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Dear Sina and all,<br>
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The new CJA list, which this has been posted on, is for internal CJA
work.<br>
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One of the conditions of the new list is that it used for CJA work
only, meaning that it is <b>not</b> the place to email press-releases,
news stories, commentary about non-CJA work etc. <br>
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This decision was taking at the Bonn CJA gathering, in light of the
mess of the climate09 list, and in order to create a 'healthy' working
list. It was also decided that there would be a 'three-strikes and you
are out' policy, meaning those that repeatedly abuse this list will be
removed. A 'terms of agreement' for the list is being drawn up, and
will be circulated when completed.<br>
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I hope everyone can respect this,<br>
Solidarity,<br>
<br>
Bert<br>
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On 18/06/2010 03:20, Sina Brown-davis wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:4C1AD7D6.5080907@gmail.com" type="cite"> Friday,
June 18, 2010
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=150362">http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=150362</a>
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CLIMATE justice is more than climate change, it is about structures
that perpetuate unjust relationships.
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Speaking at the Pacifika Climate Leadership workshop, Pacific Council
of Churches general secretary Fei Tevi said there was indeed an issue
for climate justice, especially for the region.
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"One is that climate change is real and there's little or no room for
skepticism," he said, adding climate change was a result of structures
that perpetuated unjust relationships.
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"Climate change is also about addressing the way of life that does not
quantify or qualify nature capital. Climate change is about being
responsible to the other," he said.
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He said climate justice was the fair treatment of all people, freedom
from policies and systems that created climate change.
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Mr Tevi said due to climate change there was an increase in the
intensity and frequency of weather patterns.
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"That means whatever we used to have when we were born, we have 10
times as much or five times," he said.
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Mr Tevi said along with weather patterns, farming patterns had also
changed.
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"When we start looking at climate change, we begin looking at
structures that perpetuate this type of relationship," he said.
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Mr Tevi said by structures he meant Western model development.
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He said everything should contribute to the well-being of that species.
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"If you understand it that way, then if you look at all our trade
agreements, if you look at our economies, all our economies are geared
and structured in that mind-set that says 'I don't care about the
environment'," Mr Tevi said.
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He said when climate activists discussed unjust relationships, they
talked about economic relationships.
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"It is not the relationships that we want to address. It's the
structure that we want to address because if you are addressing the
structure then you are addressing the cause of this relationship," he
said.
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Mr Tevi said there was a lack of proper accountability for the cost of
the erosion of our ecosystems and the increasing pollution.
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"We do not really account for how much nature gives us," he said,
adding that in climate justice there was also a sense of
responsibility.
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"So you should acknowledge the fact that there is climate injustice and
a certain amount of responsibility that one has to take," he said.
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