Durban Group for Climate Justice North American speaking tour
In 2004, the Durban Group for Climate Justice convened in Durban, South Africa to question the central role of carbon trading and carbon offsets in governments’ responses to the climate crisis. Members of the Durban Group are traveling in various cities throughout the US and Canada in January, February, and March 2008 to share experiences of the failures of carbon trading in Europe, India, Brazil, Uganda and elsewhere, and to learn more about U.S. carbon trading plans and climate politics.
Four internationally recognized experts, fresh from the climate meetings in Bali, Indonesia, will be visiting campuses and communities Canada, the Midwestern and Western US, Vermont and New York City. With over fifty groups in over forty cities, they’ll speak on carbon trading, carbon offsets, the effects of climate change and current international campaigns to keep the fossil fuels in the ground and affect meaningful change.
Check out the complete list of tour dates.
The four visiting activists are:
- Larry Lohmann, the editor of Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, Privatisation and Power, an exhaustively-documented new book critiquing carbon trading. Carbon trading “dispossesses ordinary people in the South of their lands and futures without resulting in appreciable progress toward alternative energy systems,” says Lohmann. “Tradable rights to pollute are handed out to Northern industry, allowing them to continue to profit from business as usual. At the same time, Northern polluters are encouraged to invest in supposedly carbon-saving projects in the South, very few of which promote clean energy at all.”
clipboard02.gif- Kevin Smith, a researcher with Carbon Trade Watch. Smith’s report “The Carbon Neutral Myth” documents and exposes the booming industry dedicated to avoiding the core of the climate issue, and offers expert advice on constructive ways forward.
- Tamra Gilbertson, the Coordinator of the Environmental Justice Project at the Transnational Institute and a researcher with Carbon Trade Watch. Gilbertson edited the recent report “Agrofuels - Toward a Reality Check in Nine Areas“. This report documents the use and abuse of biofuels in the Global South, often under the guise of “offsetting” tradeable carbon credits.
clipboard03.gif- Jutta Kill, the Coordinator of Sinkswatch. In “Forest Fraud - say no to fake carbon credits,” Kill exposes the funding of monoculture tree plantations and the enormous market offering incentives to seize communally-held forests in developing countries. “Indigenous peoples and rural communities already struggling against the encroachment of these ‘green deserts’ onto their lands will be hit twice by climate change.”
For a complete list of tour dates, and to contact local host organizers, please click here or contact or contact Jay Purcell
Durban Network North American Speaking Tour
this document may be updated as further details arrive
Sunday, Jan 13
Edmondton, Canada
Greenpeace & Global Exchange Tar Sands Campaign
Address: Business Building, Rm. 16 on the University of Alberta campus ((map)
Time: 7pm
Contact: Mike Hudema (780 430 9202 itstimetoriseup@gmail.com
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Monday, January 14
Calgary, Alberta
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Cody Torgerson - 403-270-8002 - codydtorgerson@yahoo.ca
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Tuesday, January 15
Lethbridge, Alberta
Address: Ballroom B, Students' Union Building, University of Lethbridge.
Time: 7pm
Contact: Sheila Rogers - 403-332-5243 - pirg@uleth.ca
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Wednesday, January 16
Regina, Saskatchewan
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Eriel Deranger - 306-737-1655 or 306-205-1653 - eriel@clc.takingitglobal.org
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Thursday, January 17
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Kate Dykman - 204-789-1435 - uwsunset@yahoo.ca
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Friday, January 18
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Address: Sierra Youth Conference, Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Jeh Custer (306-242-9476/ prairies@syc-cjs.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Monday, January 21
Waterloo, Ontario
University of Waterloo Sustainability Project
Address: University of Waterloo, Contact for details
Time: 7pm
Contact: Matt Poirie (519 998 3077 mrpoirie@engmail.uwaterloo.ca)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Tuesday, January 22
Toronto, Ontario
Address: Koffler Institute, University of Toronto (569 Spadina Ave, just north of College on the northeast quadrant of the circle)
Time: 7pm
Contact: Corvin Russell [corvinr@gmail.com] or Clayton Thomas Muller (monsterredlight@gmail.com)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann & How-Sen Chong
Wednesday, January 23
Toronto, Ontario -Students Against Climate Change
Address: OISE - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Room 2-214
Time: 7pm
Contact: Paul York (pyork_2002@hotmail.com)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Thursday, January 24
Kingston, Ontario
Address: Queen's University, John Deutsch University Center
Time: 7pm
Contact: Maryam (613-217-3278/ sc@ams.queensu.ca)
Speakers: Larry Lohmann and Jutta Kill
Friday, January 25
Ottawa, Ontario
"Carbon Trading: Climate Solution or Climate Injustice?" with
Donna Dillman, Community Coalition Against Uranium Mining
Stephen Hazell, Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada
Address: University of Ottawa (Arts Building, room 026)
Time: 7:30pm
Contact: Monique (647.637.7063 / ontario@syc-cjs.org
Speakers: Larry Lohmann and Jutta Kill
Saturday, January 26
Burlington, Vermont
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Anne Petermann (###-###-#### / phiona@globaljusticeecology.org)
Speakers: Larry Lohmann and Jutta Kill
Sunday, January 27
Middlebury, Vermont
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Jon Isham (###-###-#### / jisham@middlebury.edu)
Speakers: Larry Lohmann and Jutta Kill
Monday, January 28
Burlington, Vermont
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brian Tokar (###-###-#### / briant@pshift.com)
Speakers: Larry Lohmann and Jutta Kill
Tuesday, January 29
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Tom Goldtooth (218-760-0442 / ien@igc.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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Hanover, New Hampshire
Address: Dartmouth College, Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Michael Dorsey, 603-646-0544, michael.k.dorsey@dartmouth.edu
Speaker: Jutta Kill
Wednesday, January 30
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Tom Goldtooth (218-760-0442 / ien@igc.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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New York City, Green Renter Lecture (http://solar1.org/events/greenrenter/)
Address: Solar 1 - 2420 FDR Drive, Service Road East (at 22nd St & Avenue C) map
Time: 7pm
Contact: Chris Neidl [cneidl@gmail.com], 917 660 2609
Speaker: Jutta Kill
Thursday, January 31
Rochester, MN
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Gael Entrikin (507-288-3948 / olmcert@charter.net)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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New England
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Speaker: Jutta Kill
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Oregon
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Friday, February 01
Michigan/Wisconsin
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brandon Knight (248-521-4219 / brandon@globalexchange.org>
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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Montreal, Quebec
McGill University
Address: McConnel 204
Time: 4pm
Contact: Leila (514-398-7432 / qpirg@ssmu.mcgill.ca)
Speaker: Jutta Kill
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Oregon/Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Saturday, February 02
Michigan/Wisconsin
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brandon Knight (248-521-4219 / brandon@globalexchange.org>
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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Montreal, Quebec
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Zahra Moloo (###-###-#### / climat@syc-cjs.org>
Speaker: Jutta Kill
&
Oregon/Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Sunday, February 03
Michigan/Wisconsin
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brandon Knight (248-521-4219 / brandon@globalexchange.org>
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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Oregon/Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Monday, February 04
Michigan/Wisconsin
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brandon Knight (248-521-4219 / brandon@globalexchange.org>
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
&
Oregon/Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Monday, February 04
Michigan/Wisconsin
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brandon Knight (248-521-4219 / brandon@globalexchange.org>
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
&
Oregon/Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Tuesday, February 05
Michigan/Wisconsin
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brandon Knight (248-521-4219 / brandon@globalexchange.org>
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
&
Oregon/Washington
Address: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Wednesday, February 06
Michigan/Wisconsin
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brandon Knight (248-521-4219 / brandon@globalexchange.org>
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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Oregon/Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Thursday, February 07
Salt Lake City, Utah
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Hans G. Ehrbar (801-581-7797 / ehrbar@lists.econ.utah.edu)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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Oregon/Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Friday, February 08
Salt Lake City, Utah
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Hans G. Ehrbar (801-581-7797 / ehrbar@lists.econ.utah.edu)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
&
Oregon/Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Monica (541- 521-1832 / monicasutopia@gmail.com)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Saturday, February 09
Salt Lake City, Utah
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Hans G. Ehrbar (801-581-7797 / ehrbar@lists.econ.utah.edu)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Sunday, February 10
No Events
Monday, February 11
West Coast Durban Group Meeting
San Francisco Bay Area -
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Jane Williams (dcapjane@aol.com) & Matt Leonard (mleonard@ran.org)
Tuesday, February 12
Santa Cruz, California
Address: UC Santa Cruz, Contact for details
Time: 6-9pm
Contact: Linnaea Burt (lburt@ucsc.edu)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Wednesday, February 13
San Francisco Bay Area - Rainforest Action Network, Global Exchange, International Forum on Globalization, Green Action
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Thursday, February 14
Sonoma, California
Address: Cal State Sonoma, Contact for details
Time: Several events
Contact: Tomoth Doderot (209-712-1787 / donderot@sonoma.edu)
Speakers: Tamra Gilbertson and Kevin Smith
Friday, February 15
Seattle, Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Tom Goldtooth (218-760-0442 / ien@igc.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Saturday, February 16
Seattle, Washington
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Tom Goldtooth (218-760-0442 / ien@igc.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Sunday, February 17
Southern California
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Monday, February 18
Southern California
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Tuesday, February 19
Southern California
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Wednesday, February 20
Pomona, California
Address: Pomona College
Time: 1-4pm
Contact: Heather Williams (###-###-#### / HLW04747@pomona.edu)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Thursday, February 21
Santa Barbara, California
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Alex Sempel (###-###-#### / alexandrakate24@yahoo.com)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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Los Angeles, California
Address: UCLA
Time: 5pm
Contact: Alisa Ahmadian (alisa.ahmadian@gmail.com)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Friday, February 22
Southern California
Address: Contact for details
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Saturday, February 23
Southern California
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Sunday, February 24
No Events
Monday, February 25
Arizona
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Cy Wagoner (928-310-4059 / cytsidi@gmail.com)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Tuesday, February 26
Arizona
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Cy Wagoner (928-310-4059 / cytsidi@gmail.com)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Wednesday, February 27
Tucson, Arizona
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Toby (520-740-0810 / rtna_event@yahoo.com)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Thursday, February 28
No Events
Friday, February 29
Chicago
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Tim Montague (847-675-2513 / tim@rachel.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Saturday, March 01
Chicago
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Tim Montague (847-675-2513 / tim@rachel.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Sunday, March 02
Chicago
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Tim Montague (847-675-2513 / tim@rachel.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Monday, March 03
Midwest
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brian Sloan (503-608-4988 / brian@risingtidenorthamerica.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Tuesday, March 04
Midwest
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brian Sloan (503-608-4988 / brian@risingtidenorthamerica.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Wednesday, March 05
Midwest
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brian Sloan (503-608-4988 / brian@risingtidenorthamerica.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Thursday, March 06
Midwest
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brian Sloan (503-608-4988 / brian@risingtidenorthamerica.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
Friday, March 07
Midwest
Address: Contact for details
Time: Contact for details
Contact: Brian Sloan (503-608-4988 / brian@risingtidenorthamerica.org)
Speaker: Larry Lohmann
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