WGTN think tank - pre Paris Climate Change Conference

Today, two members of Deconstructing Paris (a Wellington based legal think-tank) fly to Europe ahead of the Paris climate summit of 2015, the largest ever international UN meeting on climate change.

In association with both Victoria University of Wellington and the Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institute, they will attend the conference as accredited observers and will gain valuable insider knowledge on the negotiations as they unfold.

These two senior law students from New Zealand, Simon and Lottie, have been part of a team of lawyers dissecting the draft UN agreement over the last nine months. With the final deadline fast approaching, they hope to provide direct information to their team in Wellington for public dissemination and critique.

Although the unfortunate and devastating events that took place in Paris last week have certainly created hurdles for the two students, Simon and Lottie refuse to be deterred from attending the conference. As stated by Simon Hillier, "this conference is just too important. It will be a critical step in resolving the global dilemma of climate change and will provide the foundation for a less carbon dependent world. It is important that the public are aware of this conference and know just what world leaders are disputing during the coming weeks."

Both Simon and Lottie arrive in Paris on the 29th of November, just a day before the summit and will remain in the city for the entirety of the two week conference. They have observer access to much of the conference and will be able to deliver first hand information as it happens.

To see and hear more about the Paris Climate Summit 2015, check out Deconstructing Paris' website, which contains commentary, critique and news - www.paristext2015.com. Alternatively, you can follow Simon and Lotte's journey on Twitter - @paristext2015.

If you would like to support Deconstructing Paris, a not-for-profit initiative aimed at informing and educating about international climate action, please contribute to their PledgeMe. All contributions will go towards funding a short educational documentary film - https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/4287-deconstructing-paris-documentary-project

Stay tuned for more information.

"Miradas Transoceánicas": IX International Literature Festival 3 Shores

Published by wpm2011 in World Poetry Movement on Fri, 11/20/2015 - 10:27

The ninth edition of the International Literary Festival 3 Shores in the Canary Islands as part of the World Poetry Movement (WPM) has as guest poets, Charles Olsen (New Zealand), Miguel Anxo Fernán Vello (Galicia, Spain) and Lilián Pallares (Colombia), as well as the participation of authors representative of the current local panorama such as Coriolano González (Tenerife) and Pilar González España (Madrid), with a cultural programme including poetry recitals in colleges, art galleries and literary and cultural spaces in various towns across the island of Tenerife.

Under the title “Miradas Transoceánicas” (Transoceanic Views), this edition once again connects different continents through literature, encouraging cultural interchange, the promotion of poetry and creativity both internationally and across the archipelago. As in previous years the festival is supported by a minimal budget covering the basic costs and taking advantage of public funding with collaboration from the Councillor for Culture of the Town Council of La Laguna, the Vice-chancellor of Social Relations at the University of Laguna, the Educational Institutes Mencey Acaymo of Gümar and Óscar Domínguez of Tacoronte, the Contemporary Art Museum Eduardo Westerdahl (MACEW), theLibrería de Mujeres and the Institute of Canary Studies (IEC).

The Festival runs from Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th November and Thursday 3rd December 2015. The complete programme can be consulted in: http://www.wpm2011.org/es/node/822

Nelson born artist and poet Charles Olsen has lived in Spain since 2003 where he runs the online Spanish poetry project Palabras Prestadasand the audiovisual and literary producer Antena Blue. His film poems have been included in festivals such as ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival, Berlin and Liberated Words, Bristol. He has presented his poetry recital Agita Flamenco in the New Zealand pavilion of the Venice Biennial of Art and at the Society of Authors (SGAE) in Madrid. He has published one collection of poetry Sr Citizen (Amargord, 2011) and his second book Antípodas (Huerga y Fierro) is due out in early 2016.

Original article (in Spanish): http://www.wpm2011.org/es/node/822

Palabras Prestadas: http://libropalabrasprestadas.blogspot.com.es

Charles Olsen: http://charlesolsen.es

Antena Blue: http://antenablue.com

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