Monday, November 16, 2015 - Paris, France: The Coalition Climat 21 and all the organizations that are part of it express its solidarity with the victims of the 12 November in Beirut and those of 13 November in Paris, as well as their families and loved ones.
The world we have always defended is not the one we saw on that night. The world that we defend is one of peace, justice, the fight against inequality and climate change.
Our struggle for climate justice will not stop. We have a duty to stand up and continue to fight for a just and livable planet for all. We will continue to mobilize to build a world free of wars, and atrocities, and the ravages of the climate crisis. We will continue to bring solutions and alternatives to fight against climate change.
While taking into account the exceptional circumstances, we believe that COP21 can not take place without the participation or without the mobilizations of civil society in France. Thus, we will implement all our efforts to hold all the mobilizations currently planned. In consultation with the authorities, we will continue to ensure the security of all participants is guaranteed.
It’s important to remember that this mobilization will be global: hundreds of thousands of people will mobilize during the two weeks of negotiations of the COP21 and representatives from countries the world over will be present in Paris. The whole world is concerned and we will not ignore these issues.
Alice Jay, Campaign Director, Avaaz, said: “After the horrific attacks in Paris on Friday, the coalition organising the Global Climate March met on Monday to discuss our next steps. We reaffirmed our commitment to doing all we can to ensure that Paris will join cities around the world in hosting a safe, inspiring and open march on November 29th, and will be discussing possibilities with the authorities over the coming days.”
Nicolas Haeringer, France Campaigner for 350.org, said: "The tragedy in Paris has only strengthened our resolve. This movement for climate justice has always also been a movement for peace—a way for people around the world to come together, no matter their background or religion, and fight to protect our common home.
Over the coming days, we’ll continue to discuss with the French authorities how we can move forward with the March, plans for December 12th, and other demonstrations. We fully share their concerns about public safety—just as we fully oppose any unnecessary crackdowns on civil liberties and minority populations.
We can think of few better responses to violence and terror than this movement’s push for peace and hope. No matter the final plans for the march in Paris, we urge people to join other Global Climate Marches around the world to show their solidarity and support—there couldn’t be a more important time to push for climate justice, and the peace it can help bring."
Coalition Climat 21
More info about the Coalition Climate 21:
The Coalition Climate 21 was born in 2014 at the initiative of the RAC (French Climate Action Network), of the CRID (Center of research and information for the development) and of Attac. At its origin: the failure of the conference of Copenhagen in 2009, but also the standing about of the negotiations during the Conference of Warsaw in 2013, which had urged the civil society to slam the door of the COP. Today, the Coalition Climate 21 is made up of more than 130 organisations of the civil society. Together, they assert that the negotiations which will be held within the framework of the COP21, if they are a necessary stage, will not be sufficient to save the climate, as shown over the last twenty years.
They call the citizens to take advantage of the political and media coverage of this summit to get organised and mobilise widely to launch a strong and sustainable movement for climatic justice.
Discover the campaign of mobilisation of the Coalition
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www.coalitionclimat21.org <http://www.coalitionclimat21.org>
Members of the Coalition Climat 21 :
350.org , ACF - Action Contre la Faim, Actionaid, AderOC décroissance, Agenda 21 Afrique – A21A, Agir pour l’Environnement, AITEC – Association Internationale de Techniciens, Experts et Chercheurs, Agrisud, ALDER – Climat Energie, ACIPA, Adéquations, Alofa Tuvalu, Alternatiba, Altertour, Les Amis de la Terre, Les Amis d’Enercoop, les Assises musulmanes de l’Ecologie, Ahtarame, Apiflordev, Association Espace Vision, Artisans du Monde, Association des Médecins Français pour la Prévention de la Guerre Nucléaire – AMFPGN, Association des Populations de Montagnes du Monde, Association 4D, ATTAC, Attention Chantier, Avaaz, Bloom, Bizi !, Blue Energy, Bolivia Inti - Sud Soleil, Brahma Kumaris, Campaign Against Climate Change, CARE, CARI, Collectif Mantois et Climat, Connected by Nature, CCFD- Terre Solidaire, CFDT – Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail, CGT, CLER - Réseau pour la transition énergétique, Coalition Eau, Collectif Roosevelt, Coordination Eau Île-de-France, Coordination SUD, Confédération Paysanne, Collectif pour une Transition Citoyenne, Collectif pour les droits des femmes, Chrétiens Unis pour la Terre, CREAQ – Centre Régional d’Eco-énergétique d’Aquitaine, CRID – Centre de Recherche et d’Information pour le Développement (CRID), CIWF France, CliMates, CISPM, Coeur de Forêt, Collectif Ethique sur l’Etiquette, Comité de Solidarité avec les indiens des Amériques, CSP75, Désobéir, Droit humain France, EEUDF – Eclaireurs et Eclaireuses Unionistes de France, Effet de Serre Toi-Même Association, Emmaüs – France, Eclaireuses et éclaireurs unionistes de France, End Ecocide on Earth, Energie Partagée, Fédération protestante de France, FNE – France Nature Environnement, Fondation Copernic, Forum pour une Nouvelle Gouvernance Mondiale, Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la Nature et l’Homme, Fondation Danielle Mitterrand - France Libertés, FSU – Fédération Syndicale Unitaire, France Amérique Latine, Geres, Générations Futures, Green Cross France & Territoires, Greenpeace, Grand Orient de France, HNNE – Haute Normandie Nature Environnement, Humanité et Biodiversité, le Laboratoire de l’Economie sociale et solidaire, L’Heureux Cyclage, Institut Momentum, Jeunes Amis pour la Terre, J’aime le vert, Je vote pour le Climat, Justice et paix, LGBTI pour le Climat, Ligue des droits de l’Homme, Le mouvement de la Paix, Les Petits Débrouillards, LPO – Ligue pour la protection des Oiseaux, la Marche Mondiale des Femmes, MFRB - Mouvement Français pour un Revenu de Base), Mouvement Utopia, le MRAP - Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, MRES, Max Havelaar France, Nature Rights, Negawatt, The Noise, Oxfam France, Oui à la Transition, Oui Share, Our Voices, Pax Christi, Peuples solidaires, POC21, Planet Roller, Plateforme pour le Commerce Equitable, RAC – Réseau Action Climat, REFEDD – Réseau Français des Etudiants pour le Développement Durable, RADSI, Réseau Ecole et Nature, Réseau Féministe Ruptures, Réseau Foi & Justice Afrique – Europe, Réseau GRAPPE, Réseau IPAM, Réseau Sortir du Nucléaire, Réseau Gubbio, Réseau Ecole et Nature, Respaix Conscience Musulmane, Ritimo, Scouts et Guides de France, Secours Catholique Caritas France, Semaine de la Solidarité internationale, Solidarité étudiante,Sciences Citoyennes, Solidarité Asso, SOS Forêt France, Stop Gaz de Schiste ! (Ni ici ni ailleurs), Students for Climate, TACA – Taxe Carbone avec Redistribution, Association Terre et Liberté pour Arauco, Union Syndicales Solidaires, UNEF, VECAM, WARN, WWF, YMCA France, Zéro Waste France