December 2009

I have not been in Europe for about 1.5 years. Coming back after a long duration and having since observed various stages of Johannesburg\’s BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system provides a pause for ponder. The first thing that struck me while in Amsterdam is how the interconnected system just works. Commuters have a deep relationship […]

My journey to Copenhagen has been a long and difficult one. From the Danish Embassy refusing to issue me a visa to enter the country before 17th December despite pleas from within Denmark to let me in sooner and not being able to be physically present to host a workshop. I was finally about to

This morning, 1000 Climate Activists from Earthlife Africa (ELA), Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee (SECC), Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (VEJA), the Anti Privatisation Forum (APF), Ceasefire Campaign, Greenpeace Africa and other community based groups gathered outside the Gauteng Legislature in Johannesburg to add their voice to the thousands worldwide calling for Climate Justice Now! We demand

See Adam Welt\’z brilliant blog post for the back story: http://adamwelz.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/emotional-scenes-at-copenhagen-lumumba-di-aping-africa-civil-society-meeting-8-dec-2009/#comment-297 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajTozq7xQWk]

It took me ages to decide on whether I should head over to Copenhagen for the UN Climate Change Conference. Reasons ranged from me not being able to justify the cost and emissions when Climate Change is not my core work; having other work commitments and trying to be more focused to knowing a lot

Pioneers of Change meeting in Copenhangen[gigya width=\”425\” height=\”355\” src=\”http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=poc-copinvitation-091208064501-phpapp01&stripped_title=pioneers-of-change-meeting-in-copenhangen\” quality=\”high\” flashvars=\”gig_lt=1260278319626&gig_pt=1260278346668&gig_g=1&gig_n=wordpress\” wmode=\”tranparent\” ] View more presentations from Lesley Williams.