[Cja] The Future of CJA ; dissolve or find a new course

[Peter / GroenFront!]

Dear friends,

The next meeting op Climate Justice Action should, in my view , have just
one agenda point. Dissolve the network of not.

Climate Justice Action was formed to mobilise for Copenhagen. In 2009 it was
a lively, planet wide network that was powerfull enough to make a stand in
the streets of Copenhagen. In all the stress and rush to prepare for that
event, we forgot to think about the future of the network itself. As a
result many people dropped out after the Copenhagen summit. Discussions at
the last two meetings have focused on finding a cause to keep the network
alive. The standard recipe of global day of actions was brought up.  But
that's not enough to keep people motivated and keep the network alive.
The meeting in bonn only had 30 people, the next meeting in Holland looks to
be even smaller. Tasks taken up  in Bonn haven't been done.

Apperently the time and energy to keep the network alive isn't there any
more. Most likely because the network is missing a concrete common goal. A
battle to prepare for.
I think it is time to face facts, and dissolve CJA as it is at this moment.

I would be good to keep the mailing list up, to make contacts easier, or
maybey organize a conference on Climate justice in Europe. But to keep
dragging the burden of an international network would be a mistake. It will
drain the time and energy needed elsewhere, and give people the false hope
that we are able to mobilise large amounts of activist for future actions.

I ofcourse hope to be mistaken, and see lot's of angry people at the next
meeting to oppose my proposal. If not come over to have a drink at the
campfire. I hope anyway to see you all on the barricades , somewhere,
sometime.

Peter Polder


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