing, on impact of war and climate crisis on humans and nature
3.15 – 3.30 Representative from Greenland´s Homerule, Tove Søvndahl Petersen, on climate situation right now in Greenland and Greenland´s climate demands to Copenhagen Climate Summit

3.35 – 3.45 Inuit mask and drum dance

Section 2: 3.50 – 4.45 PM
The poor countries / indigenous people demands towards the positions of the Copenhagen Climate Summit

3.50 – 3.57 Antony Gonzales – AIM-West UN liaison, Seri indian representative, on American peoples demands towards Copenhagen Climate Summit
4.02 – 4.16 Carlos Prado, indigenous Bolivian healer and environmentalist, on indigenous climatic demands towards Copenhagen Climate Summit
4.21 – 4.30 Knud Vilby, author: ” Relation between financial crisis and the climate crisis and the food crisis in poor countries

4.35 – 4.45 Inuit mask and drum dance

Section 3: 4.50 - 6.30 PM

Presentations of visions, solution proposals, examples of climate-friendly local communities, and environmental projects with local/global perspective.

4.50 – 4.57 Ibrahim Togola, Mali Folkecenter for renewable energy, daughter of Nordic Folkecenter  Denmark, implications for Mali and the region
5.02 – 5.09 Victor León Ades, Brasilian Ecovillages Network and Ecovillage Clareando about public policies in Sao Paulo, first City Climate Plan worldwide to reduce its emissions by 30% in 1012, all neighbourhoods have their own CADES, Environment, Sustainable Development and Culture and Peace Council, Mayors of Peace, participary budget and City Planning
5.14 – 5.21 Roberto Pérez, Cuban climate expert, biologist, on experiences on climate changes and bio diversity in Cuba
5.26 – 5.33 Søren Hermansen, leader of Energy Academy, Energy-island Denmark, ”Island to Island project”
5.38 – 5.45 Danna Borg, agenda 21 co-ordinator, Agenda 21from Rio 92 and its importance globally and locally,- a crucial international document in the climate struggle, how do we make it live again?
5.50 – 6.30 Final summary: Each speaker will now be asked to present one or two suggestions for coming and binding action and these will be included in the Climate Bottom Meeting Manifesto, which we are going to publish for the World Press, the COP15 and the Danish government at the conclusive phase of the Summit. Youth representatives will be asked to speak for the coming generations.

Specially invited:
- RUC students on climate change and coming generations
- High school students from Christianshavn on climate crisis and coming generations
- Per Clausen, Red Green Unity, commentaries about the official Climate Meeting´s positions
- Ambassadors from Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia about their countries hopes and climate demands to the Climate Summit

Evening program:
7.30–8.15 PM.: Jacob Holdt, photographer and debater, “Bolivian Pictures” on climatic impact on living conditions in the Highland and in the Amazon area.

8.20-8.45 Focus on Greenland, Inuit Worldmusic by Kuitse Band

8.50-10.30 PM: Energy expert from CUBASOLAR Luiz Bérriz and biolog Roberto Pérez: Documentary ”Culture and environment in Cuba” (22 min.) on Green Cuba and small projects, Cuban climatic solutions.

Filmprogram in City Light/Byens Lys cinema:
• Ecovila Clareando: ”Presentation from ecovillage near Sao Paolo, Brasil: ½ hour.
• Marti Müller, Auroville, India: ”Film about the famous eco community Auroville”
• ”5th. Port”, Bente Milton present her film about the Hopi indigenous people and their propheties  (1 hour)
• Brazilian film on quote negotiation with Manchester and different peoples protests over environmental devastation, commentary Laura Ponce.
• A film without words about climate impact in Northern Norway and the struggle of the Samish people to conserve the environment and their traditional way of living. / Line Bjarnhoff presents the film. (Version 30 min. / 10 min.)