Climate justice

Brazil climate march Nov. 2025
International News

COP30 in Brazil Marked Again by Tensions Over Methods to Address Climate Change

December 14, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Brazil hosted the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in the city of Belem in the north of the country and the gateway to the Amazon. The conference lasted from November 10-21 and […]
PAL-Awda boycott against Citibank launched at Citi's World HQ
Domestic News

Global Week of Action for Palestine Against Citibank Kicks Off Summer of Heat

August 28, 2024 fwstaff
By Terri Kay On Monday, June 10th, PAL-Awda NY/NJ: Palestinian Assembly for Liberation announced a Global Week of Action against Citibank, from June 10th to June 14th, calling on people across the US and the […]
Africa Climate Summit 2023 protests outside the KICC
International News

Africa Climate Summit Issues Nairobi Declaration

September 12, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Nairobi, Kenya, the commercial center for the East Africa region, hosted the Africa Climate Summit which attracted thousands of delegates, investors and observers to discuss the worsening plight of the continent as […]
Egypt COP27 ending without key agreements
International News

COP27 Concludes While the Environmental Crisis Continues

November 26, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There were high expectations for the United Nations Climate Conference held in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh. COP27 took place on the African continent amid months of preparations by governments, non-governmental […]
COP27 in Egypt where people protested climate policy
International News

COP27 Deliberations Reaffirm Imperialist States as Main Obstacle to Ending Climate Change

November 13, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After one week of speeches, discussions, demonstrations and debate, the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) has once again stalled over the questions of which global interests are actually responsible for environmental […]
Burkina Faso anti-French demonstration on Oct. 2, 2022
International News

COP27 and the Imperatives for a Renewed African Security Framework

October 11, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared and delivered in part for a webinar sponsored by the Canadian section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). The webinar was held in […]
London environmental rights demonstration leading up to COP26
International News

COP26 Summit Fails to Take Decisive Action on Climate Change

November 22, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Another annual international conference on the climate crisis ended on November 13 in Glasgow, Scotland where a contentious debate over the final document revealed fundamental differences on key issues. Officially labeled as […]
International News

Urgent message from the Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gitdumt’en Territory

January 17, 2019 fwstaff
By Unist’ot’en Solidarity Brigade SHARE WIDELY – RCMP have invaded and occupied our territory and are working to establish a police detachment on Gidumt’en territory without the consent of our people. Our chiefs have entered into […]