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 Cape Town Open Dialogues
COP 17: Markets before Climate Justice
DATE: Thursday 24 November 2011
TIME: 18h00 for 18h30
VENUE: Old Mutual Offices, Mutual park
SPEAKER:
Pablo Solon served as Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the United Nations from January 2009 to June 2011 where he successfully spearheaded
resolutions on the Human Right to Water, International Mother Earth Day,Harmony with Nature and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He was the chief negotiator for Climate Change of Bolivia and helped organise the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth Rights in 2010.
The Trust acknowledges the support of our donors, particularly the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and the partnership with the UCT Department of Sociology
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Durban Wolpe Lecture Series
Rights of Nature and Climate Politics
DATE: Friday 2 December 2011
TIME: 17h00 - 19h00
VENUE: Shepstone 1, Howard College, KZN
SPEAKER:
Pablo Solón is the former Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations, and prior to taking on various diplomatic postings with the Morales government in 2006,
he was an activist with social change movements based in La Paz. As UN
Ambassador, Solón spearheaded successful resolutions on the Human Right to Water, International Mother Earth Day, Harmony with Nature and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He helped initiate the World People's Conference on
Climate Change in Cochabamba in April 2010, and in December was the sole voice of conscience opposing US and EU domination of the COP16 in Cancun.
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Joburg Wolpe Seminar Series
Advancing the Cochabamba People's Agreement at COP 17: Challenges and the Role of Civil Society
DATE: Wednesday, 23 November 2011
TIME: 16h45 for 17h00
VENUE:Wits University, Senate House 6
SPEAKER:
Mr Pablo Solon
Bolivian social activist, analyst and researcher who served as Ambassodor to the United Nations from January 2009 to June 2011
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Eastern Cape Open Dialogues
Education for Liberation?
DATE: Tuesday, 10 November 2011
TIME: 18h00
VENUE: Aditorium 1, New Lecture Building, Church street, University of Fort Hare, East London
SPEAKER:
Enver Motala is a well known thought leader and scholar in the development sector and has written extensively on development matters as well as on the relationship between society and education.
This series is made possible by financial support from the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation.
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