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Protests at the COP16 in pictures

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I was covering the protests today Dec 07 2010 in Cancun. Here is what I captured as different people fronted different calls to their ministers gathered here for climate change talks.

Banner protest note on World Bank involvement in climate change funds.
Protesters
Vergil from the Philippines movement for climate justice protests against the World Bank

A man from one Mexico's indigenous communities taking part in the protest.

A woman from India during the march. she is one of the waste pickers I met during the protest.
And the farmers.

Published by R.Kagumire

Bushenyi roots. Journalist, editor, public speaker, feminist writer, award-winning blogger and socio-political analyst. Words seen in international media like The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Quartz and Mundo Negro. Expertise in new media, social justice, migration, gender, peace and security issues. Was honored with the 2018 Anna Guèye Award for her work on digital democracy, justice and equality by Africtivistes. The World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders under the age of 40. I studied Mass Communication at Makerere University, short courses on Non-violent conflict at Tufts University, Global Leadership and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and MA in Media, Peace and Conflict Studies from the University for Peace. Outside Uganda, I have lived in Costa Rica, Switzerland and a bit in Ethiopia.

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