“System Change, Not Climate Change” | Grassroots International

Henry Saragih, the general coordinator of Grassroots partner, La Via Campesina, reiterated to me what he said in his speech in Copenhagen last December at the UN climate conference (COP15): “We, as social movements, have to bring our own agenda to the table, because we are the first climate victims and climate refugees and therefore climate justice is in our hands. . . . ”And unlike in Copenhagen, people’s voices were certainly heard; and if they felt omitted from the schedule, they organized to make sure their issues received attention.