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Rio+20: The People's Summit in pictures

By Anonymous, 26 June 2012

Sarah Reader, campaigns and network assistant

The Rio+20 People's Summit took place from 15-22 June in the run up and alongside the official Rio+20 summit. With thousands of people from across the globe, hundreds of workshops, and five inspiring plenaries which focused on identifying the structural causes of social and environmental injustices and our alternatives, it was a really inspiring event. I have tried to capture some of the atmosphere of the summit in the photos below.

An indigenous leader from the Amazon speaks out against the false green economy.

 

A photo exhibition at the People's Summit of Amazonian tribes

 

Three people sit with a sign saying: Green economy = False economy

"Green economy = false solution"

 

Thousands of people march on the women's march

 

 

The heavy police presence contrasts the festive mood of the march

 

 

"No to green capitalism, another world is possible" I joined the main mobilisation of the week shortly after having interrupted Nick Clegg.

 

A man stands with an MST flag on his back

 A member of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) on the march

 

Members of the MST- who knew Delwek who spoke at a WDM food sovereignty event in Manchester in October 2011

Wahu Kaara from the Kenya Debt Relief Network explains why activists in the North need to take action against the sell off of nature

 

 

 

 

 

 

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