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March 30, 2010
CLIMATE CHANGE: From Copenhagen to Cochabamba
A different way of fighting global warming will be tried out in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba when government representatives and thousands of activists gather for the World People\'s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.
January 18, 2010
Official Status for Catalan in the EU is a Must, Catalan Government Says
Vice-President of Catalonia Josep-LluÃs Carod-Rovira invited the representatives of the EU state members to reflect on \'the anomaly\' of excluding Catalan from the languages with official status in Europe · Next European Commissioner for Culture, Education and Multilingualism says EU has to \'go beyond\' the number of languages currently recognized by the Union.
January 14, 2010
Putting Irish Unity on the Agenda
A conference to open the debate.
With plenaries, seminars and discussions
Initial speakers include: Gerry Adams MP, President of Sinn Féin | Diane Abbott MP | David Adams, Irish Times columnist | Prof Paul Bew | Mick Burke, Socialist Economic Bulletin | Jarlath Burns, GAA | Lord Alf Dubs | Mick Halpenny, SIPTU | Steve Hart, Unite | Prof Mary Hickman | Jimmy Kelly, Unite | Christine Kinealy, writer | Ken Livingstone | Patricia McKeown, Unison | Kevin McNamara, Agreed Ireland Forum | Jon Myles | Andy Pollak, Centre for Cross Border Studies | Margaret Ward, author and historian| Cllr Salma Yaqoob | SDLP representative | and others | Further speakers and sessions to be announced.
Saturday 20 February
TUC Congress House
Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LS
10am–5pm (Registration from 9.30am)
£8 (£4 unwaged)
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December 22, 2009
BOLIVIA: Native People Take First Steps Towards Self-Government
Indigenous people, who make up more than 60 percent of the population in Bolivia, South America\'s poorest country, are taking their first steps towards self-government under their own cultural traditions that date back to pre-colonial times.
December 13, 2009
ARGENTINA: Solar Villages Light Up the Andes
The residents of the Puna, the dry Andean highlands in northern Argentina, are cut off from everything - except the sun. Living on arid land thousands of metres above sea level, they are on their way to becoming "solar villages."
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The Meaning of 'Nation' and 'State' in the Fourth World
Excerpt from CWIS Occasional Paper #18, Dr. Richard Griggs
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A convenient shorthand for the Fourth World would be internationally unrecognized nations. These are the 5,000 to 6000 nations representing a third of the world's population whose descendants maintain a distinct political culture within the states which claim their territories. In all case the Fourth World nation is engaged in a struggle to maintain or gain some degree of sovereignty over their national homeland.
Who Speaks for Indigenous Peoples?
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This PowerPoint presentation was created by CWIS Chair, Rudolph Rÿser, in order to show where Indigenous peoples fit within the International agenda.
Indigenous Peoples' Center for Documentation, Research & Information Update on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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On June 29th, 2006, the newly established Human Rights Council at the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People by a vote of 30 in favour, with 2 against and 12 abstentions. This update provides information about the vote, closing statements, resolutions and updates on regional indigenous efforts as the Declaration moves to the UN General Assembly.
FGE Associated Members
Rosalee Tizya
Chief George Manuel Chair for Fourth World Politics
Taiaiake Alfred, Ph.D.
Joe DeLaCruz Chair for Indian Government Development
Richard A. Griggs, Ph.D.
Bernard Q. Nietschmann Chair for Fourth World Geography
Juliete Pittman
Joe Tallakson Chair for Public Policy
Russell Jim
Senior Fellow, Wholistic Environmental Management