Watch: Part 2 (8:39)                 Watch: Part 3 (8:03)

In advance of the critical World People's Conference on Climate Change & Mother Earth Rights (April 19-22, 2010), the 3 short videos above of Bolivia's U.N. Ambassador, Pablo Solon (be sure to watch part 1, 2 and 3), are not to entertain; they are to warn and inform you about what is nothing less than an emergency global crisis -- RIGHT NOW -- that threatens the survival of most life -- this century.  A sober call for all of us to wake up, rise up and demand emergency worldwide action at emergency (world war-time) speed to transform our rapacious, suicidal, growth and fossil-fuel addicted economic system/ collective psyche, BEFORE it's too late.

Time is short.  The impacts of global heating emissions are already deadly and dire, yet we continue to not just increase, but accelerate, them on a massive scale.

Rich nations have caused the problem.  Now each of us has a moral obligation to take, and demand, action to confront it -- FAST.

From Press Release from Press Conference, UN Climate Talks, Bonn, April 10, 2010:

...Solon... condemned continued attempts by some developed countries to impose a deeply flawed Copenhagen Accord as the basis for future negotiations: "The only way to get negotiations back on track not just for Bolivia or other countries, but for all of life, biodiversity, our Mother Earth is to put civil society back into the process."

Solon explained it was this belief that motivated Bolivia to host an historic World Peoples' Summit on Climate Change and Rights of Mother Earth on 19-22 April 2010 to which more than 15,000 people and up to 70 governments are expected to attend.

"The central aim of any climate summit is not to save itself and accept any outcome, but to come to an agreement that will save humanity." Solon said that the Copenhagen Accord sadly marked a “backwards step” so could never be acceptable as a basis for further negotiations. Solon pointed out that the European Union’s own analysis of the Copenhagen Accord admitted that it would lead to an increase of temperatures of up to four or five degrees. (Note from ecoSanity: these global average temperature increases would render the planet largely unsurvivable/uninhabitable -- this century)

"This is no kind of solution. Yet at these talks [in Bonn] we never hear developed nations admitting concern over this. Instead the US claims this is the best agreement we have had. Are we really willing to say that allowing temperatures to rise to four or five degrees is a good goal?"

Solon reiterated the demands of many developing nations by calling on industrialized nations to rebuild trust. "You cannot rebuild trust by legalizing the same methods that led to the failure in Copenhagen." Solon called for talks to be returned to the full UNFCCC process, and to develop on what had been agreed in COP15.

Solon commenting on news that the US and Denmark were withdrawing aid from countries like Bolivia for their opposition to the Copenhagen Accord said, "This in their rights, but unfair and clearly an attempt to punish Bolivia. What kind of negotiation is it where you lose money if you disagree?" Solon said that Bolivia would not back down due to such threats. "We are a country with dignity and sovereignty and will maintain our position."

CALL (below, and click here for conference goals):

Considering that climate change represents a real threat to the existence of humanity, of living beings and our Mother Earth as we know it today; Noting the serious danger that exists to islands, coastal areas, glaciers in the Himalayas, the Andes and mountains of the world, poles of the Earth, warm regions like Africa, water sources, populations affected by increasing natural disasters, plants and animals, and ecosystems in general;

Making clear that those most affected by climate change will be the poorest in the world who will see their homes  and their sources of survival destroyed, and who will be forced to migrate and seek refuge;

Confirming that 75% of historical emissions of greenhouse gases originated in the countries of the North that followed a path of irrational industrialization;

Noting that climate change is a product of the capitalist system;

Regretting the failure of the Copenhagen Conference caused by countries called "developed", that fail to recognize the climate debt they have with developing countries, future generations and Mother Earth;

Affirming that in order to ensure the full fulfillment of human rights in the twenty-first century, it is necessary to recognize and respect  Mother Earth’s rights;

Reaffirming the need to fight for climate justice;

Recognizing the need to take urgent actions to avoid further damage and suffering to humanity, Mother Earth and to restore harmony with nature;

Confident that the peoples of the world, guided by the principles of solidarity, justice and respect for life, will be able to save humanity and Mother Earth, and

Celebrating the International Day of Mother Earth,

The Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia calls on the peoples of the world, social movements and Mother Earth’s defenders, and invites  scientists, academics, lawyers and governments that want to work with their citizens to the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth to be held from 20th to 22nd April 2010 in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

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