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30 august 2002
johannesburg
friends of the earth international event
with valli moosa, s.a. environment
minister
media invite / interview opportunity
when:
Monday 2 September 2002
when:
starts 8.45am (Tea available
from 8.15am)
where:
Protea Balalaika Hotel,
(Bull Run Restaurant), 20 Maude Street
Sandton (5 minutes walk directly from
Convention Centre)
Media present in South Africa are invited
to attend this coming Monday (2 September
2002) a Friends of the Earth International
side event at the Earth Summit on the issue
of Environmental Justice.
speakers:
¥ Valli Moosa Minister of the Environment,
South Africa
¥ Jack McConnell, MSP, First Minister,
Scotland, UK
¥ Dorothy Desir, Director, Community
Initiatives, Lower Manhatten, Cultural
Council, NY, USA
¥ Thabo Madihlaba, Campaign Coordinator
Environmental Justice, Networking Forum
(EJNF), South Africa
¥ Charlotte Keys, President of JPAP,
Columbia, Mississippi, USA
chair:
Kevin Dunion, Friends of the Earth
International
what is the event about?
The event is of significance, with two
Government Ministers, North and South,
declaring that environmental justice issues
have to be addressed in their countries and
we will hear of policy initiatives which they
are taking. Environmental justice activists
will provide their testimonies of the
injustices faced by communities who are
having to bear a disproportionate burden of
pollution, exposure to risk and ill- health
consequences. A new approach to community
environmental rights will be advocated.
"The speakers will all be speaking on the
need for world leaders attending the Earth
Summit to adopt a new approach to addressing
community environmentaljustice rights. They
will also be calling for the inclusion
ofenvironmental justice in the text of the
final declaration coming out of the Summit",
said Kevin Dunion.
for more information contact:
Kevin Dunion (Friends of the Earth
Scotland): 072 401 5398
Bobby Peek (groundWork): 082 464 1383
Linda Ambler (groundWork): 033-342 5662
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