Comments on: 15,000 March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for International Day of Climate Action http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/23/15000-march-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia-for-international-day-of-climate-action/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Canadians Have A lot to Learn from the Ethiopians … « Canadians for Climate Change Action http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/23/15000-march-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia-for-international-day-of-climate-action/#comment-82759 Canadians Have A lot to Learn from the Ethiopians … « Canadians for Climate Change Action Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:30:41 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13880#comment-82759 [...] the one that really caught my eye (and made my jaw drop in disbelief and admiration) was that of 15,000 Ethiopian students swarming though the streets of Addis Ababa brandishing 350 signs and whooping it up big time in [...] [...] the one that really caught my eye (and made my jaw drop in disbelief and admiration) was that of 15,000 Ethiopian students swarming though the streets of Addis Ababa brandishing 350 signs and whooping it up big time in [...]

]]> By: DJ http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/23/15000-march-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia-for-international-day-of-climate-action/#comment-82389 DJ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:59:54 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13880#comment-82389 This protest is orchestrated by the govt of Ethiopia, and they did it by bribing the people with food. Ethiopians have a lot more issue to worry about such as, human rights and finding food. Over 15 million are facing starvation right now (govt number of 6million is also under reported.) The Ethiopian govt is the most dangerous element threatening the existence of Ethiopia. When you live in a democratic country you can worry about Climate Change, but when your people are being abused and starving to death, you can put that issue on the 'back-burner' This protest is orchestrated by the govt of Ethiopia, and they did it by bribing the people with food. Ethiopians have a lot more issue to worry about such as, human rights and finding food. Over 15 million are facing starvation right now (govt number of 6million is also under reported.) The Ethiopian govt is the most dangerous element threatening the existence of Ethiopia.
When you live in a democratic country you can worry about Climate Change, but when your people are being abused and starving to death, you can put that issue on the ‘back-burner’

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