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Cochabamba’s Message: Let the People Speak
The World People's Summit broke new ground by allowing those most affected by a changing climate the chance to speak out about their ideas for just solutions.
Bill McKibben's Message to Cochabamba
The author addresses the thousands who gathered in Cochabamba for the World People's Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.
Fix the Economy, Not Wall Street
Would-be Wall Street regulators aren't asking the right question: How do we create a financial services sector that directs money where it is actually needed?
Welcome to Eaarth
Bill McKibben’s latest book explores what it’ll take to live on a planet less sweet than it used to be. During a recent stop in Seattle, he described the smaller, slower, and wiser future that may be our best bet.
A Climate Summit for the Rest of Us
Video: The Cochabamba climate summit was designed to respect the power and knowledge of world social movements and indigenous peoples.
Cochabamba Postscript: Lessons, Reflections, and the Road to Cancun
There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the alliance gathering around grassroots solutions.
Cochabamba's New Direction
What did the World People's Summit accomplish, and what's next for climate justice?
The Climate's Second Chance
Video: What is the World People's Conference on Climate Change?
From the Climate Justice Frontier
A global movement is building strength. Meet some of its most dynamic leaders.
On the Path to Climate Neutrality
Seattle hopes to become North America's first climate neutral city. City council president Richard Conlin asks: What exactly are we getting ourselves into?
From Crisis to Opportunity
Will the World People's Summit be a turning point in the climate crisis?
Local Knowledge and Local Technologies
At the World People's Conference on Climate Change, the emphasis on local and indigenous knowledge stands out.
Beyond Vaccines: Addressing the Social Causes of Poor Health
One health clinic in Port-Au-Prince is using art, education, and community to help its patients heal. What can international aid agencies learn from their model?
Changing the Climate for Justice
At the World People's Conference on Climate Change, a new set of voices is being heard.
The Open Veins of Climate Change
Message from Eduardo Galeano, the author of Open Veins of Latin America, to participants of the First World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba.
A Strategy for Change?
The climate summit in Bolivia is based on the start of a strategy—to bring social movements inside discussions about combating climate change—but more careful planning is needed.
Live from Cochabamba
OneClimate.net streams live from the World People's Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.
Getting to the Heart of Interfaith
Learn more about the book in which we tell the story of how our interfaith work came about.
Social Action: The Church’s Ministry in the World
Somewhere in our history, the link between inner spirituality and its expression in the world as loving social action grew faint. To renew that connection, we can draw deeply on traditions that call attention to our Oneness.
Up By Our Bootstraps?
Sharing our stories of tough times can help us discover that we're not facing them alone—and that we can support each other in building a society that works for everyone.
