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Updates on the recent World Social Forum in Tunis

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* '''[[OBSERVATIONS from INoSA Delegates at the WSF in Tunis]]'''
* =='''[[@file:Declaration of the Social Movements Assembly 2015 WSF.pdf|Declaration of the Social Movements Assembly-]]Tunis WSF 2015'''==
* =='''[[@file:World Parliamentary Forum Declaration Tunis 2015.pdf|World Parliamentary Forum Declaration 2015]]'''==

=[[http://www.equaltimes.org/2015-a-key-year-for-world-social#.VRvsY-Fy-Qc|2015, a key year for World Social Forum activists]]=
by [[http://www.equaltimes.org/bryan-carter|Bryan Carter]], 31 March 2015
The [[https://fsm2015.org/en|2015 edition]] of the World Social Forum (WSF) closed this Saturday with a march in solidarity with Palestine through the streets of Tunis, which was hosting this grand annual celebration of alter-globalisation for the second time.
During four days, over 1000 workshops, seminars and round tables brought together members of associations, NGOs, trade unionists, researchers and activists from 120 countries at the El Manar University campus, decorated for the occasion with countless posters and drawings calling for more fiscal justice, a healthy environment, free universal healthcare, new consumption models, or a people’s revolution. [[@http://www.equaltimes.org/2015-a-key-year-for-world-social#.VRvsY-Fy-Qc|Read more]]

=[[http://350.org/world-social-forum-2015-another-world-is-possible/|World Social Forum 2015: Another World is Possible]]=
''This week, for the second time in a row, the World Social Forum (WSF) gathered in Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab spring. During the five-day event,[[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/tunisia-world-social-forum-bard-museum-attack-150324180814122.html| 70,000 delegates from more than 4,000 organisations]] representing 120 countries discussed[[http://registration.fsm2015.org/wsf2015/slot/1| a wide range of issues and topics]] including, climate justice, immigration, media freedom, women’s rights, refugees and energy.''
''A group from 350.org was in attendance to talk about climate justice, the growing divestment movement and the inter-sectionality between environmental, social, economic and political issues. [[http://350.org/world-social-forum-2015-another-world-is-possible/|See photos of WSF 2015 & more]] ''

==[[http:''www.moreandbetter.org/en/news/wsf2015-change-the-system-not-the-climate|WSF2015 | Change the system, not the climate!]] A//ksel Naerstad, from Tunis, tells us about some of the key issues discussed in 2015 edition of the World Social Forum (WSF) and shares with us his impressions.''==

==[[@http://wftlofficial.org/|World Forum on Theology and Liberation ]]==
''Leaders and activists coming from diverse faith traditions have been creating a space at the WSFs to meet and engage with each other in critical dialogues about how to support movements for emancipation and to transform humans' relationships with the earth. At this year's WSF, activists from diverse traditions and indigenous leaders explored the ways religion can be a basis for peace and justice and how indigenous spirituality and religious pluralism can contribute to movement building work.''

===Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) at the World Social Forum[[@http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/04/opinion-challenging-the-power-of-the-one-percent/|-"Challenging the One Percent"]]===
''"...The forces of justice, freedom and equity are being relentlessly pushed back. There is an urgent need to strengthen our collective voices and power, to further expand our shared analyses and build interconnected agendas for action. The WSF contributes to doing just that. At this year’s WSF, there was a diversity of feminist activists in attendance and the systemic causes of global inequalities were addressed in intersectional ways linking new relationships to land, and land use to patriarchy, food sovereignty, decolonisation and corporate power."''

'''Analyses: The Future of the World Social Forum''' ''is a topic of discussion and debate at each WSF. The challenge of creating a democratic body that represents all the diverse voices who need to be part of the WSF process is immense, and we are far from achieving that vision. Here are a few reflections on the latest meeting of the WSF International Council, which comes at a time when many are asking about the future directions (if any) the WSF process should take. Many are calling for abandoning this process in favor of one that emphasizes joint action over open space and deliberation. But others argue that if there was no WSF, we would need to create something like it.''
* '''[[http:''www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/21294/those-who-want-to-build-those-who-want-to-fight_th|Those Who Want To Build, Those Who Want To Fight: The World Social Forum with a North African Twist]]''', by [[http:''www.jadaliyya.com/pages/contributors/10246|Cihan Tugal]]
* Hamza Hamouchene "[[@http:''www.counterpunch.org/2015/04/06/power-and-resistance-at-the-world-social-forum/|Power and resistance at the World Social Forum 2015" ]]//Perhaps it is a sign that the WSF is seen as a threat, but authoritarian governments have sponsored 'civil society' delegations to the forum in an effort to "hijack" space and confuse discussions. WSF organizers need a deliberate strategy for resisting elite influences.''
* Roberto Savio [[@http:''alainet.org/en/articulo/168773|"It should be clear what to expect from the WSF" ]]//The International Council continues to struggle with challenges of internal democracy and relevance.''
* Henda Chennaoui [[@http:''nawaat.org/portail/2015/04/04/world-social-forum-where-is-the-struggle-against-capitalism/|"WSF 2015: Where is the Struggle Against Capitalism?" ]]//Another world is possible...but getting there will be tough!''

'''[[http:''www.democracynow.org/2015/3/27/african_economist_samir_amin_on_the|Samir Amin on the World Social Forum, Globalization & the Barbarism of Capitalism]] [Video/interview] //AMY GOODMAN / JUAN GONZÁLEZ - Democracy Now!// '''''As tens of thousands gather for the World Social Forum in Tunis, Tunisia, we speak to one of the most prominent radical thinkers in Africa — the Egyptian-born economist Samir Amin. He is considered one of Africa’s leading political economists and was one of the pioneers of describing modern human history from the perspective of the Third World, arguing that the countries of the South were not latecomers to capitalism, but were integrated into the global economy from the start in a position of dependency to the rich, industrialized North. He is presently director of the Third World Forum in Dakar, Senegal — considered a precursor to the World Social Forum — and since 1997, has been the chair of the [[http://www.forumdesalternatives.org/en/|World Forum for Alternatives]].''

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=[[http://ggjalliance.mayfirst.org/WSFtunis2015|World Social Forum Returns to Tunisia for 2015 ]]=

=Grassroots Global Justice Alliance—Delegation to WSF in 2015 (see also reports from GGJ’s 2013 delegation & its work on the Climate Forum)=

[[http://www.rosalux.de/fileadmin/rls_uploads/pdfs/sonst_publikationen/WSF_Tunisia_Reflections_and_Expectations.pdf|WORLD SOCIAL FORUM IN TUNISIA 2013 AND 2015 REFLECTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS]], Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

''How do young activists from the region evaluate the 2013 edition and what do they expect from the upcoming one? During the Tunisian Youth Social Forum (27-30 March 2014), the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) North-Africa office interviewed activists from the region to find out about their take on those issues. In the second part of this text, Christian Schröder analyses the WSF 2013 as a space providing for broad political participation by social movements and activist groups and provides recommendations for improvement. ''

Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age

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'''“Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age”'''
A growing body of research is emerging to show the detrimental impacts of the saturation of cell phones, text messaging, and laptops on people’s attention spans, learning abilities, social and communications skills, and overall mental health. These findings also have relevance for our thinking about broader social issues such as social cohesion, class and racial polarization, and social movements. The following links provide resources for critical reflection on the uses of technology and its effects in our classrooms. They also address some of the larger societal concerns and issues that emerge as new generations of young people are increasingly socialized around digital technology.

 '''''"Technology often causes us to lose our senses when it comes to norms of polite behavior and, as a result,''''''''''perfectly nice people become unbelievably rude and insulting."''''' --[[http://learnercentered.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/dont-text-in-class-and-heres-why/|Dr. Cara Finnegan ]]

More and more people are ''[[@http://www.telegraph.co.uk/better/technology/9-ways-to-start-and-stick-to-a-digital-detox/|taking occasional "digital detox" breaks ]]'' to improve their concentration, performance, relationships, and overall health.
More and more people are ''[[@http://www.telegraph.co.uk/better/technology/9-ways-to-start-and-stick-to-a-digital-detox/|taking occasional "digital detox" breaks ]]'' to improve their concentration, performance, relationships, and overall health.

The following links provide resources for critical reflection on the uses of technology and its effects on learning, attention, productivity, and mental health.
=[[#New Research Sounds Alarm about Impacts of Digital Technology-Selected References]]=
=Selected References=

'''Learning, Memory, and Productivity'''
* "[[@https:''www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/to-remember-a-lecture-better-take-notes-by-hand/361478/|To Remember a Lecture Better, Take Notes by Hand]]" //The Atlantic'' May 1, 2014
* [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/business/laptops-not-during-lecture-or-meeting.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness|"Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting."]]New York Times November 26, 2017
* [[https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/mar/11/technology-internet-pupil-attention-teaching|Is technology and the internet reducing pupils' attention spans?]] The Guardian March 11, 2013
* [[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/business/25multi.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1218826802-w3gzL8BvSV3EZY9YekbeXg|Slow Down, Brave Multitasker, and Don’t Read This in Traffic ]]New York Times March 25, 2007
* [[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/education/technology-is-changing-how-students-learn-teachers-say.html|Technology Is Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say ]]New York Times, November 1 2012.
* [[http://fortune.com/2016/02/03/nicholas-carr-internet/|“The Internet Makes Us Stupid, and Here’s Why”]] Kabir Sehgal Fortune Feb. 3, 2016 
* [[http://www.chronicle.com/article/Teach-Naked-Effort-Strips/47398/|When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom]], Chronical of Higher Education, July 20, 2009
* Sherry Terkel (2012) ''[[@http://geni.us/AloneTogether|Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other]]''
* Sherry Terkel (2015) ''[[@http://geni.us/ReclaimingConvo|Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age]]''

'''Mental Health and Anxiety'''
* “[[http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/digital_technology_and_mental_health|Digital Technology and Mental Health]]” Janet Olsen, Michigan State University Extension, January 25, 2016. Overusing digital technologies may affect areas like sleep, concentration, learning and relationship behaviors.
* “[[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/magazine/why-are-more-american-teenagers-than-ever-suffering-from-severe-anxiety.html|Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?]]” New York Times Magazine October 15, 2017
* [[https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/mar/11/technology-internet-pupil-attention-teaching|Face-to-Face Contacts (Not Facebook Connections), Impact Your Health and Longevity]] (TED talk)
* [[https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/5220/why-do-we-use-social-media|Why do we use social media? | New Humanist]]
* [[https:''www.vice.com/en_uk/article/5377w5/why-social-media-can-never-fill-the-void-in-our-depressing-lives|Why Social Media Can Never Fill the Void in Our Depressing Lives ]]Vice.Com May 2, 2017. "Drawing from [[https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/the-revolution-will-be-weird-and-eerie|Mark Fisher's]] //Capitalist Realism//, Gilroy-Ware [author of //Filling the Void: Emotion, Capitalism & Social Media''] argues that the impoverished life of the contemporary worker – precarious, alienated, bored – is exploited by social media, which promises emotional fulfilment in its endlessly regenerating timelines."

'''Lessons on digital technology, privacy, corporate concentration, and social conflicts:'''
* [[@https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/11/facebook-google-public-health-democracy|How Facebook and Google Threaten Public Health and Democracy]] The Guardian November 11, 2017
* [[@https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/09/facebook-sean-parker-vulnerability-brain-psychology|Facebook executive acknowledges how tool manipulates human psychology ]]The Guardian, November 7, 2017
* [[@https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/05/smartphone-addiction-silicon-valley-dystopia|"Our Minds Can be Hijacked-Tech Insiders Fear Smart Phone Dystopia"]] The Guardian October 6, 2017"The attention economy incentivises the design of technologies that grab our attention,” he says. “In so doing, it privileges our impulses over our intentions.” That means privileging what is sensational over what is nuanced, appealing to emotion, anger and outrage."
* [[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/02/facebook-google-monopoly-companies|How to stop Google and Facebook from becoming even more powerful | Barry Lynn and Matt Stoller]]The Guardian, November 2, 2017--In addition to sensitizing students to issues related to privacy and data security, this article is good for helping students understand and think sociologically about corporate power and how corporate mergers and policies that favor corporate interests can threaten broader public interests.
* [[@http:''www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/03/lets-stop-google-from-gobbling-up-our-schools/|Let’s Stop Google from Gobbling Up Our Schools ]]by [[http:''www.counterpunch.org/author/l3l3lclcl3l2ldl/|Jackie Smith - Alfredo Lopez ]]June 3, 2016 
* '''Race, Class and the Internet:''' [[@https:''zcomm.org/znetarticle/an-emancipation-proclamation-for-the-digital-age/|An Emancipation Proclamation for the Digital Age]], by [[https://zcomm.org/author/alfredolopez/|Alfredo Lopez]] and [[https://zcomm.org/author/jackiesmith/|Jackie Smith ]][[@http:''thiscantbehappening.net/emancipationproclamation|Source: This Can't Be Happening ]]June 24, 2016

[[https:''www.techandrev.org/|May First/People Link Technology and Revolution Initiative]] //This website contains resources for helping structure dialogues about the role of technology in society and in social change work. It is part of a movement-led campaign to engage activists and the broader public in critical dialogues about how technology is used to control societies as well as how it can be mobilized as a tool for social emancipation. Resources for guiding discussions on society and technology are included, as are lessons from other groups’ (including other classrooms’) reports from their “tech and rev convergences” in various parts of the US and other countries.''

'''DRAFT SYLLABUS CONTENT'''
''Mainstream communications—including communication fostered at universities—send few signals to students about the need to be more critical and selective in how one uses technology. We can play important roles as teachers to invite students to think critically about how technology impacts both their own practices and learning abilities and how it shapes broader social trends and problems. Introducing limitations in your classroom is a way to model such practices for students and it can encourage them to become more effective learners and sociologists. We should note that many students will protest such restrictions, since they are rarely required to disconnect from their devices. But holding firm to technology limitations can teach important lessons and life skills that many students in your classroom will (silently) appreciate.''

'''Technology Policies*__''''''''Drawing from research on the detrimental impacts of technology on education and learning, I have adopted the following technology policies:''''' ''No assignments will be accepted via e-mail, and my preferred method of communication is face to face or by office phone. Please use opportunities after class or in office hours to discuss your work in the course. __Do not use laptops or text messaging devices in class, and silence your cell phones and place them out of your sight.''

'''The Problem of Digital Technology and Divided Attention--'''In recent years the saturation of cell phones, text messaging, and laptops, combined with the broad availability of wireless in classrooms, has produced something called the problem of divided attention. A [[http:''www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/business/25multi.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1218826802-w3gzL8BvSV3EZY9YekbeXg|March 25, 2008 article in the //New York Times//]]summarized recent studies of productivity in business settings. Researchers found that after responding to email or text messages, it took people //more than 15 minutes to re-focus on the “serious mental tasks” they had been performing before the interruption//. Other research has shown that when people attempt to perform two tasks at once (e.g., following what’s happening in class while checking text messages), the brain literally cannot do it. The brain has got to give up on one of the tasks in order to effectively accomplish the other. Hidden behind all the hype about multi-tasking, then, is this sad truth: //it makes you slower and dumber//. For this reason alone you should seek to avoid the problem of divided attention when you are in class. But there’s another reason, too: technology often causes us to lose our senses when it comes to norms of polite behavior and, as a result, //perfectly nice people become unbelievably rude and insulting//. For both these reasons, then, turn off your cell phones or set them on silent mode when you come to class, and refrain from using laptops and any other electronic devices during class. *//Source//: [[http://learnercentered.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/dont-text-in-class-and-heres-why/|Dr. Cara Finnegan]]. (See also work by Sherry Turkle- //Reclaiming Conversation in a Digital Age)''

Summary of McKiernan's slides with links

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Becoming “open”: is publishing in open access journals possible?[[home#_ftn1|[1]]]


What’s wrong?
* Many academics/institutions don’t have access to literature they need
* The cost of closed journals is often prohibitively high
* This lack of access is a global problem, especially in developing countries
* Closed journals may not be in the interest of the best research
* Researchers may lose rights to and control over their own work

Yet, the alternative of Open Access publishing holds many concerns, especially for early-career researchers, including:
* I will be hiding my work away in less visible (low prestige) journals.
* I must relegate my work to low impact (low IF) journals.
* Peer review will be of low quality.
* I will not get a job/grant/tenure.
* It will cost too much.

Myth 1: Open Access provides less visibility
* By being open, you may in fact get more exposure ([[http:''www.istl.org/10-winter/article2.html|Wagner 2010]], [[https:''peerj.com/articles/175/|Piwowar and Vision 2013]])

Myth 2: It would require publishing in low Impact Factor journals
* The scientific community has begun to find IFs have extended [[occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2012/08/13/sick-of-impact-factors|well past their original intention]], and can often hide more than they reveal about the quality of the research.
* But decide for yourself, and seek out journals with [[http://figshare.com/articles/Open_Access_Journals_2013_Impact_Factors/1206415|impacts you desire]].

Myth 3: Peer review at OA journals is poor quality
* Retraction rate is highest in high IF subscription journals
* No controlled study comparing peer review in subscription vs. OA journals
* [[http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/60.full|Bohannon `sting']] did not look at peer review in subscription journals
* Bohannon `sting' found reputable OA publishers rejected spoof paper
* Peer review can be very transparent in OA journals. E.g. you may be able to read the entire peer review history (all reviews and changes)
* OA journals offering open peer review include [[http:''www.biomedcentral.com|BioMed Central]], [[https://peerj.com/|PeerJ]], [[f1000research.com|F1000 Research]], and [[http://www.gigasciencejournal.com/|GigaScience]]. [And many others, such as the [[http:''www.jwsr.org/|Journal of World-Systems Research]]]

Myth 4: I won't get a job, grants, or tenure
* Over 500 organizations and 12,000 individuals have signed the American Society for Cell Biology’s [[am.ascb.org/dora|Declaration on Research Assessment]], pledging:
# Not to consider journal-based metrics (JIF) in hiring, promotion, or funding decisions
# The content of a paper will be weighed more heavily in evaluations than the journal in which it was published
# To consider the value and impact of all research outputs
* Faculty in U.S universities are taking the issue up as well, for instance at the [[http://www.facultysenate.vcu.edu/2010/11/17/vcu-faculty-senate-resolution-1/|Virginia Commonwealth University]] and the [[openaccess.unt.edu/denton-declaration|University of North Texas]].
* Many funders now have open access or public access mandates, including: [[nih.gov|National Institutes of Health]], [[http:''data.worldbank.org|The World Bank]], [[http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/eligibilityforrcs/|Research Councils UK]], [[https://www.hhmi.org/|Howard Hughes Medical Institute]], and [[http:''www.wellcome.ac.uk/funding/|Wellcome Trust]].
* Alternatively, you can [[http:''www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/|search for funder policies]] or [[http:''www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/policy-and-legal/overview-funders-data-policies|make comparisons]] yourself.

Myth 5: OA publishing costs too much
* Many OA journals do not charge.
* Journals like [[https://peerj.com/|PeerJ]] have one-time, low-cost membership fees.
* Many journals have waivers.
* Many institutions have OA publisher memberships.
* Many institutions have OA publishing funds.
* Some funders have started [[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/About-us/Policy/Spotlight-issues/Open-access/Charity-open-access-fund/|charities to cover OA fees]].
* Self-archiving costs nothing and is a great way to be open. You have many options, such as through [[http:''figshare.com|figshare]], [[arXiv.org|arxiv]], [[http:''biorxiv.org|bioRxiv]] , institutional repositories, and personal websites.
* There are increasingly more institutional repositories for open data across the globe, including [[lareferencia.redclara.net/rfr|LA Referencia]], [[http:''www.remeri.org.mx/portal/index.html|REMERI]], and [[http:''www.redalyc.org/home.oa|Redalyc]]. These repositories also allow you to generate bibliometric and usage data for evaluation at no cost.

What it really means to publish openly
* Researchers in developing countries can see your work
* More exposure for your work
* Practitioners can apply your findings
* Higher citation rates
* Can influence policy
* The broader public can access your work
* Compliant with grant rules
* Taxpayers get value for money

Advice to Early Career Researchers (ECRs)
* Make a list of OA journals in your field - [[doaj.org|know your options]].
* Discuss open access, preprints, self-archiving upfront with collaborators
* Blog about your science - write so those outside your field can understand
* Be active on social media to increase visibility 
* Document your [[https://impactstory.org|altmetrics]]
* Seek out [[http://opencon2014.org|support for student and early career researchers]]
* Learn about the [[http://creativecommons.org/about|creative commons]]

Discussing OA with your mentor
* Ask your mentor for a meeting to discuss publishing options
* Put together concise (15 mins max) presentation on benefits of OA
* Include data (lack of access worldwide, advancements made through open science, citation advantage)
* Explain how your work and the lab could benefit from being open
* Create a list of OA options and share this list with your mentor
* If your mentor insists on a toll access journal, discuss submitting an author addendum
* Start these discussions EARLY!!
* From interview with [[arcscon.tumblr.com/post/84942060277/advocating-for-openness|ARCSCon ]]

How to support ECRs in being open
* LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN!
* Lead by example - be open and others will see benefits
* Be receptive - answer emails, tweets, questions from ECRs about OA
* Say yes to giving tutorials, guest lectures, talks at meetings
* Do not consider where people publish in making hiring, grant, or tenure decisions
* Write open access publishing funds into your grants
* Create incentives for being open

How do we encourage sharing?
* Educate researchers
* Have clear policies on citation of primary data
* Recognize data sharing in tenure and promotion
* Provide financial support for data preparation
* Develop infrastructure for data deposit and storage (see [[http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001779|Roche et al. 2014]])

Take-home messages
* There does not have to be a conflict between being open and being successful.
* Being open does not have to hurt your career - it can help it!
* At any stage of your career, you have the right to stand up for your beliefs.
* If you believe in openness, stand up for it. Make it happen.
* Opening up academia starts with you and the choices you make.
* [[http://openaccess.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2014/03/07/you-know-what-you-write-but-do-you-know-your-rights/|Know your rights - don't sign them away]]
* In sum...don't lock up your research!

[[http://www.openaccesspledge.com/|Pledge to be open!]]
* I will not edit, review, or work for closed access journals.
* I will blog my work and post preprints, when possible.
* I will publish only in open access journals.
* I will not publish in Cell, Nature, or Science.
* I will pull my name off a paper if coauthors refuse to be open.
* If I am going to 'make it' in science, it has to be on terms I can live with.

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[[home#_ftnref1|[1]]] Adapted from [[http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/23441/|McKiernan, Erin C. (2014).]] Culture change in academia: Making sharing the new norm. In: University of Pittsburgh Open Access Week 2014, 22 Oct 2014, Pittsburgh, USA. (Unpublished)

Resources for authors

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=='''''How to make your research accessible and support Open Access publishing'''''==
 
'''Some Journals have Open Access policies via a program called [[@http://www.research4life.org/about/|Research4Life, ]]'''which is a UN-supported initiative that provides participating journals for free to qualified institutions. See if the journals you wish to publish in are part of this program and if they are not, encourage them to do so.

'''SPARC Author Addendum''': [[http://sparcopen.org/our-work/author-rights/brochure-html/]] 
* This addendum is intended to add onto a copyright agreement allowing the authors to retain copyright to their article and, therefore, do what they want with the article afterwards. While this won’t make the official version OA at the publisher’s site, if accepted, it may allow you to distribute the official version of the article widely. There’s a ton of information on the SPARC site:[[@http://sparcopen.org/]]
>
Here are some helpful guides on how to approach using this. 

* The “Negotiating Guide” from Arizona State: [[http://libguides.asu.edu/c.php?g=263877&p=1765373]] This gives practical tips on what to do with various responses from a publisher to using this addendum.
* Here is a PowerPoint from Laura Quilter at UMass that goes over some of the main points in a contract that are important: [[http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=cbc&utm_term=%23oa]]
* [[http://openaccess.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2014/03/07/you-know-what-you-write-but-do-you-know-your-rights/|Know your rights - don't sign them away]]

'''''Your librarian is also an excellent resource on these questions!'''''

Quotes from the It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm Delegation

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The following quotes are based on interviews of activists who are part of the It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm delegation. Interviews are being conducted by students who are part of our network of scholar-activists helping support the delegation and to help get the stories of frontline communities out to a larger audience. Climate Justice writers are encouraged to use these quotes in their writing, being sure to credit the speakers and their organizations.
Delegate quotes can be submitted to cjwriters [at] inosa.mayfirst.org

* '''''What led you to join the It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm delegation to the Paris Climate Negotiations?'''''
''[Interviewee name/ Organization & website link/ Interviewer name]''

* '''''What will you be doing in Paris, and what do you hope to achieve while you're here?'''''

* '''''How do you hope your work with the delegation will impact the work you are doing back home?'''''

* '''''What are your plans for "the road from Paris"? What will you and other activists you work with be doing to bring about the changes you're hoping to see?'''''

Peoples Movement Assembly Fall 2014

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'''The George Mason University Public Sociology Association and'''
'''[[http://inosa.mayfirst.org/|International Network of Scholar Activists]] (INoSA) '''
'''Invite you to a'''

'''People's Movement Assembly'''
'''The Changing Landscape of Higher Education: '''
'''Austerity, Precarity & Graduate Student Workers'''
'''October 18, 2014 '''
'''George Mason University, Founder’s Hall, Arlington, VA'''
===[[#x--Download Flier]] [[@file:PMA Program October 2014.pdf|Program]]===

'''12:00 Noon - 1:30PM Part 1: '''The economic and political context of academic work & Visioning alternatives

'''1:30-3:00 PM Part 2: '''Developing Networks & Strategies for Change

'''''*Please register to help us ensure everyone has a lunch! '''''[[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_RHC_EUEvo7_QtBpDA0thn_0Yiq6ik012GFeHuUo9Vw/viewform|Register]] via our website or send email to: [[mailto:gmusocgrads@gmail.com|gmusocgrads@gmail.com]] 

The Peoples Movement Assembly is part of the 4th Annual Public Sociology Conference (Re)Visions Of The Future: Public Sociology, Environmental Justice, & the Crisis of Climate Change. At George Mason University. For more information visit [[http://gmupublicsoci.wordpress.com/public-soci-grad-conference/|our website]]. 

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'''Background Readings:'''
* '''[[@http:''adjunct.chronicle.com/who-is-professor-staff/|Who is Professor Staff? ]]'''by [[@http://www.futureofhighered.org/Research_Center.html|Center for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE)]] and [[@http://newfacultymajority.info/equity/|New Faculty Majority (NFM) ]]Just in time for fall semester, the second report from the Center for the Future of Higher Education is now out. Entitled, [[@http://www.futureofhighered.org/uploads/ProfStaffFinal.pdf|“Who is Professor “Staff” and How Can This Person Teach So Many Classes?”]] the report critiques the trends in higher education employment that have rapidly moved in the direction of a low wage and high tuition model. '''[[@http:''adjunct.chronicle.com/who-is-professor-staff/|Read more.]]'''
* '''[[@http:''www.salon.com/2014/09/21/professors_on_food_stamps_the_shocking_true_story_of_academia_in_2014/?source=newsletter|Professors on food stamps]]''' (Salon.com Sept. 21, 2014) "...The most shocking thing is that many of us don’t even earn the federal minimum wage,” said Miranda Merklein, an adjunct professor from Santa Fe who started teaching in 2008. “Our students didn’t know that professors with PhDs aren’t even earning as much as an entry-level fast food worker. We’re not calling for the $15 minimum wage. We don’t even make minimum wage. And we have no benefits and no job security.” '''[[@http:''www.salon.com/2014/09/21/professors_on_food_stamps_the_shocking_true_story_of_academia_in_2014/?source=newsletter|Read more.]]'''
* Academic Workers Fight Back '''[[@http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/17/you-are-not-loan-rolling-jubilee-abolishes-millions-student-debt|"You are not a Loan" Says Strike Debt]]'''
* '''[[@http://commondreams.org/news/2014/11/13/unforgiven-how-college-debt-crushing-generation-and-solution|Student Loan Crisis and Solutions]]'''
* [[@http://commondreams.org/views/2014/11/13/gates-plan-eliminating-student-debt|An estate tax can fund higher ed/eliminate loan burden--Bill Gates (Sr.)]]

'''Corporatization of Universities & Movements of Resistance'''

* [[@http:''www.asanet.org/footnotes/mayjun14/asaforum_0514.html|The Open Access Movement and Activism for the “Knowledge Commons” ]]Jackie Smith, Editor of the //[[@http://www.jwsr.org/|Journal of World-Systems Research]].''
* ''[[@http://www.openaccessweek.org/|Open Access Week ]]is October 20-26, 2014. Contact your local librarian!''

OBSERVATIONS from INoSA Delegates at the WSF in Tunis

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'''WSF Report Back—(Notes from May 12 2015 INoSA Conference Call)'''
7 graduate students along with Liz Smythe and Jay Smith–observed and collected notes over 92 workshops using [[@file:Observation Guide Questionnaire for 2015.pdf|shared observation protocol]] [[@file:Observation Guide Questionnaire for 2015 French.pdf|(French version]]) that is based on an earlier protocol that INoSA folks developed in previous USSF observations in Atlanta and Detroit.
The observer team covered all six themes, about 10% of all sessions listed in the program. Also attended a significant number of sessions on issues related to MENA region.

* ''Contact Jay and Liz if you have additional questions (EMAIL) Jay Smith jays[at]athabascau [dot]ca; Elizabeth Smythe elizabeth[dot]smythe[at]concordia[dot]ab[dot]ca''

Context—Bardo Museum attack caused very evident emotional trauma on the population. Opening march demonstrated international solidarity. Most people did not change their plans to attend WSF after the attack.

Estimated 45,000 people attended 2015 from XXX Countries.

Most from MENA
Strong Southern European contingents

Six themes on the program—used to organize panels and physical spaces
Citizenship-democracy
Alternatives to neoliberalism
Dignity/ human rights/ rights of women/ racism–largest block of events and workshops
Racism is a big problem in Tunisa- Black Africans and Indigenous experience discrimination
People and the Planet—extractive economy
Borders/ Migration
Justice- Arab Spring protesters who were arrested/detained; surveillance and restrictions of freedom/counter-terrorism

Liz attended sessions on international trade and food
Notes the ways issues are being connected in new ways and across places: Land grabbing- increasingly linked to forced migration, access to water and land, austerity/debt—reframed in N-S dimension “illegitimate debt”

Jay:
Notes that WSF host country often pretends they don’t have problems with racism/ human rights, and when forum arrives, these problems are exposed and confronted in the Forum space.

Youth- very active in the Tunisian revolution, especially in use of social media. See revolution being ‘stolen’ by Islamic radicals.
Very high youth unemployment. Young graduates unemployment rate > 30%. Youth were very present at the forum and pushing on issues of recognition and inclusion. Unemployment was very visible in the country, particularly in the south. Many unemployed are traveling to join ISIS for lack of opportunities at home. There were connections between young European activists and Tunisians on employment/social inclusion theme.

Discussion of public space/ defending and keeping democracy and citizenship alive was also prevalent in Jay’s observations.

Precariousness of women’s lives. Domestic violence is a pervasive issue there affecting women, and this was addressed on panels on women . Panels stressed importance of fair and effective state institutions to protect vulnerable/women. Violence occurs both within the home and outside. Sexual harassment is ‘rampant’particularly in Egypt.Panels addressed question of how to get more and better/ more effective laws. Jackie, re: religion, a number of panels on gender issues were attended to see if issues regarding the intersection of women and religion were evident. Religion was, in fact, rather muted but violence against women was clearly voiced as an issue.
In Tunisia, women have access to education. But there are many obstacles to their advancement.

People and Planet- Discussions oriented around preparations for Conference of the Parties on Climate Change Negotiations happening in Paris next December. Intention is not to watch states bring negotiations to another dead end—calling for transnational mobilizing on scale beyond Seattle WTO protest. Many panels on the extractive industries and their impacts on communities. Indigenous peoples' centrality in conflicts related to extraction. So growing connection struggles of Indigenous peoples human rights and climate justice. Recognition of race/class/environment interconnections.
Grassroots Global Justice played a visible role in panels on climate justice. Idle no more activists from Canada were there.

Migration-EU forcing African countries to police their borders—bear the costs of the disruption to populations that the global economy and war are imposing on them. Perspective of Africans on migration issues challenged the dominant narratives familiar to WSF participants from the global North.
Land grabbing was another big theme here- as a factor that contributes to out-migrations from African countries, showing the links between global economy and experiences in the region.

Attention to anti-racist struggles in the U.S. and the ways it parallels racist violence/exclusion elsewhere.

'''''One key take away point is that these issues are becoming more closely linked in the analyses of participants in the WSF. Jay and Liz saw evidence of the emergence of shared identity of movement—emerging from multiple identities/issues when comparing discourse across the years of the forum.'''''

Future of the Forum: There are discussions of possibility of Quebec as host the 2016 WSF in August. This would be the first in the global North. Some concerns of whether the election of a right-wing government might affect the ability of people to get across border. But this could help expand fruitful dialogue between Americans and others from around the world- pushing folks in the U.S. to address/confront the issues being raised in the WSF.
There was a strong presence of Quebec activists in Tunisia. They had built ties with groups in north Africa.
Labor in Canada was very visible and has been very active in supporting the push to bring WSF to Montreal. Indigenous peoples from Canada were also very visible.

Notebook from Paris COP & Media Clippings on climate talks

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='''Updates from Paris COP'''=
Prepared by John Foran and his research team from University of California-Santa Barbara

[[@December 1, 2015|December 1-2, 2015]]
[[@December 3]]
[[@December 4-5]]
[[@December 6-7]]
[[@December 8-9]]
[[@December 10-11]]
[[@December 12-13]]

Links to local media outlets

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Links to local media outlets in the places where delegates are from. Writers are encouraged to try to craft essays that highlight local connections to the Paris COP.

'''General Advice for Getting Your Article Published in Your Local Media Outlets'''
Source: http://www.great-business-websites.co.uk/advice-centre/get-published-in-your-local-newspaper
* The story '''must''' be local, '''very''' local. If you are trying to get in the Belper News it must be a story concerning a person or business from Belper.
* All stories should be accompanied by a photo of a local person (very desirable), make sure the photos are not bigger than 1MB in size.
* You do not need to write a finished article (that's what the newspaper pays their reporters to do), just provide the facts. Think about how much space you are likely to get for this type of article and provide roughly the right amount of words. (In the case of business articles in local newspapers usually 100-150 words, possibly 250-300 words if really interesting)
* Put the words of your article in the body of the email, rather than an attached document.
* Make sure the subject of the email contains which paper you think your article is relevant to (it may be the group editor scanning through 1000's of emails and this helps).

'''Media Contacts'''

'''General National Media Outlets'''

Ithaca College Center for Independent Media lists links to a large number of independent media outlets:

[[http://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/independentmedia/usindymedialist/]]

''ProPublica''

How to submit a story on ProPublica:

[[https://securedrop.propublica.org]]

''Center for Public Integrity''

How to submit a tip or story to the Center for Public Integrity:

[[http://www.publicintegrity.org/about/contact]]

''Washington Post''

How to submit a story, video, photo:

[[https://www.washingtonpost.com/community-relations/whats-your-story-a-guide-to-getting-your-news-in-the-washington-post/2012/09/11/d2d29750-fc47-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_story.html]]

Phone: 202-334-7300
Web: [[mailto:video@washpost.com|video@washpost.com]]
 [[mailto:photo@washpost.com|photo@washpost.com]]
 [[mailto:tellus@washpost.com|tellus@washpost.com]]

''New York Times''

How to submit stories to the New York Times:

[[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/nyregion/how-to-submit-to-metropolitan-diary.html?_r=0]]

Environmental Editor: Michael Wines
Email: [[mailto:miwine@nytimes.com|miwine@nytimes.com]]

Local Media Outlets

USNPL has links to local media outlets around the United States and includes links by state:

[[http://www.usnpl.com]]

'''Patch.com'''

This is a media outlet that pulls together local media stories from around the United States to create a conglomeration of relevant local stories. Most states have Patch sites, and individuals can submit their stories very easily. There is a button in the upper-right corner of the home page that says “Post on Patch.” This takes you to a fill-in form where you can submit your story. Easy Peasy!

'''Newark, New Jersey'''

List of news outlets in New Jersey with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/njnews.php]]
[[http://www.nj.com/interact/2014/11/contact_information_user_services_and_more_on_njcom_1.html]]

This site includes names, phone numbers and email contacts for a variety of New Jersey news outlets.

'''Rhode Island'''

List of news outlets in Rhode Island with links:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/rinews.php]] (This site has links to addresses, editors, etc.)
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Rhode_Island]]

''Providence Journal''

[[http://www.providencejournal.com/newsroom/news-tips]]

'''Minnesota'''

Lists of news outlets in Minnesota with links:

[[http://www.mnnews.com/webs.html]]
[[http://www.usnpl.com/mnnews.php]] (This site has links to contact information for each newspaper)

'''Michigan'''

List of news outlets in Michigan with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/minews.php]]

'''Texas'''

List of news outlets in Texas with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/txnews.php]]

'''California'''

List of news outlets in California with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/canews.php]]

'''Washington State'''

List of news outlets in Washington with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/wanews.php]]

'''Arizona'''

List of news outlets in Arizona with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/aznews.php]]

'''Kentucky'''

List of news outlets in Kentucky with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/kynews.php]]

'''New York'''

List of news outlets in New York with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/nynews.php]]

'''North Dakota'''

List of news outlets in North Dakota with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/ndnews.php]]

'''Mississippi'''

List of news outlets in Mississippi with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/msnews.php]]

'''Florida'''

List of news outlets in Florida with links to contact information for each newspaper:

[[http://www.usnpl.com/flnews.php]]

Links to Delegation News Coverage

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===December 11===
===[[http://newint.org/blog/2015/12/11/avaaz-petitioning-for-a-poor-climate-agreement/|In final hours thoughts turn to look at what 'winning' looks like in Paris]]===
As rich countries declare ‘ambition’ while racing to weaken the text, some climate justice campaigners are turning their backs on the COP21 negotiations and looking elsewhere for hope, reports '''Morgan Curtis'''.

'''December 10'''
===[[http://newint.org/blog/2015/12/10/a-pivotal-moment-at-cop21-paris-defines-climate-leaders/|A pivotal moment in Paris defines climate leaders]]===
What makes a climate leader? For all of us gathered here at COP21, it becomes increasingly evident with every passing day, writes '''Morgan Curtis'''.

'''December 8'''
===[[http://newint.org/blog/2015/12/08/will-cop21-lose-loss-and-damage/|Will COP21 leave ‘loss and damage’ lost and damaged?]]===
Developed countries are determined to undermine any remnant commitment to justice in this process. '''Morgan Curtis''' reports for '''New Internationalist'''.

'''December 7'''
===[[http://newint.org/blog/2015/12/07/civil-society-escalates-cop21-message/|As COP21 enters final week, civil society escalates message]]===
Last week, the sterile hallways at COP21 rang with the chants ‘1.5 to stay alive!’ '''Morgan Curtis''' reports from Paris as climate talks enter their final week.

'''December 4'''
'''[[@http:''www.naacp.org/blog/entry/heres-what-frontline-communities-are-pushing-for-at-the-paris-climate-talks|Here's What Frontline Communities are Pushing for At Climate Talks]]''' (Jacqueline Patterson, NAACP) //Grist''

'''December 3'''
===[[http://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2015/12/03/youth-join-vulnerable-countries-to-demand-climate-justice/|Youth stand with vulnerable to demand climate justice]]===
Young delegates inside the Paris climate summit were frustrated that the media were ignoring key issues. So yesterday, they took matters into their own hands, '''Morgan Curtis''' reports.

Left Forum Panel

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=='''INoSA at Left Forum 2015'''==
'''New York City May 29-31'''
== ==
We've partnered with May First/People Link to bring together leading technology activists from all over the world who are working to defend the knowledge commons and to protect access to the internet. Given the centrality of electronic communications to our work, it is critical that we remain vigilant to the politics surrounding information and communications technology.

==[[http://www.leftforum.org/content/internet-and-worlds-struggle-survival-next-five-years|'''The Internet and the World's Struggle for Survival -- the Next Five Years''']]==
'''Friday May 29 5:00 pm-6:45 pm Eastern time''' Session A [[http://www.leftforum.org/content/l76|L.76]]
This panel features technology activists from Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, India and a leader in the recent U.S. struggle to defend net neutrality here. These speakers will help us think about some of the opportunities and challenges surrounding the technology many of us have come to take for granted.
'''Chair:''' Alfredo Lopez, May First/People Link
'''Panelists'''
* Juan Gerardo Dominguez Carrasco -- Leadership Committee Chair, [[@https://mayfirst.org/|May First/People Link ]]
* Alice Aguilar, [[@http://www.progressivetech.org/|Progressive Technology Project]] 
* Malkia Cyril -- Director, [[@http://centerformediajustice.org/|Center for Media Justice]] 
* Shamika Goddard, Union Theological Seminary technology chaplain.
* Shahzad Ahmad, [[@http://content.bytesforall.pk/|Bytes for All, ]]Pakistan--
* Joseph Torres, Outreach Coordinator, [[@http://www.freepress.net/|Free Press]] (which organized campaign defending Net Neutrality) 
* Jackie Smith, Professor of sociology, University of Pittsburgh, Coordinator of [[@http:''scholaractivist.org|International Network of Scholar Activists]], and editor of open access Journal [[@http:''jwsr.org/|Journal of World-Systems Research]], one of the first peer-reviewed open access scholarly journals, launched in 1994.
''' ''Smith stressed the need for activists to become producers and not merely users of technology. Activists must be more informed and skilled regarding technology, privacy, net neutrality debates. Scholar-activists can play a role in facilitating skills transfer and helping raise consciousness on campuses.''
''' The [[@https:''www.apc.org/en/news/everything-you-need-know-about-wsis10-review|World Summit on the Information Society ten year review process ]]is currently underway, and a high level ten-year review will take place at the Unite Nations in New York. General Assembly will discuss a draft text on world information and technology policies. The draft text should be available in September, and this conference provides a good opportunity to raise consciousness and to help the general public better understand the issues at stake. '''RESOURCE:''' [[http://www.alainet.org/en/revistas/169787|'''Towards a People’s Internet''' ]]by //Latin America in Movement// provides perspectives from the global South on net Neutrality and internet governance, and the chapter by //Norbert Bollow,// [[http:''www.alainet.org/en/articulo/169785|WSIS+10: issues, actors, what to expect, what to achieve ]]is particularly helpful to understand this important international meeting.
''' Open Access Week 2015 is October 19-25, 2015. Organize an event on your campus or tap into online programs and resources. See [[@http:''www.openaccessweek.org/|http:''www.openaccessweek.org/ ]]for more details.
>>

==[[@http://www.leftforum.org/content/resisting-technology-privatization-and-surveillance-roles-scholar-activists|“Resisting Technology Privatization and Surveillance: Roles for Scholar-Activists”]]==
'''Sunday May 31 12:00pm - 01:50pm in Room 1.107, John Jay College, '''The City University of New York, 524 West 59th st, New York, NY 10019
== ==
Panelists will help scholar-activists better understand some of the issues surrounding open access publishing and open data, internet security and surveillance, and software issues. We’ve brought in some leading technology activists to help demystify some of the debates and to share some of the analyses of communications and publications industries that are often overlooked by academic researchers. Since these affect our work directly, it is critical that we inform ourselves on these topics.
'''Chair:''' Jackie Smith, International Network of Scholar Activists
'''Panelists'''
* Barry Cohen, Associate Dean of College of Computer Science, N.J. Institute of Technology& Moderator of [[@http://www.portside.org/|Portside]],an online alternative media source dedicated to realizing the democratic potential of the internet and other new technology.
* Seda Gürses, post-doctoral fellow, Media, Culture and Communications department and Information Law Institute at New York University. Studies privacy and surveillance issues and is active in Turkish organization advocating digital rights.
* Peter Murray-Rust, Director [[@http://contentmine.org/|ContentMine]], University of Cambridge, UK 
* Rebecca Kennison -- [[@http:''knconsultants.org/|K|N Consultants ]]which works to foster broad knowledge infrastructure transformation and to expand opportunities for disadvantaged populations. K|N is behind the [[@http://www.openaccess.org/index.php?section=1|Open Access Network]]. Kennison was one of the first staff members of the [[@https://www.plos.org/|Public Library of Science ]]and the founding director of [[@http:''cdrs.columbia.edu/cdrsmain/?q=index.php|Columbia University's Center for Digital Research and Scholarship.]]
''' ''Presentation slides:[[@file:Left Forum_Open Access Matters Kennison Slides.pdf| "Open Access Matters"]]''
* Benjamin Cockelet, teaches community organizing at New York University and founded the [[@http://projectpoder.org/|Project on Organizing, Development Education and Research (PODER)]], a citizen-led corporate accountability initiative in Latin America.
* Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Senior Research Fellow at the [[@http://www.newamerica.org/oti/|Open Technology Institute.]] Seeta's work is on digital inequalities and discrimination, media justice and communications rights.

Keep fossil fuels in the ground

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==Climate Justice Writers Network==
==Story ideas on fighting fossil fuel industries==

'''Tar Sands Update'''
In October 2015, Oil Change International released a data-driven report '''“Lockdown: The End of Growth in the Tar Sands,”''' which finds that if no new pipelines are built to transport oil out of the Alberta tar sands then approximately 34.6 gigatons of CO2 (the approximate emissions of 227 coal plants over 40 years) will ''not// be emitted. The report provides a summary of its findings and a summary of the pipelines proposed in Canada and between Canada and the U.S. To download the full report or the executive summary, see: [[http:''priceofoil.org/2015/10/27/lockdown-the-end-of-growth-in-the-tar-sands/]].

'''Where are your local pipelines?'''
To understand or report on where underground pipelines are in your county or state in the U.S., see the Department of Transportation National Pipeline Mapping System, at: [[https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/PublicViewer/]].

Leadership of grassroots frontline, fenceline, communities of color

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=='''Protecting traditional foods & cultures'''==
* Honor the Earth, a Native American-led organization in Minnesota, is leading local efforts for global inspiration on linking the protection of traditional foods (manoomin or wild rice) with resistance to an oil pipeline proposal by Enbridge with arguments for climate action that links local people confronting a pipeline proposals with the global community confronting climate change. See: [[http://www.honorearth.org|www.honorearth.org]]. '''For a local angle on this story''', consider how communities in a given area would experience threats to local or traditional foods due to climate change or energy projects that produce greenhouse gas emissions?
* '''[[http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/19|La Via Campesina: The ‘Peasants' Way’ to Changing the System, not the Climate ]]'''Nora McKeon shows how peasants are leading the way to climate solutions and a just transition to a low-carbon society.
* [[http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/468|Green Economy or Green Utopia: The Salience of Reproductive Labor Post-Rio+20 ]]Ariel Salleh discusses how Indigenous peoples and women are preserving and promoting the paths we need to follow towards climate justice and just transition.
= =
='''Bolivia and Peoples Movements take Bold Leadership in Global Climate Negotiations'''=
From 10-12 October, more than 15,000 people gathered in Tiquipaya, Bolivia for the '''World Peoples Conference on Climate Change and the Defense of Life'''. The conference was organized by the Bolivian government of Evo Morales, who will bring the messages from the conference to the UN climate negotiations in Paris in December. The meeting follows a similar gathering of government leaders and social movements in 2010 in Cochabamba, which Morales organized in response to the persistent failures of the UN process. Both conferences produced powerful statements calling for world leaders to confront the reality that capitalism is the real cause of climate change. New models for organizing our societies around ''buen vivir'', or living well and in harmony with the earth, and prioritizing a “culture of life” over economic growth were discussed at the conferences and outlined in the Peoples’ Declarations. While Morales will bring the messages from the Conference attendees to government leaders, the emphasis is on building global movements to advance concrete projects such as achieving a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth, implementation of climate justice indicators in negotiations over emissions reductions, an International Climate Tribunal, climate science that serves humanity and Mother Earth, not capitalism, and the strengthening of the non-commercialization of nature.
[[[@http:''www.jallalla.bo/en/|Conference Website]]] [[[@http://www.jallalla.bo/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/STATEMENT-WORLD-PEOPLE-TIQUIPAYA-II_12.10.pdf|Statement of the Peoples World Conference on Climate Change and the Defense of Life]]] [[[@http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52225#.Vh2KANanUQQ|UN Press Release]]] [[[@http:''www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/statments_full.asp?statID=2792#.VhxFDtanUQQ|Statement of the UN Secretary-General]]]

Just transition

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==Climate Justice Writers Network==
==Story ideas on just transitions to a low carbon society==

[[http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/10/28/low-income-latino-communities-across-us-living-air-pollution-sacrifice-zones|'''Low-Income, Latino Communities Across US Living in Air Pollution 'Sacrifice Zones'''']]
This article reports on a recent study on the unequal effects of our high-carbon society and the climate change it produces. This new data should heighten the urgency of calls for more people to step up and take action for climate justice and for a just transition to a sustainable, low-carbon society.
This article provides a good example of how to link broader discussions about the climate change issue with the movements working for social transformation. It ends with a reference to the It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm campaign:

“In response to the disparate impact of ecological harm and climate change, the people living within so-called "[[http:''www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114843/|sacrifice zones]]" in the U.S.—and across the global south—are levying demands for environmental justice in the lead up to the COP21 United Nations climate talks in Paris this November and December. 'Inadequate action and false solutions will result in extreme consequences for the planet that will have notably disproportionate impact on the peoples of the Global South, as well as working class communities, communities of color, and indigenous and marginalized peoples living on the frontlines of the escalating climate crisis,' the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance declared in a recent [[http://ggjalliance.org/COP21Petition|petition]].” ([[http:''www.commondreams.org/news/2015/10/28/low-income-latino-communities-across-us-living-air-pollution-sacrifice-zones|Read more]])

Home

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International Network of Scholar Activists
'''''INoSA is network of teachers and scholars from many disciplines committed to advancing social movements and radical democracy—both within and outside academia. It supports scholarship and educational work related to these efforts, especially within the World Social Forum process.'''''[[@About INoSA| (Read more about INoSA)]]
[[@https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/inosa|Click here to sign up for INoSA's email list (low volume)-updates and announcements.]]

'''Meetings'''
* International Studies Association Annual Meeting-- Friday April 6 12:30-1:30PM Hilton San Francisco Union Square (Franciscan D ''')'''
''' '''Agenda'''
'''* Resisting neoliberalism on our campuses---Academic labor organizing, student debt, vs. corporate universities
'''* Defending the knowledge commons--Work with May First/People Link – Technology congress on access, privacy and counter-surveillance
'''* Supporting radical social movements--National Human Rights Cities Alliance and the US Human Rights Network, Climate just
''' ''Learn about scholar-activism around local initiatives to implement international human rights principles. Also, discuss possibilities for scholar-activists to help activists and professionals learn more about the threats to internet freedom, privacy and security and how we can resist corporate and government control of the means of communication.''
'''Contact:''' Inosa [at] riseup.net

'''INoSA is organized into three main working groups/Areas of work'''''Scholar activists and students are encouraged to form local chapters to support engaged teaching and research and to help connect local initiatives with our wider network. By learning from one another and connecting our struggles, we will win!''

* Fighting for Justice on Campuses
''' ''Rights of academic workers, student debt, fair wage and fair trade policies on campuses, campus-community relationships''
* [[@Defending the knowledge commons]]
''' Supporting and Promoting Open Access Publishing and Creative Commons License
''' Professional resources- [[@Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age]]
* Supporting Social Movement Alliances for global/social transformation
''' We especially support the World Social Forum process and its national and local manifestations
''' [[@Climate Justice Team]]
''' [[@http://www.ushrnetwork.org/our-work/project/national-human-rights-city-network|Human Rights Cities]]

'''Campaigns-Solidarity'''
* [[@https://techandrev.org/|'''Technology and Revolution--''' ]]Toolkit for organizing convergences on social movement communication tools and the politics of technology and social change.
* Association of Black Sociologists calls on scholars to [[@file:stand-up-and-speak-out_solicitation-letter_2017-07-01.pdf|'''"Stand Up and Speak Out"''' ]]against racism

'''Newsletters'''
[[:File:Spring 2015 Updates.pdf|Spring 2015]]
[[@file:Summer 2015 Updates.pdf|Summer 2015]]
[[@https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/inosa|Click here to sign up for INoSA's email list (low volume)-updates and announcements.]]
[[@file:INoSA Postcard 2015-grp.pdf|Download our outreach card (PDF)]]

'''Recent Activities'''
* Left Forum 2017
''' ==[[https://www.leftforum.org/sessions/technology-and-revolution-scholar-activists-and-defense-knowledge-commons|Technology and Revolution: Scholar Activists and the Defense of the Knowledge Commons ]]==
'''* Panelists: Alfredo Lopez, May First/People Link, Manisha Desai, International Network of Scholar Activists, University of Connecticut and Leadership Committee member, May First/People Link; Melanie Bush, International Network of Scholar Activists, Adelphi University, and Leadership Committee member, May First/People Link; Jackie Smith, International Network of Scholar Activists, University of Pittsburgh, and National Human Rights Cities Alliance.
''' ==[[@https://www.leftforum.org/sessions/strategies-advancing-human-rights-movement-your-community/|Strategies for Advancing the Human Rights Movement in Your Community ]]==
'''* Panelists: '''Colette Pichon Battle,''' Executive Director, US Human Rights Network; '''Noel Didla''' Jackson Human Rights Institute & National Human Rights Cities Alliance Steering Committee; '''Jean-Louis Peta Ikambana''' Washington DC Human Rights City Steering Committee & National Human Rights Cities Alliance Steering Committee; '''Sheila Katzman''' NYC4CEDAW; '''Carl Redwood''': Hill District Consensus Group, Black Liberation Unity Committee, Pittsburgh Black Left Movement 
''' Meet-up at Left Forum: Contact inosa [at] riseup.net
* [[@Left Forum Panel|Left Forum 2016 INoSA Co-sponsored panels on Technology and the Knowledge Commons]] INoSA teamed up with [[@https://mayfirst.org/|May First/People Link]] for two exciting panels on themes that are crucial to the work of scholars and teachers. Leading technology and knowledge commons experts from around the world shared their insights on the challenges and on the resources for defending the internet as a tool of liberation and for defending and expanding the knowledge commons. (Documentation coming soon).



== ==
='''Activities'''=
'''''People's Movement Assembly: [[@Peoples Movement Assembly Fall 2014|The Changing Landscape of Higher Education: Austerity, Precarity, & Graduate Student Workers]]'''''
* ''We invite people to replicate and adapt our People's Movement Assembly-- [[@file:PMA Program October 2014.pdf|click here for an organizing template]]''
== ==
==Teaching Resources==
* [[Climate Justice Video Conference Series]]: "Sustainability or Survival"- Grassroots organizers discuss movement building work for climate justice.
* [[@Classroom Climate Justice Forum]]
='''Meetings'''=
* '''INoSA Members will meet up at the [TBA]'''

Gender climate justice

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==Climate Justice Writers Network==
==Story ideas on Gender Justice ==

* [[http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/468|Green Economy or Green Utopia: The Salience of Reproductive Labor Post-Rio+20 ]]Ariel Salleh discusses how Indigenous peoples and women are preserving and promoting the paths we need to follow towards climate justice and just transition.

Early November 2015

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Writers Memo
Early November 2015

'''Climate Justice Writers Network Memo '''
Early November 2015
Dear Climate Justice writers, 
Thank you for being part of a network working to raise consciousness about the climate crisis and about the movements working to bring about a just transition to a more equitable and ecologically sustainable society. We’re helping lift up the voices of participants in the It Takes Roots Campaign, which is sending a delegation of activists from frontline, low-income and people of color communities to be part of the upcoming climate negotiations in Paris this December. Your efforts can help bring the messages of climate justice activists to a larger audience, and hopefully can inspire more people to take action for change. 

The campaign seeks to highlight the following themes, and our [[inosa/CJ Writers Network Updates|regular memos and website]] will provide you with suggestions along these lines. We also encourage you to think of other ways to bring these themes into your writing for local and other particular audiences (see links for story ideas on each theme): 
* Stories and [[@inosa/leadership of grassroots frontline, fenceline, communities of color|leadership of grassroots frontline, fenceline, communities of color]]. Special attention to Indigenous peoples.
* Calling out the United States and other "climate criminals" at the Paris climate negotiations (COP)
* Gender justice--how climate change is impacting women--not with victim frame, lifting up their solutions. 
* Just transition to a low-carbon society
* [[@inosa/Keep fossil fuels in the ground|Keep fossil fuels in the ground]]

'''Story Ideas November 3, 2015'''

'''Elections'''

People around the country recently elected new public officials and are considering the upcoming presidential race. Let’s hold elected officials and candidates to the real needs of our communities for a just transition to a warming world. Climate Justice writers’ op-eds and essays can discuss the realities of climate change and how U.S. policies are out of step with both science and international public opinion. Climate justice calls not only for better international policies to recognize the disproportionate contributions of rich countries to global warming, but also for more just and equitable policies to address the needs of frontline communities—who are mostly low-income and people of color—for a just transition. As climate justice organizers have observed: "Inadequate action and false solutions will result in extreme consequences for the planet that will have notably disproportionate impact on the peoples of the Global South, as well as working class communities, communities of color, and indigenous and marginalized peoples living on the frontlines of the escalating climate crisis." (See the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance [[http://ggjalliance.org/COP21Petition|petition]]).

='''Bolivia and Peoples Movements take Bold Leadership in Global Climate Negotiations'''=
From 10-12 October, more than 15,000 people gathered in Tiquipaya, Bolivia for the '''World Peoples Conference on Climate Change and the Defense of Life'''. The conference was organized by the Bolivian government of Evo Morales, who will bring the messages from the conference to the UN climate negotiations in Paris in December. The meeting follows a similar gathering of government leaders and social movements in 2010 in Cochabamba, which Morales organized in response to the persistent failures of the UN process. Both conferences produced powerful statements calling for world leaders to confront the reality that capitalism is the real cause of climate change. New models for organizing our societies around ''buen vivir'', or living well and in harmony with the earth, and prioritizing a “culture of life” over economic growth were discussed at the conferences and outlined in the Peoples’ Declarations. While Morales will bring the messages from the Conference attendees to government leaders, the emphasis is on building global movements to advance concrete projects such as achieving a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth, implementation of climate justice indicators in negotiations over emissions reductions, an International Climate Tribunal, climate science that serves humanity and Mother Earth, not capitalism, and the strengthening of the non-commercialization of nature.
[[[@http:''www.jallalla.bo/en/|Conference Website]]] [[[@http://www.jallalla.bo/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/STATEMENT-WORLD-PEOPLE-TIQUIPAYA-II_12.10.pdf|Statement of the Peoples World Conference on Climate Change and the Defense of Life]]] [[[@http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52225#.Vh2KANanUQQ|UN Press Release]]] [[[@http:''www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/statments_full.asp?statID=2792#.VhxFDtanUQQ|Statement of the UN Secretary-General]]]

== ==
==[[http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/10/28/low-income-latino-communities-across-us-living-air-pollution-sacrifice-zones|'''Low-Income, Latino Communities Across US Living in Air Pollution 'Sacrifice Zones'''']]==
This article reports on a recent study on the unequal effects of our high-carbon society and the climate change it produces. This new data should heighten the urgency of calls for more people to step up and take action for climate justice and for a just transition to a sustainable, low-carbon society.
This article provides a good example of how to link broader discussions about the climate change issue with the movements working for social transformation. It ends with a reference to the It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm campaign:

“In response to the disparate impact of ecological harm and climate change, the people living within so-called "[[http:''www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114843/|sacrifice zones]]" in the U.S.—and across the global south—are levying demands for environmental justice in the lead up to the COP21 United Nations climate talks in Paris this November and December. "Inadequate action and false solutions will result in extreme consequences for the planet that will have notably disproportionate impact on the peoples of the Global South, as well as working class communities, communities of color, and indigenous and marginalized peoples living on the frontlines of the escalating climate crisis," the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance declared in a recent [[http://ggjalliance.org/COP21Petition|petition]].” ([[http:''www.commondreams.org/news/2015/10/28/low-income-latino-communities-across-us-living-air-pollution-sacrifice-zones|Read more]])

'''''BE SURE TO LET US KNOW the impact of our writers network: Send your stories (PDF or link/URL) to cjwriters [at] inosa.mayfirst.org '''''

''More content is available on''
[[http:''ggjalliance.org/|//http://ggjalliance.org/'']]
[[https:''www.facebook.com/Grassroots-Global-Justice-Alliance-111576575522611/|//https://www.facebook.com/Grassroots-Global-Justice-Alliance-111576575522611/'']]

Defending the Knowledge Commons

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SUPPORT THE KNOWLEDGE COMMONS

''Scholars are on the front lines in the struggle to keep information free and accessible to those without access to well-resourced university libraries. This is a rapidly growing population as publishers consolidate their control of the scholarly publishing industry. Here are resources to help scholars be part of a collective effort to defend the knowledge commons and protect open access to scholarly work for everyone. (The following tips come from presentation by [[Summary of McKiernan's slides with links|Erin McKiernan-see below]])''

'''Support for publishing Open Access'''
* Some funders have started [[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/About-us/Policy/Spotlight-issues/Open-access/Charity-open-access-fund/|charities to cover OA fees]].
* '''Self-archiving''' costs nothing and is a great way to be open. You have many options, such as through [[http:''figshare.com|figshare]], [[arXiv.org|arxiv]], [[http:''biorxiv.org|bioRxiv]] , institutional repositories, and personal websites.
* There are increasingly more institutional repositories for open data across the globe, including [[@http:''lareferencia.redclara.net/rfr|LA Referencia]], [[http://www.remeri.org.mx/portal/index.html|REMERI]], and [[http:''www.redalyc.org/home.oa|Redalyc]]. These repositories also allow you to generate bibliometric and usage data for evaluation at no cost.
* Document your [[https://impactstory.org|altmetrics]]
* Seek out [[http://opencon2014.org|support for student and early career researchers]]

'''Don't lock up your research!'''
* Learn about the [[http://creativecommons.org/about|creative commons]]
* [[@Resources for authors]]-keep your research accessible
* [[http://www.openaccesspledge.com/|Pledge to be open!]]
* * ''I will devote most of my reviewing and publishing efforts to Open Access journals.''
> ''* I will blog my work and post preprints, when possible.''
> ''* I will encourage my colleagues to take a similar pledge.''
> ''* I will encourage my co-authors to publish in Open Access journals.''
> ''* If I am going to 'make it' in science, it has to be on terms I can live with.''

'''Change the Academic Culture'''
* Get your department to consider making a pledge similar to that of American Society for Cell Biology’s [[@http://am.ascb.org/dora{|
|Declaration on Research Assessment]], which commits to:
|-
|# Not to consider journal-based metrics (Journal Impact Factor) in hiring, promotion, or funding decisions
|-
|# The content of a paper will be weighed more heavily in evaluations than the journal in which it was published
|-
|# To consider the value and impact of all research outputs
|-
|* ====U.S. universities such as [[http:''www.facultysenate.vcu.edu/2010/11/17/vcu-faculty-senate-resolution-1/|Virginia Commonwealth University]] and the [[@http:''openaccess.unt.edu/denton-declaration|University of North Texas]] have adopted formal statements supporting and encouraging Open Access publishing.====
|}

'''More Resources & Background on Academic Publishing and Open Access'''
* [[http:''www.asanet.org/footnotes/mayjun14/asaforum_0514.html|The Open Access Movement and Activism for the “Knowledge Commons”]](Jackie Smith, American Sociological Association //Footnotes Forum'' May/June 2014) 
* [[http:''www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/aug/29/academic-publishers-murdoch-socialist|Academic publishers make Murdoch look like a socialist]] George Monbiot, //The Guardian'' 
* [[http:''d-scholarship.pitt.edu/23441/|Culture Change in Academia: Making Sharing the New Norm]] ([[http://www.openaccessweek.org/|Open Access Week]] event at the University of Pittsburgh)--//Erin McKiernan, an early career researcher in experimental and computational neuroscience and a leading advocate for Open Access, Open Data, and Open Science. McKiernan explores the powerful, positive benefits of openness in scholarly research, the tension between personal success as a researcher and Open Science, and the need for reform in our academic evaluation and incentive systems. McKiernan is a postdoctoral fellow in psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University.'' 
''' Access video recording of lecture and McKiernan’s resourceful presentation slides [[@http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/23441/|here]]
>> [[@Summary of McKiernan's slides with links|Summary of McKiernan's slides with link]]
* [[@https://ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2017/05/17/the-journal-sociologie-du-travail-leaves-elsevier-for-open-access-on-revues-org/|Sociologie du travail, one of France’s most longstanding sociology journals, recently left leading commercial publisher Elsevier to choose Open Access. ]]The move was in response to the prohibitive costs of scholarly journals.
> [[http://www.openaccessweek.org/|Open Access Week]]—is organized by the International Open Access Week alliance at the end of October each year. This year was the 7th celebration of Open Access Week.
* [[@http://creativecommons.org|Creative Commons]]: Use Creative Commons licenses to prevent companies from limiting your potential readership and to protect open access to knowledge for everyone—regardless of their ability to pay.
* [[@https:''www.opendemocracy.net/jackie-smith/defending-global-knowledge-commons|Defending the Knowledge Commons, ]]//Open Democracy.net'' (Jackie Smith, March 2015)

* '''Use and promote Free and Open Source Software''' (FOSS). Here are some especially useful tools for scholars and activists:
''' [[@http:''meet.mayfirst.org|Online meetings]]-video & audio and desktop sharing technology: [[@http:''jitsi.org|Jitsi.org]] 
''' [[@https://www.openoffice.org/|Open Office ]]
''' [[@https://www.libreoffice.org/|Libre Office]]

'''Organizing Tools'''
''' '''Say no to Skype—Use Jitsi:''' Jitsi, an open source, secure online video-audio connection for meetings of 2-many people. No software to download, online notepad, secure and no user data is collected. Just share the meeting URL with participants. [[https://Meet.mayfirst.org]]
''' '''Email that doesn’t share your data with advertisers or the NSA:''' Don’t give in to Google: [[http://www.riseup.net|www.riseup.net]]
''' Open source survey program [[@http:''opinahq.com/app/c/89004|http:''opinahq.com/app/c/89004 ]]
''' [[@https:''ptp.ourpowerbase.net|Meeting/ webinar program: https:''ptp.ourpowerbase.net]]

* '''Other Readings and Resources'''
* =[[@http:''www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/03/lets-stop-google-from-gobbling-up-our-schools/|Let’s Stop Google from Gobbling Up Our Schools ]]by [[http:''www.counterpunch.org/author/l3l3lclcl3l2ldl/|Jackie Smith - Alfredo Lopez ]]=
* '''[[@http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/26234/|Innovations and Transparency in Scholarly Peer Review]]''' Open Access Week 2015 Panel--Experts discuss novel approaches to pre- and post-publication peer review that advances research and innovation.
* [[@http:''www.ssrn.com/en/|Social Science Research Network]]: SSRN's networks encourages the early distribution of research results by distributing '''[[http:''hq.ssrn.com/submissions/CreateNewAbstract.cfm|Submitted]]''' abstracts and by soliciting abstracts of top quality research papers around the world. 
* Manisha Desai, Chapter on [[@file:Desai_Cyberactivism Chapter_New Cultures of Globalization.pdf|cyber-activism and new cultures of globalization]]
* [[@https:''www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/fearing-surveillance-in-the-age-of-trump-activists-study-up-on-digital-anonymity/2017/05/20/186e8ba0-359d-11e7-b4ee-434b6d506b37_story.html?utm_term=.157a0bdc0faa|In Trump's America, Black Lives Matter Activists Wary of Smartphone Use ]]//Washington Post'' June 1, 2017

December 1, 2015

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EMERGING THEMES

· The U.S. and India are the most quoted from the world leaders?
summit: Obama is seen as hopeful and optimistic, Modi is seen as focused on equity and CBDR.

· More acknowledgement that some countries want the agreement to be legally binding (whereas a few days ago, many were assuming it wouldn?t, because of U.S. Congress).

· Some articles list a variety of issues that they see as important; some pinpoint finance as the key issue; some pinpoint CBDR as the key issue.

· Loss and damage is a very popular, and empathized-with, topic.
Obama?s $30 million risk insurance funding has been widely covered, but loss and damage?and his position on it?is consistently mentioned within the same article.

· Carbon tax is being discussed a lot, and generally positively:
there are multiple articles arguing in favor of it.

· Some mentions of Bill Gates etc?s research initiative, and some
(less) of India?s launching Solar Alliance?but there was more coverage yesterday. Also, some sources only mention India launching it, while others mention Hollande as well.

· Transparency is being mentioned more than before (in quotes from Obama).

· Canada is being praised.

ARTICLES

Policy and negotiations

Benedict Moran. 30 November 2015. Divisions over climate change responsibility in spotlight at Paris talks. Al Jazeera America.
[[http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/30/divisions-overshadow-start]]
-of-paris-climate-talks.html

· There are many controversial issues: the central one is around how much responsibility developed countries have. This is why talks in the past failed. Developing countries now significantly contribute to global emissions.

· The INDC approach is questionable as it currently does not meet the 2C mark

· Technology and finance are also contentious, as developed countries want middle-income countries (such as China, Singapore and
Brazil) to provide finance as well.

· ?Nothing has been resolved. We are going into the Paris COP, where we have none of the options resolved,? said Harjeet Singh, the climate policy manager at ActionAid International.

Vivienne Walt. 30 Nov 2015. India?s Modi Demands ?Climate Justice? at Paris Summit, and Champions Solar Power. Fortune.
[[http://fortune.com/2015/11/30/narendra-modi-climate-justice/]]

· India is determined that poor, developing countries are not forced to pay the price for the climate change caused by industrialised countries.

· He said the display aimed to ?look beyond climate change and focus on climate justice.?

· India also launched a new International Solar Alliance.

· When Indians hear ?climate justice,? they hear that there are people who are actually responsible for the problem,? says Harjeet Singh, climate change manager for the development agency Action Aid. Singh, who lives in New Delhi, tells Fortune that Indians feel a keen sense of unfairness that they are being asked to roll back their economic surge?much of it reliant on heavy pollutants?while the rich Western countries were never asked to do any such thing. ?Indians feel they get bullied and unfairly treated,? says Singh, who heads Action Aid?s delegation at the Paris talks. ?The developing countries feel they should not have to be responsible for what the developed world has done. And the U.S. and E.U.
countries put more than 50% of carbon emissions into the atmosphere.?

Suzanne Goldenberg. 01 December 2015. Barack Obama: Parts of the Paris climate deal must carry legal force. The Guardian.
[[http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/01/barack-obama-parts-of-pa]]
ris-climate-deal-must-carry-legal-force

? Obama said the US would push for certain aspects of a climate change agreement to be legally binding, but has made clear that the US position is still that this will not be a full-fledged treaty

? The US?s position is due to the fact that a legally-binding treaty would have virtually no chance of passing through the Republican-controlled Congress.

? Obama said the US wants one major component of the deal ? the periodic review of emissions reductions targets ? to be legally binding.

Benedict Moran. 1 December 2015. The crucial language behind the Paris climate talks. Al Jazeera America.
[[http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/12/1/the-language-behind-the-par]]
is-climate-talks.html

· When parties can?t agree on anything more specific, they use ambiguous language?this creates potential disagreements in future negotiations (such as the current debate over CBDR) but it also allows an agreement to be passed.

· Civil society groups are worried about a weak agreement, so they are pushing for a five-year review system: but for now they say it is more important to arrive at consensus that outlines specific commitments.

Barbara Lewis and Bate Felix. 1 Dec 2015. After leaders? rhetoric, climate negotiators start work on deal. Reuters.
[[http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/12/02/us-climatechange-summit-idUSKBN0T]]
I0TI20151202#dIxg6YKj13autCXD.97

· After the world leaders? summit, it is clear there are still fundamental unresolved disagreements

· The biggest issue is money. Developing nations want the rich to pledge rising amounts beyond the current goal of $100 billion a year by 2020.

· Current pledges fall short of 2C mark

G. Ananthakrishnan. 1 December 2015. Modi asks rich nations to cut emissions, share carbon space with poor. The Hindu.
[[http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/cop21-paris-climate]]
-conference-narendra-modi-cautions-against-unilateral-steps-in-combating-cl
imate-change/article7933873.ece

· Mr. Modi said the developed world should ratify Kyoto's second commitment in the period up to 2020.

· He also said that an equitable system emissions reduction should be consistent with the carbon space that nations occupy.

· According to scientific assessments, in 2014, India was the third largest emitter of atmosphere-warming greenhouse gases. However, viewed in historical terms, India's contribution to the cumulative stock of gases already in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution is negligible, with America occupying the major share.

Amitabh Sinha. 1 December 2015. Paris Climate change meeting: Will negotiators harden stance? The Indian Express.
[[http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/paris-climate-change-meet-will-n]]
egotiators-harden-stance/

· Following the world leaders? summit, where each leader stuck to their country positions, the negotiators may choose to harden their positions even further.

· Modi emphasized equity, balance and differentiation between developed and developing countries. Xi Jinping focused on finance and technology transfer, while Zuma stressed the importance adaptation.
Hollande emphasized the legally-binding nature of the potential agreement.

· Finance and technology flows from developed to developing countries are likely to be the most contentious.

Express News Service. 1 December 2015. PM Modi?s Heat on Rich Nations at Paris Climate Summit. The New Indian Express.
[[http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/PM-Modis-Heat-on-Rich-Nations-at-Par]]
is-Climate-Summit/2015/12/01/article3155263.ece

· Modi?s speech said that developed nations must make the deepest cuts and the strongest impact, and that equity and CBDR were vital. He also noted the need for the $100 billion previously pledged.

· Modi and Hollande jointly launched the International Solar Alliance.

Stephen Mufson. 1 December 2015. ?I think we?re going to solve it,? Obama says of efforts to slow climate change. Washington Post.
[[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-urges-international-u]]
nity-against-common-foe-islamic-state/2015/12/01/c0e0101c-9817-11e5-8917-65
3b65c809eb_story.html

· Obama is hopeful about combating climate change, even as he acknowledged that the Paris agreement would fall short of desired international targets.

· Obama emphasized the importance of transparency in the Paris deal.

· Obama supports the idea of a carbon tax, but because of the opposition it would face in Congress, has not proposed one in Paris.

· Obama has recognized the challenges island nations face and has stated that the US would support them, but continues to oppose loss and damage.

Chris Mooney. 1 December 2015. These countries are the ?moral center? of the climate debate. Will they be left behind? Washington Post.
[[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/12/01/these-]]
countries-are-the-moral-center-of-the-climate-debate-can-obama-help-them/

· Obama has expressed sympathy for vulnerable island nations (saying ?I?m an island boy?), but is not yielding to their demands: namely, a 1.5C rise and a loss and damage mechanism.

· Obama announced $30 million in funding for ?risk insurance initiatives that help vulnerable populations rebuild stronger after climate-related disasters,? which can be seen as a partial alternative to loss and damage in particular situations (though not in others, such as slow-onset issues).

· The 1.5C goal has gained popularity in recent years and over 100 countries now support it.

Megan Rowling. 1 Dec 2015. Obama unveils $30 mln for climate risk insurance to protect poor. Reuters.
[[http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/12/01/climatechange-summit-insurance-id]]
USL8N13Q3S320151201#52VFhdvVRqvfLGvf.97

· The United States will contribute $30 million to climate risk insurance schemes in the Pacific, Central America and Africa. The schemes include providing climate data, tools and services, and incorporating climate change considerations into development assistance

· The funding will increase insurance coverage to help people cope with severe climate-related problems, Washington said. Those range from intensifying droughts, floods and storms to melting glaciers and rising seas.

· This move is controversial because a loss and damage mechanism is also being discussed, which the U.S. has firmly rejected.

Holly Yan, Ben Brumfield and Michael Pearson. 1 Dec 2015. COP21 climate change summit: Obama ?optimistic? about agreement. CNN.
[[http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/01/europe/france-paris-cop21-climate-change-]]
conference/

· On Tueday, Obama said he thinks the conference will succeed. He listed several criteria for a potential agreement, including an "ambitious target" , tools to measure countries' progress, a "legally binding"
mechanism to ensure countries adhere to their carbon reduction commitments, and transparency.

· World leaders on Monday said the stakes are too high to end the conference without a binding. Pope Francis similarly said, ?We are on the brink of a suicide.?

· Xi JinPing, Putin, Modi and Merkel were also briefly quoted.

Coral Davenport. 1 Dec 2015. A Change in Tone for Vladimir Putin?s Climate Change Pledges. New York Times.
[[http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/climate/2015-paris-climate-t]]
alks/vladimir-putin-climate-change-pledges-russia

· Putin, for the first time, recognized the importance of climate change in his speech

· He claimed that Russia has been actively contributing to combating it

· But in terms of actual numbers, Russia is just as inactive as before

Caroline Kende-Robb. 1 Dec 2015. Africa Deserves Climate Justice?Here Are 5 Ways To Deliver It at COP21. Huffington Post.
[[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caroline-kenderobb/africa-deserves-climate-j_]]
b_8684464.html

· African countries will be the most affected by climate inaction because they are the most vulnerable. These five steps are essential for achieving climate justice for Africa in Paris:

o Phase out fossil fuel subsidies

o Restructure and increase climate finance

o Scale up investment in energy, especially renewable energy

o Ensure universal access to energy

o Adopt new models of planned urbanization

Ben Adler. 1 December 2015. Six Big Takeaways From the Opening of the Paris Climate Conference. Newsweek.
[[http://www.newsweek.com/six-big-takeaways-opening-paris-climate-conference-]]
399990

· 1. Barack Obama is the symbolic leader

· 2. The U.S. is also a big obstacle to progress.

· 3. Poorer, smaller developing nations want a much stronger agreement.

· 4. Poorer countries want more money for climate change adaptation.

· 5. Canada is on board for a meaningful deal.

· 6. Russia is not helping.

Bourree Lam. 1 December 2015. The Ideas That World Leaders Won?t Be Discussing in Paris. The Atlantic.
[[http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/12/paris-climate-talks-car]]
bon/418014/

· Economists and scientists have proposed plans that, if implemented worldwide, would be highly effective?but these plans have been deemed ?politically impossible.? These proposals include:

o Setting a worldwide cap on GHGs

o A carbon tax (although there are worries this would simply shift businesses to pollute in places with lower carbon taxes)

o A cap-and-trade system (although this would not work if the price of an emissions credit is set too low)

G. Ananthakrishnan. 2 December 2015. India wants funding, tech in Paris text. The Hindu.
[[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/on-the-paris-climate-change-conferenc]]
e-2015/article7937637.ece

· On Tuesday, the focus was on provisions for a technology and financial mechanism that will make it possible to raise low-cost capital and widely deploy renewable technologies. Currently, investors in renewables have to borrow capital at high rates of interest, and this would not enable a quick scale up or reduction in the real cost of power.

· In the government's view, not enough attention is being paid to India's proposed scaling up of generation from renewable sources a staggering seven times, while it was receiving criticism for stating that it would continue to use coal

Sujatha Byravan. 2 December 2015. Towards an ambitious and fair deal. The Hindu.
[[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/on-the-paris-climate-change-conferenc]]
e-2015/article7937637.ece

· DEVELOPED COUNTRY OBLIGATIONS: By asking all countries to develop bottom-up commitments to reduce their emissions, any differentiation among countries, whether rich or poor, has been diminished significantly. he phrase dynamic differentiation, predicated on periodic review, is now being used by some experts in the U.S. and in the European Union as a reinterpretation of CBDR. However, this is a dilution of the importance of historical obligations of rich countries.

· GCF: the GCF?s exact role will be determined in Paris. Some countries, including India, have made funding a requirement for actions within their nationally determined contributions. Finance is also needed for adaptation.

· UNFCCC boundaries: the OECD report on the $64 billion mobilized has been criticized for including funding meant as development aid.

Alliances and Initiatives

Rob Crilly. 1 December 2015. Paris climate change summit: Bill Gates launches effort to disrupt energy sector by funding new search for clean energy. The Telegraph.
[[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/paris-climate-change-conference/12026]]
217/Bill-Gates-launches-effort-to-disrupt-energy-sector-with-fund-for-green
-technology.html\

· The idea is to pump seed money into promising ideas that have been shunned by a complacent energy sector.

Maria Gallucci. 30 November 2015. UN climate change conference: World leaders call for a price on CO2 emissions despite uphill battle at Paris summit. International Business Times.
[[http://www.ibtimes.com/un-climate-change-conference-world-leaders-call-pric]]
e-co2-emissions-despite-uphill-2204840

? National leaders, major economic institutions, and private corporations have announced their membership in the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition?s Carbon Pricing Panel

? Countries: Germany, France, Mexico, Chile, The Philippines, and Ethiopia

? Institutions: The World Bank, IMF, and OECD

? Corporations: CalPERS, Engie, Mahindra, and Royal DSM

? The goal of the coalition is for negotiators in Paris to adopt a price on carbon emissions, which it claims will give the agreement teeth.

Associated Press. 30 November 2015. Several world leaders say global warming requires ?big fat price? on carbon pollution. Fox News.
[[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/11/30/several-world-leaders-say-fighting-]]
global-warming-requires-big-fat-price-on/

· Either a tax on carbon dioxide emissions or trading carbon pollution

· By implementing green taxes, the externalities from burning fossil fuels are incorporated into the price of carbon.

· There are now 40 countries, provinces, states or cities that have put a price on carbon.

Chris Dalby. 1 Dec 2015. Spotlight: Latin-American countries expand common ground to secure climate deal amid divisions. Shanghai Daily.
[[http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=310952]]

· Some Latin American countries, despite disagreements inside the region, have strived to bring a more unified strategy to COP21.

· AILAC will adopt pro-market mitigation strategies and reduce emissions by halting deforestation.

· Costa Rica pledged to go carbon-neutral, or achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2021.

· ALBA insists on industrialized nations bearing the brunt of mitigation costs.

Side Event. 29 November 2015. Launch of the ?Because the Ocean?
Declaration. IISD Reporting Services.
[[http:''www.iisd.ca/climate/cop21/enbots/30nov.html#event-1|http:''www.iisd.ca/climate/cop21/enbots/30nov.html#event-1]]

? National representatives signed the ?Because the Ocean? Declaration to support ocean protection being part of the Paris agreement

? Kiribati, Palau, Chile, France, Canada, Sweden, Fiji, Aruba, Mexico, and New Zealand

? In a panel discussion, Sweden stressed that the sustainable development goal (SDG) on oceans concerns equality, justice and poverty eradication, and called for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to address issues of sea-level rise, ocean acidification and reforestation along the sea shore. Fiji announced that Pacific Small Island Developing States are willing to champion SDG 14 on oceans.

Aura Bogado. 1 Dec 2015. Philippines president talks climate justice in Paris. Grist.
[[http://grist.org/climate-energy/philippines-president-talks-climate-justice]]
-in-paris/

· Philippines President Benigno Aquino is the chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), a group of 20 developing Global South nations that are most susceptible to the impacts of climate change.

· He addressed climate justice at a CVF gathering on Monday, stressing the vulnerability of those that have the least, the concept of collective responsibility, and the importance of diligent commitments to alter inequity.

National-Level Climate Developments

Lenore Taylor. 30 November 2015. Australia will ratify second stage of Kyoto protocol, Malcolm Turnbull pledges. The Guardian.
[[http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/01/australia-will-ratify-se]]
cond-stage-of-kyoto-protocol-malcolm-turnbull-pledges

? Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has pledged that the country will ratify ?the second stage of the Kyoto protocol.?

? Turnbull also joined at the last minute a US initiative to double public and private research and development spending on clean energy technology, which in Australia?s case means an additional $100m in government spending over five years.

David M. Herszenhorn. 01 December 2015. As Obama pushes climate deal, Republicans move to block emissions rules. The New York Times.
[[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/us/politics/as-obama-pushes-climate-deal-]]
republicans-move-to-block-emissions-rules.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

? The US House of Representatives passed resolutions, already approved by the Senate, to undermine the Environmental Protection Agency?s coal-plant emissions reduction rules. Obama has said he will veto these resolutions.

? The aim of Republicans is to show the world, in particular the world leaders convening in Paris, that Obama does not have bipartisan support for US climate action.

Tom Arup and Peter Hannam. 1 December 2015. Tale of two leaders?Trudeau and Turnbull?at the Paris UN Climate Conference 2015. Sydney Morning Herald.
[[http://www.smh.com.au/environment/un-climate-conference/tale-of-two-leaders]]
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byu4.html

· Both Trudeau and Turnbull replaced predecessors who were antagonistic to climate change action.

· Trudeau, in his speech, outlined various commitments taken on by
Canada: carbon pricing, work with cities and indigenous communities, an emphasis on green industries and growth, and an additional $2.6 billion for developing countries.

· Turnbull, in his speech, also outlined Australia?s commitments:
pledge to ratify the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol (which Canada has pulled out of), $1 billion over five years for developing countries drawn from existing aid dollars, and a boost for investment in clean technology research.

· However, Turnbull still has issues around climate change as well:
there is no plan to increase Australia's emissions target for 2020 to a 15 or 25% cut. Australia also did not join a statement led by New Zealand to promote reform of fossil fuel subsidies.

There were also powerful statements given by vulnerable island nations, highlighting the need for a 1.5C goal.

Nevil Gibson. 01 December 2015. NZ adds $220m to climate change cash commitments. The National Business Review.
[[http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/nz-adds-220m-climate-change-cash-commitments-n]]
g-182358

? New Zealand?s PM John Key announced up to $200 million in climate-related financial support over the next four years, up from the $65 million New Zealand has provided in the last three years to other Pacific nations. The country will also commit $20 million to the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, increasing its initial investment of $45 million.

? Minister Tim Groser has said that New Zealand will ratify the Doha Amendment, an extension of the Kyoto Protocol

Xinhua. 1 December 2015. Spotlight: China has made tangible contributions to progress in addressing climate change.
[[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/01/c_134874269.htm]]

· China has committed to a variety of national measures to fight climate change.

· China has signed bilateral statements on climate change with various countries.

· China supports a comprehensive review every five years.

· China provides support to others, too: in September, China pledged 20 billion yuan (3.1 billion U.S. dollars) in support of a South-South climate cooperation fund.

Civil Society

Patrick Kulp. 1 Dec 2015. Hundreds of fake ads totally skewer corporate sponsors of Paris climate talks. Mashable.
[[http:''mashable.com/2015/11/30/satirical-paris-climate-billboards/#F3J_.hHT|http:''mashable.com/2015/11/30/satirical-paris-climate-billboards/#F3J_.hHT]]
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· The UK-based guerrilla artwork group Brandalism took credit for taking over more than 600 advertising spaces

· The campaign's targets include corporate sponsors as well as various politicians.

· The fake ads "aim to highlight the links between advertising, consumerism, fossil fuel dependency and climate change," according to a release from Brandalism.

Sewell Chan. 1 Dec 2015. Peruvian Indians Travel to Paris to Fight for Their Existence. New York Times.
[[http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/climate/2015-paris-climate-t]]
alks/peruvian-indians-amazon-rainforest

· The reason for our existence is our land, where we have our own governance, economy and cultural practices,? said Lyndon Pishagua Chinchuya, 43, of the Yanesha community in the Peruvian Amazon. ?We are here at COP 21 to show the world the importance of recognizing land tenure as a method of climate mitigation,? referring to the climate talks.

· Miguel Samaniego Arroyo, 34, an activist with the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest, said he opposed the distinction between ?developed? and ?developing? people ? one of the most common themes of the climate conference. ?We don?t want the private-sector way of life imposed on us,? he said. ?Everyone develops in their own way.?

· Asked what he hoped to impart to the powerful decision-makers meeting here, Mr. Samaniego Arroyo responded: ?What we want the most is for people in the city to respect the jungle ? to know that the jungle is here and that people are living here. The Amazon is a living being, not just resources.?

Corporate Influence

Sarah Kent and Justin Scheck. 30 November 2015. Carbon-tax debate brings together unusual allies. The Wall Street Journal.
[[http://www.wsj.com/articles/carbon-tax-debate-brings-together-unusual-allie]]
s-1448936246

? ?Several big oil companies have been calling for new taxes on air polluters like coal-burning power plants. One key reason: Those taxes are probably good for their natural-gas businesses.?

? Energy giants including Royal Dutch Shell and BP hope a carbon tax would increase demand for natural gas, an increasingly significant part of their output.

Cindy Baxter. 01 December 2015. ExxonMobil, funder of climate change deniers. The Huffington Post.
[[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cindy-baxter/exxonmobil-funder-of-clim_b_8684]]
320.html

? New documents released by ExxonMobil in an attempt to defend itself against investigations show that the corporation?s scientists had 100% consensus on the human impact on climate change.

? Despite this knowledge, between 1998-2014, the corporation provided
$31 million in funding to climate denial groups and campaigns aimed specifically at undermining climate science.

Miscellaneous

PTI. 2 Dec 2015. India needs over $1 trillion to adapt to climate change:
study. Economic Times.
[[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-needs-ov]]
er-1-trillion-to-adapt-to-climate-change-study/articleshow/50001760.cms

· India would require over $1 trillion in the next 15 years to adapt to the adverse impacts of the climate change

· The loss and damage from extreme events were estimated additionally at $5-6 billion per annum.

· The temperature increases will impact agriculture and crop production, which may also be affected by the increase in extreme precipitation events, resulting in flooding and significant damage to infrastructure.

Niraj Chokshi. 30 November 2015. Pope Francis: The world is near ?suicide?
on climate change; ?it?s now or never.? The Washington Post.
[[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/11/30/pope-francis-t]]
he-world-is-near-suicide-on-climate-change-its-now-or-never/

? Pope Francis told reporters ?Every year the problems are getting worse. We are at the limits. If I may use a strong word I would say that we are at the limits of suicide."

University of Leicester. 01 December 2015. Global warming disaster could suffocate life on planet Earth, research shows. EurekAlert!
[[http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-12/uol-gwd120115.php]]

? Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to researchers from the University of Leicester.

? An increase in the water temperature of the world's oceans of around six degrees Celsius -- which some scientists predict could occur as soon as 2100 -- could stop oxygen production by phytoplankton by disrupting the process of photosynthesis.

Climate Justice Writers Network

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The Climate Justice Writers Network is part of the [[http://www.scholaractivist.org/|International Network of Scholar Activists.]] We will work to help raise public awareness about grassroots frontline communities organizing around the international climate negotiations and beyond. 

===='''''Please share our [[:File:Invitation to writers network.pdf|Call for Writers ]]//with other writers and movement communications folks!'''====
* ===[[@https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/cj_writersnet|Click here to sign up ]]and receive regular writing prompts with story ideas and campaign updates.===
* ===''See [[@CJ Writers Network Updates|our Climate Justice Writers Network Updates]] page for ideas about stories and for news updates related to the It Takes Roots campaign.''===

The CJ writers network aims to: 
* '''Expand public awareness of the [[http://ggjalliance.org/road2paris|It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm]] '''initiative by low-income people of color communities who are most impacted by carbon-intensive extraction and energy production and by climate change. We need to bring the issues they raise to the center of the policy agenda.
* '''Expand networks among diverse media practitioners''' in a collaborative effort to disseminate information and stories about '''[[http://ggjalliance.org/road2paris|It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm]]''' and the groups participating in this campaign.
* '''Inform students and members and the public''' about '''[[http://ggjalliance.org/road2paris|It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm]]''' and the larger issues surrounding the climate justice and just transitions mobilizations, including the solutions being proposed by grassroots activists.

''"Let’s make a network of communication among all our struggles and resistances. An intercontinental network of alternative communication against neoliberalism… (and) for humanity. This intercontinental network of alternative communication will weave the channels so that words may travel all the roads that resist… (It) will be the medium by which distinct resistances communicate with one another. This intercontinental network of alternative communication is not an organizing structure, nor has a central head or decision maker, nor does it have a central command or hierarchies. We are the network, all of us who speak and listen."'' --Subcomandante Marcos 

'''Who we are:'''
* Writers (amateur and professional) 
* Poets 
* Visual artists 
* Journalists 
* Sociologists without Borders 
* Activists 
* Regular Folks 
We are responding to and helping build a movement for social justice in the United States and to support global movements for social justice and climate justice. Our aim is to help the exploited, excluded, downtrodden, hopeless, underpaid, overworked, unemployed--and all those who need hope—see that people are coming together around creative ideas and proposals for addressing the urgent crises our world faces. 
'''How do I get involved?'''
By committing just a few hours per month, you can be a part of our work to support climate justice. Participants in the Writers Network commit to do the following actions in support of the '''[[http://ggjalliance.org/road2paris|It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm]]''' campaign:
* Write at least one essay, op-ed, news analysis, or other piece per month for general audience news sources to help educate the wider U.S. public about climate justice and just transition, the people it involves, and/or the issues it addresses; and/or 
* Write at least three analyses, poems, opinion pieces, announcements, etc. in specialized publications targeting particular audiences of activists, community groups, professionals, or other publics who should know about these issues and/or who can contribute to the campaign;
* Following the International negotiations/COP in Paris, write and speak to inform the public about the '''[[http://ggjalliance.org/road2paris|It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm]]''' campaign’s ongoing assemblies and ideas for advancing movement building for climate justice;
* Encourage friends and colleagues to [[https://ggj.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2|make financial contributions]] to support the '''It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm''' delegation to Paris. The delegation will bring low-income and people of color organizers to Paris to help inform and shape global responses to the climate crisis. 
* Speak to journalists and/or activists in participants’ own communities about climate justice/just transition movements and encourage local participation in and/or media coverage of these struggles; 
* Be creative in using social media to spread the word about the USSF. 
Writers Network members will receive regular updates on relevant developments in the campaign’s planning, ideas for stories, and suggestions for finding publication outlets for material. 
'''How do I join?'''
Subscribe to the mailing list by going to [[https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/cj_writersnet]] 
Once you are subscribed, you'll receive bi-weekly messages with updates and suggestions for timely articles or essays on the climate justice campaign and its participants. We'll also include any additional suggestions we hear for getting your writing out into the world. This list is an announcement list only, so there won't be more than 2-4 messages per month. If you'd like to send information that you wish to have made available to the network, email inosa [at] riseup.org 
''' Encourage others to join the network by spreading the [[http://inosa.wikispaces.com/page/edit/Climate+Justice+Writers+Network|Call for Participation]] 

'''Writing tips'''
'''Here are some tips on how to pitch your articles to local media outlets'''
* Contact your institution’s office of media relations, vice president for news, or any other public relations body. They will have contact information for opinion page editors at local newspapers and magazines. They can also be quite helpful in trying to place opinion pieces by faculty members to larger media organizations. 
* Media strategy suggestions from Eric Brown, Communications Director, Center for a New American Dream [[http://www.timeday.org/book-appendix-c.asp]] 
* The [[http:''wiki.ussocialforum.net/index.php?title=Progressive_Media_Project&action=edit&redlink=1|Progressive Media Project]] accepts and edits commentaries from activist, advocates or other specialists and distributes them via the [[http://wiki.ussocialforum.net/index.php?title=McClatchy-Tribune_News_Service&action=edit&redlink=1|McClatchy-Tribune News Service]] to leading metropolitan newspapers around the country. You can find the submission guidelines at: [[http:''progressive.org/pmp_submit]] 
* Keyword searches on Google News, Lexis/Nexis or other news databases will allow you to search for major newspapers or publications in particular states that have featured articles or topics similar to yours in the past. Once you find print or electronic publications that seem likely to run your piece, you can find the opinion editor’s contact information from the publication’s Web site and write directly to that person. 
''' Google Alerts will help keep you up to date with news of interest to you. 
* The following links contain useful guidelines for writing opinion pieces and pitching them to the media: 
'''

'''General Advice for Getting Your Article Published in Your Local Media Outlets'''
Source: [[http://www.great-business-websites.co.uk/advice-centre/get-published-in-your-local-newspaper]]
* The story '''must''' be local, '''very''' local. If you are trying to get in the Belper News it must be a story concerning a person or business from Belper.
* All stories should be accompanied by a photo of a local person (very desirable), make sure the photos are not bigger than 1MB in size.
* You do not need to write a finished article (that's what the newspaper pays their reporters to do), just provide the facts. Think about how much space you are likely to get for this type of article and provide roughly the right amount of words. (In the case of business articles in local newspapers usually 100-150 words, possibly 250-300 words if really interesting)
* Put the words of your article in the body of the email, rather than an attached document.
* Make sure the subject of the email contains which paper you think your article is relevant to (it may be the group editor scanning through 1000's of emails and this helps).

'''Media Contacts'''
'''General National Media Outlets: '''
* Ithaca College Center for Independent Media lists links to a large number of independent media outlets: [[http://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/independentmedia/usindymedialist/]]
* ''ProPublica:// [[https:''securedrop.propublica.org]]
* ''Center for Public Integrity: //How to submit a tip or story to the Center for Public Integrity: [[http:''www.publicintegrity.org/about/contact]]
* ''Washington Post//--How to submit a story, video, photo: [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/community-relations/whats-your-story-a-guide-to-getting-your-news-in-the-washington-post/2012/09/11/d2d29750-fc47-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_story.html|https:''www.washingtonpost.com/community-relations/whats-your-story-a-guide-to-getting-your-news-in-the-washington-post/2012/09/11/d2d29750-fc47-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_story.html ]]Phone: 202-334-7300 Web: [[mailto:photo@washpost.com|video@washpost.com photo@washpost.com]] [[mailto:tellus@washpost.com|tellus@washpost.com]]
* ''New York Times// How to submit stories to the New York Times: [[http:''www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/nyregion/how-to-submit-to-metropolitan-diary.html?_r=0]] Environmental Editor: Michael Wines Email: [[mailto:miwine@nytimes.com|miwine@nytimes.com]]
* '''Local Media Outlets'''--USNPL has links to local media outlets around the United States and includes links by state: [[http://www.usnpl.com]]

'''Write like the media'''
Scan the publications or Web sites you would like to target and see how their pieces are written. You don’t have to compromise your own writing style or content, but an editor will be more inclined to feature your article if you emulate the publication’s general writing style. Most journalistic writing, including opinion pieces, aim to be clear, concise and to the point. Paragraphs are short, usually no more than three sentences. Active voice is always best. Keep in mind that articles for the Web tend to be shorter than those written for print publications. 
* Surf the Web. With some internet searching, you can find submission guidelines to various progressive media Web sites. Here are a few to start with and the links to their submission guidelines: 
''' [[http://otherwords.org/about/for-writers/|Other Words]] 
''' The [[http://progressive.org/pmp_submit|Progressive Media Project]] 
''' [[http://www.truth-out.org/about-us/submission-guidelines|Truthout]] 
''' [[http://www.counterpunch.org/faqs/|Counterpunch]] 
''' [[http://www.alternet.org/writer-guidelines|Alternet]] 
''' [[http://www.commondreams.org/submissions.htm|CommonDreams.org]] 
''' [[http://www.tompaine.com/contact|TomPaine.com]] 
''' [[http://indymedia.org/en/index.shtml|Independent Media Center]](click the ‘PUBLISH’ link and follow directions) 
* Follow-up is important. Newspapers receive hundreds of submissions every day, and Web sites probably receive much more. Personal follow-up is important to distinguish yourself and your work from the masses. If you submit to a print publication, follow-up with a phone call rather than an e-mail. The same is true for Web sites if you can find the editor’s phone number on the site. Otherwise, send an e-mail. Follow-up strategies vary. Once you start doing it, you will find what works best for you. 
* Track your stories. Publications, especially Web sites, don’t always let you know that they have published your article. It is important to keep checking the papers and sites to see if your story pops up. When it does, report back to us with the name of the publication or Web site, the date it ran your story (if it’s a print publication), and any other relevant information. 
* It’s who you know. If you have or make any contacts or connections to editors or writers at progressive media publications, talk to them. Talk to them a lot. Tell them about the Climate Justice Writers’ Network. Ask if they are interested in more articles by our writers. Perhaps they would like to publish one every week. Perhaps more. Finally, tell us about any connections you have made. 
'''Report your successes'''
* As soon as your piece is published, please send it (or a link to it) to cjwriters [at] inosa.mayfirst.org . Tell us the details: who printed your piece, date of publication, and web site address of your article if it appears online. We will keep a record of sources that have featured pieces from our Writers’ Network and when. 
* If you find any publications that seem likely to publish other pieces from our Writers’ Network or other media outlets that accept submissions, let us know so we can share the information with the other writers. 

'''Resources, Background Information, and Important Updates'''

Examples from archived US Social Forum writers network updates/writers memos: [[http://wiki.ussocialforum.net/wiki/USSF_Updates|USSF Updates]]

Climate Justice Video Conference Series

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'''[[http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/climatechange_dialogueseries|"Sustainability" or Survival? Popular Responses to Global Climate Change]] '''
'''Spring 2015 lecture series -- University of Pittsburgh'''
This video conference series highlights the voices of international and local leaders of grassroots struggles to protect communities from the effects of global warming and to promote climate justice. Speakers explore how climate change and environmental damage disproportionately affect already-vulnerable communities, the limitations of government, UN-based, "free-market," or technological attempts to address climate change, and the rise of popular movements advancing new strategies to build broad-based movements for “system change” rather than climate change.

==''Confronting Environmental Racism: View from the Front Lines of the Climate Justice Struggle ////(//[[http://youtu.be/O2bnleKyajo|view recording here]]//) //Speakers: '''Jacqueline Patterson''', Environmental and Climate Justice Director, [[http://www.naacp.org/|NAACP]] and '''Ahmina Maxey''', [[http:''www.zerowastedetroit.org/|Zero Waste Detroit]]==
''These speakers provide accounts of front-line struggles to confront environmental racism and build movements. Sustainability and survival are inseparable concepts for many low-income people and especially communities of color in the United States. ''

==''Global Climate Politics: Paralysis Above and Movement Below ////(//[[http://youtu.be/xDa51ZLzFpM|view recording here]]//) //Speaker: '''Cindy Wiesner''', Director of [[http:''ggjalliance.org/|Grassroots Global Justice Alliance]]==
''Wiesner situates U.S. climate justice activism in the context of the global justice movement and World Social Forum process that has developed over more than a decade. As a result of transnational organizing, Wiesner argues that we’re seeing the rise of a “new protagonist” led by Indigenous peoples, people from the Global South, and people of color leading grassroots struggles in local communities. ''

==''Putting Climate Justice into Action ////(//[[http://youtu.be/n6z2jznGc10|view recording here]]//) //Speakers: '''Henia Belalia''', former national organizer, [[http:''www.peacefuluprising.org/|Peaceful Uprising]] and '''Nadine Narindrankura''', Diné activist fighting to defend coal impacted communities in the Black Mesa/Big Mountain Region==
''Speakers consider how the rise of the “non-profit industrial complex” has affected organizing work in local communities that are most impacted by climate change and by extractive industries. They discuss local direct action work to build solidarity, foster connections to the land, and advance struggle in some of these “frontline communities” who experience the most severe impacts on their environments, health, and prospects for community survival.''

==''Culture Against Climate Change ////(//[[http://youtu.be/zzqbaorHYGw|view recording here]]//) //Speakers: '''Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr''', [[http://hiphopcaucus.org/|Hip Hop Caucus]] and '''Michael Leon Guerrero''', Executive Director, [[http:''www.ourpowercampaign.org/|Our Power Campaign]]==
''This session examines the work of leading grassroots climate justice organizations to mobilize young people and to employ cultural resources in the work of building a powerful movement for social transformation. It will take multiple different approaches to help us become “fossil fuel free at last.” ''

For suggested readings and links see: [[http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/climatechange_dialogueseries]]

Climate Justice Team

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The [[@http://ggjalliance.org/|Grassroots Global Justice Alliance]] is helping bring together frontline and fenceline communities engaged in the struggle for climate justice and a just transition to a low-carbon economy. The '''"It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm"''' campaign is mobilizing to attend the climate negotiations in Paris and to bring ideas from grassroots struggles to that international space. The campaign plans to continue on the "road from Paris" and to integrate ideas and lessons from grassroots movements from around the country and world. We are working with these organizers to help increase and amplify their ability to spread their message about how we can promote a more just and equitable response to the climate crisis. There are opportunities to help with interviewing activists in Paris and in places around the United States, writing and sharing documentation about this movement and the activities surrounding the "road to and from Paris," and otherwise helping students and the wider public learn about and appreciate the importance of the movement's demands for climate justice.
* The core messages the It Takes Roots Campaign is lifting up: 
''' Stories and leadership of grassroots frontline, fenceline, communities of color. Special attention to Indigenous peoples. 
''' Calling out the U.S. and other "climate criminals" at Paris COP 
''' Gender justice--how climate change is impacting women--not with victim frame, lifting up their solutions. 
''' Just transition 
''' Keep the oil in the ground
* If you wish to join or support this team, please send a message to inosa [at] riseup.net.
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===All writers, students, poets, communicators '''are invited to join our [[@Climate Justice Writers Network|Climate Justice Writers Network ]]'''===
===''See our [[:File:Invitation to writers network.pdf|Call for Writers]]''===

='''Resources and Background on the It Takes Roots Campaign'''=
* Paris climate negotiations [[@http://parisclimatejustice.org/|updates/details/blogs from Climate Justice Activists]]
* [[@http://www.forestethics.org/sites/forestethics.huang.radicaldesigns.org/files/Crude-Injustice-on-the-Rails.pdf|Crude Injustice on the Rails]]--Report on the disparate threat to people of color and low-income communities from explosions and pollution from crude oil trains in California.
* [[@http://ggjalliance.org/PCM2014climatejusticestory|The People's Climate March 2014: A Climate Justice Story]]
* '''[[http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/10/28/low-income-latino-communities-across-us-living-air-pollution-sacrifice-zones|Low-Income, Latino Communities Across US Living in Air Pollution 'Sacrifice Zones']]''' (Oct. 28, 2015-
> New study adds to growing body of evidence that low-income communities of color are disproportionately impacted by ecological destruction)
* Gender Justice: [[@http://commondreams.org/views/2015/11/20/whos-leading-charge-change-women|Who is Leading the Charge for Change? Frontline Community Women]]
* [[@http://reimaginerpe.org/|Race, Poverty and the Environment]]

CJ Writers Network Updates

2018-05-20T01:47:38Z

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Below you'll find links to past writers prompts and updates sent to our network of climate justice writers. Some are time-sensitive, others tap general themes related to climate justice. Writers are encouraged to use and adapt these texts as you work to spread the word about the urgency of climate justice and just transition! (Return to [[@inosa/Climate Justice Writers Network|Climate Justice Writers Network]])

The '''''It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm''''' campaign highlights the following messages, and our regular memos will provide you with suggestions along these lines. We also encourage you to think of other ways to bring these themes into your writing for local and other particular audiences. If you have story ideas to recommend to our writers, please send them to cjwriters [at] inosa.mayfirst.org: 

(Follow links for story ideas on each theme)
* Stories and [[@leadership of grassroots frontline, fenceline, communities of color]]. Special attention to Indigenous peoples.
* [[@Calling out the climate criminals]] including the U.S. and others who are obstructing the Paris climate negotiations (COP)
* [[@Gender climate justice]]--how climate change is impacting women--not with victim frame, lifting up their solutions. 
* [[@Just transition|Just transition ]]to a low-carbon society
* [[@Keep fossil fuels in the ground]]

'''Resources for writers'''
* '''[[@Links to local media outlets|Links to local media outlets ]]'''find places to send your articles and strategies for pitching stories for local media
* [[@http://climatejusticeproject.com/category/cop21-in-paris/|COP21 in Paris-Analysis and Updates]] --reports and analyses from the research team led by John Foran can be useful for writers.
* [[@http://ittakesroots.org/|'''Updates and Media Advisories from the It Takes Roots Delegation''']]
* [[@file:JaySmithnotesfromParis.pdf|Report from Paris]] -Jay Smith, professor of political science at Athabasca University in Canada offers reflections on the talks
* ===[[@Links to Delegation News Coverage]]===

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=Writers Memos=
''These regular email updates provide story ideas for writers. Some are time-relevant, but most suggest angles for stories that can be useful at any time''. 
* [[@Early November 2015]]
* [[@November 19, 2015--Meet the Delegation and Cooperation Jackson]]

='''More resources and background on climate justice and the It Takes Roots Campaign'''=
* Paris climate negotiations [[@http://parisclimatejustice.org/|updates/details/blogs from Climate Justice Activists]]
* [[@http://www.forestethics.org/sites/forestethics.huang.radicaldesigns.org/files/Crude-Injustice-on-the-Rails.pdf|Crude Injustice on the Rails]]--Report on the disparate threat to people of color and low-income communities from explosions and pollution from crude oil trains in California.
* [[@http://ggjalliance.org/PCM2014climatejusticestory|The People's Climate March 2014: A Climate Justice Story]]
* '''[[http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/10/28/low-income-latino-communities-across-us-living-air-pollution-sacrifice-zones|Low-Income, Latino Communities Across US Living in Air Pollution 'Sacrifice Zones']]''' (Oct. 28, 2015-
> New study adds to growing body of evidence that low-income communities of color are disproportionately impacted by ecological destruction)
* Gender Justice: [[@http://commondreams.org/views/2015/11/20/whos-leading-charge-change-women|Who is Leading the Charge for Change? Frontline Community Women]]
* [[@http://reimaginerpe.org/|Race, Poverty and the Environment]]

About INoSA

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About INoSA([[@file:International Network of Scholar Activists Rationale.pdf|PDF-INoSA Rationale]])

'''Recognizing that:'''
* The work of teachers and researchers is vital to global efforts for social transformation;
* As teachers and scholars, we face particular challenges and opportunities relating to movement building;
* Teachers and scholars to have a stronger organization and a supportive network to support effective communication and cooperation;
* Teachers and scholars need a supportive network to better challenge neoliberal ideology and practice in our daily work experience; and
* There is a general need for more coordinated international action to help advance movement building and the aims of radical movements for social justice and transformation.
'''INoSA works to:'''
* Serve as a liaison with radical social movements and the World Social Forum process and related projects
* Aid networking among professional associations whose work complements INoSA’s;
* Encourage and advance scholarly and public attention to radical movements for transformation and movement building;
* Encourage and facilitate teacher-scholar participation in transformative social movements;
* Encourage connections between teach-scholars within and outside of academia
* Promote cross-discipline and cross-national communication, collaboration, and coordinated action within the network;
* Facilitate efforts to advance ideas and proposals made in radical justice movements;
* Mentor young teacher-scholars and provide opportunities for involvement in critical research, evaluation, and related projects; and
* Support efforts to resist neoliberalism/predatory capitalism* on our campuses, within educational systems and institutions, including defense of the knowledge commons.
*Language of “predatory capitalism” draws from ideas in Saskia Sassen’s ''Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy''

'''History of INoSA:'''
The International Network of Scholar Activists had its origins at the 2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre Brazil, where around 200 scholar-activists outlined three major areas of work that are most relevant to teachers and scholars. These include: 1) resisting neoliberalism/predatory capitalism* on our campuses, 2) defending the knowledge commons, and 3) supporting social movements and radical democracy. We noted how the first two areas are struggles where scholar-activists must be on the front lines to protect and advance equitable access to education and knowledge.

Since then, the network has helped with critical evaluation of the World Social Forums and related movement building processes through scholarship, research, and on-going efforts to raise awareness in and out of our classrooms about the importance of working towards radical social change. Over time, the network has also sought to recognize the vital work being done by teachers and scholars outside of traditional academic or educational professions, and to foster ongoing relationships with leading agents in the global movements for radical social transformation, connecting researcher skills to the needs of the movements. The network consists of nearly 200 participants in around a dozen countries around the world, although most of its members are based in the United States.