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| WPIO Presents Findings at African Commission Meeting |
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November 20, 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Members of the World Peasants/Indigenous Organization (WPIO) are meeting with African leaders in Ethiopia today to present a study on environmental impact of the eviction of pygmies from forests in Western Uganda.
The study and accompanying documentary, titled “Global Warming: A Concrete Experience With Pygmies’ Lives,” draws attention to the forced evictions and other human rights violations faced by pygmies such as Mr Kakongoman (above) as land is developed and they are driven from their forest homes.
The report seeks to show the relationship between pygmies and the forest, and to promote indigenous rights and sustainable development. The destruction of forests in Uganda has been identified by scientists as a contributor to global warming.
Peace Fellows’ Work Celebrated at Ambassadors’ Reception (November 18, 2008)
Washington, DC: The Advocacy Project (AP) honored its 2008 Peace Fellows Friday at a reception designed to showcase their work abroad and connect them to ambassadors from the countries where they served. About 13 Fellows attended the Ambassadors’ Reception, which was also attended by representatives from the embassies of Serbia, Jordan, and Bangladesh, and many supporters of the organization. The reception was hosted by Her Excellency Claudia Fritsche, the Ambassador of Liechtenstein, who is also on AP’s board.
Above, Peace Fellow Janet Rabin, who volunteered with women’s peace organization Women in Black-Serbia this summer, talks with Serbian Ambassador Ivan Vujacic and Ms Fritsche at the reception.
Environmental Activists Expose Dangers of E-Waste (November 14, 2008)
Delhi, India: In the streets of Mustaffabad, a poor quarter of Delhi, children in sandals sit on top of piles of broken glass and twisted metal, smashing computer monitors (left). They are electronic waste (e-waste) recyclers, who make a living by tearing apart the toxic remains of old home computers, cell phones and printer cartridges from the United States and other countries. India imported about 50,000 tons of e-waste last year, and e-waste employs about 25,000 people in Delhi.
Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group, an Advocacy Project (AP) partner based in Delhi, recently teamed with the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC), a California environmental group, to profile the e-waste recyclers through a documentary film and improve their working conditions.
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