Thursday, 19 November 2015

Maguindanao - Cotabato City Youth ECOWALK: A Walk for Humanity and Environment

Climate Change is not just a topic of class room discussions. It is one of the deadliest threat that humanity is faced with.
The ecological question is relevant to human rights given that impacts and implications of climate change have strong and devastating effects to humanity. In connection with this, in Central and South Central Mindanao we have issues of food shortages, mining and development projects harming the mass population of peoples, land grabbing and threats to environment defenders.
As young people, Teduray, Lambangian Youth and Student Association (TLYSA), Tri-People Youth for Change (TrYChange) and Society of OFW Children (SOFWC) respectively from Cotabato City and Maguindanao province organizations we are organizing a one day ECOWALK: A Walk for Humanity and Environment on the 28th of November 2015 from Nuro, Upi, Maguindanao to the City Plaza of Cotabato City which we are expecting 300 individuals joining the activity.
ECOWALK aims to: 1. Raise environment and human rights must be center to all development efforts; 2. Support and join the worldwide campaign for Climate Justice; 3. Inform the general public on environmental questions around us; 4. Promote Social Justice and Peace among peoples.
Issues among other development aggression projects by the public and private entities in Central and South-Central Mindanao are also to be raised during the walk and to particularly demand in all processes making human rights and environment as core concerns.
If you are interested to join and or support the campaign please feel free to contact: Laida Musa (09069736929); Charlene Saliga (09168432238) or Milyn Cruz (09368899376) or thru tlysaorganization@yahoo.com.ph and try_change25@yahoo.com
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19 November 2015
Cotabato City

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