Meet our activists in Colombia! The collective @ciencia_local is our sister group in Colombia.
In November 2022 they held actions in Bogota and Casanare, calling for the release of our activists imprisoned in Germany and denouncing the lies and deceit of politicians at #COP27.
Voice of Colombia: "Politicians have to accept that political power is useless in the face of the climate crisis, only if scientific criteria are taken into account in the decisions of the states, it is possible to improve the future of humanity".
More than 200 environmental activists were murdered in Colombia in 2022. A dramatic reality in the global south: The voices of activists are silenced by threats, persecution and death. But this situation does not stop climate activism, because the emergency transcends generations
@ciencia_local works as a team with other local collectives, in the search for the protection of natural wealth, the defence of ancestral territories and the dissemination of scientific knowledge as a tool for liberation from intellectual slavery established since colonial times.
Voice from Colombia: "We need and demand that social and environmental justice, that the climate truth be told and that our voice be heard".
In February 2023, Bogotá will host the second "We Are Wetlands Festival", where actions will be carried out so that the message of Colombia's environmental defenders will reach the whole word.
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Doctor Hugo Raguet, French scientist in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, will go on trial on March 5th in Munich for three non-violent direct actions in Scientist Rebellion's United Against Climate Failure campaign along with several other scientists #ScientistsOnTrial
Hugo was one of the scientists who glued scientific papers on the windows of car dealers and blocked a road in Munich, demanding transport decarbonization, and proposing speed limits on autobahns and a public transport ticket at 9€. #UniteAgainstClimateFailure
During the action, Hugo beseeched onlookers and the public to listen to the science and consider the consequences of continuing on the path of business as usual: the collapse of society and widespread humanitarian crises. The scientists further urged the public to act with them.
⚖️ 11 Ugandan climate activists face unjust charges under a colonial-era law, landing them in a maximum security prison. Their crime? Protesting against the harmful #EACOP project. Solidarity with these brave students: use to support #Uganda (1/10) gofund.me/d285c325
📰 Earlier this week, @ninalakhani reported on @guardian about the arrest of 11 students from @JusticeUg256 and @Studenteacop. Scientist Rebellion is proud to have collaborated to shed light on this crucial issue. #ClimateJustice #Uganda
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👩🎓 The students targeted for peacefully protesting against the @TotalEnergies led @EACOP_ project now confront the threat of 1yr imprisonment. The heavy-handed response from authorities highlights the urgent need to protect environmental defenders. #JusticeForUganda (3/10)
GENOCIDE: PRESENT TENSE
On this day in 1945, the Soviet Union's Red Army liberated the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. The atrocities carried out in Auschwitz, and in other Nazi camps, included mass execution in gas chambers; forced hard labor and perverse human experiments. 1/x 🧵
The anniversary of the camp's liberation is used to commemorate the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust as well as the millions of other minority groups who were targeted during this campaign of genocide.
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Nazi doctors carried out barbaric human experiments on children and adults alike. In one experiment victims were exposed to extreme cold and then thrown into boiling water to investigate reheating. Victims often died as a result or faced lifelong injuries and disfigurement.
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#ColineFay faces LIFE in prison for attending a peaceful demonstration in Senegal.
The foreign affairs minister @MinColonna is still not replying.
The government is changing, but there is #NoChangeForColine
Please RT
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Coline had been working in Senegal as a physiotherapist for the past year. On November 17th, Coline was arrested at a peaceful demonstration calling for the opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, to be able to stand in the general elections in Senegal.
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#ColineFay was charged with crimes associated with terrorism and espionage, which could mean a life sentence. She was only exercising her right of freedom of speech.
🚨 Scientists across the world are on the streets! We ask #HowMuchMore greenwashing, #HowMuchMore lies will "leaders" feed us with before we build counter power? We demand NO MORE! Discover some of the recent actions 🧵 (1/20)
💌 Scientist Rebellion published an open letter in the Guardian that has been signed by over 1,000 scientists, including 33 IPCC authors. Scientists urge the public to become activists in the face of utter failure from world leaders. (2/20)
✍️The letter came out just as the COP28 president claims "there is no science indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C". You can sign it too at (3/20)scientistrebellion.org/sign/
It's been a week since #ColineFay, a French environmentalist, was arrested in Senegal. We still don't know if her rights are being respected. The reason? Taking part in a peaceful demonstration in favor of @SonkoOfficiel, an opponent of the Senegalese regime. #FreeColine (1/7)
She faces life imprisonment. The charges? "Association with terrorists; complicity against the authority of the state, acts or maneuvers of a nature to compromise the security of the state". (2/7)
The protest attended by Coline defended Sonko's right to stand for election and denounced the criminalization of his political party, Pastef, and it was held in defense of democracy and justice in Senegal and of social and environmental struggles, which Pastef defends. (3/7)