30 years on from the first COP and after 30 years of broken promises, our planet is at an inflection point.

COP30, the annual UN conference on #ClimateChange, is under way and #ExtinctionRebellion Latin American chapters rise in protest!
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While Lula da Silva proclaimed that “this will be the COP of truth,” his government was authorizing oil drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River. So, what truth is that, Lula?
The truth of the corporations that plunder? Or the truth of the territories that bleed? The truth of the peoples is another

In Belém, police repressed Indigenous delegations who were trying to enter the COP’s blue zone to present their demands. They wanted what is rightfully theirs: real participation, a voice, and a vote in the negotiations that decide the future of their territory.
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In #SouthAfrica, #XRVaal demanded clarity from the Dept. of Minerals, Resource & Energy, on the 'prior public consent' of Environmental Authorisations on coal mines; emphasising the proposed coal mines by Glubay Coal a subsidiary of Canyon Coal mine which ships coal to Israel.
#ExtinctionRebellion

In #Ecuador, the defense of social rights and nature cannot be silenced with repression.
No to the criminalization of social protest!
The demands of a people fighting for a just future and respect for Pachamama must be heard.
Silencing voices is an attack on life itself!
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