By Jasmine Sone At COP28, I had the opportunity to speak with three extraordinary people: Chandra Tripura, who advocates for the Tripura community in Bangladesh; Pirawan Wongnithisathaporn, who represents the Karen community in Thailand, specifically the Pga K’nyaw; and Shree Kumar Mahajan, who speaks for the Newar community in Nepal. Their stories brought to light …
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By: April Kwan The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28), located in the United Arab Emirates this year, was hosted in Expo City Dubai. The space was divided into two distinct zones that provide access to different events, the Blue and Green Zone. Getting access to the Blue Zone required a United Nations …
By Jasmine Sone Among all the discussions at COP28, the term “Rights of Nature” caught me off guard, a concept foreign to me until that point. My initial feeling was one of confusion. Why is it necessary to advocate for the Rights of Nature in a world where its intrinsic sacredness should be obvious? Defining …
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By Mckenna Ryan and April Kwan Even home sick at the Vatican, Pope Francis has been making a historical impact at this year’s COP. Since his 2015 publication of Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home (six months before historic COP21, no less), Pope Francis has cemented the Catholic Church as a powerful ally …
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By Naomi Henry Nicole Yanes “We don’t see ourselves as a funder but we see ourselves rematriating this wealth that was built our of our lands, that was extracted from our lands, stolen lands, and so we’re rematriating it in a good way and resourcing it, and putting it back into our communities so we …
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By Layla Haji
Photos from AN380’s time in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
By Rhetta Power My Tuesday began at the Na’ama Blue Hotel, a youth hostel in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. I’m here as part of Colorado College’s delegation to the 27th Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27). As a designated “Week Two-er,” a delegate badged to access only the second week of the COP, my plan …
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By Rhetta Power On November 3rd, Colorado College will be sending a delegation of AN380 students to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. This year is the 27th Conference of Parties (COP). COP27 will take place between November 6-18th in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and is expected to have around 40,000 attendants. A core mission …
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