South Africa has a tradition of charterist politics. From African Claims, to the Freedom Charter and now our Constitution, which is a charter of rights, freedoms, institutions and procedures. However, in more recent times, in the context of climate crisis politics, people driven instruments as expressions of working class and popular power are also gaining a lot of significance. The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth (Cochabamba Peoples Summit for Climate Justice, 2010), the Leap Manifesto in Canada, Generational Justice principles championed by school children in California to WOMIN’s mining charter etc., we need to build on this to confront the biggest challenge we face as a species. As democrats we are putting forward our demands, aspirations and alternatives to build a society that can mitigate and endure climate change.
Find below the final climate justice charter and some useful tools for understanding why we need it, and the science of climate change.
Join the Climate Justice Charter Movement
Contact us at copac2[at]icon.org.za for more information
Sign the petition on Amandla.mobi to endorse the Charter.
Endorse as an organisation here
View list of endorsing organisations
Older Links:
Climate Justice Charter, Draft 1 2019
Climate justice Charter Strategy Concept Note
20 September Call to Action: #WeCantBreathe
Daily Maverick Article on first Roundtable
Video: Why we need a Climate Justice Charter
SAFSC Newsletter 13 – reporting on CJ charter progress
A climate justice perspective on the climate crisis (PowerPoint)
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