There's a lot going on in media now - particularly on the internet - about cities, the urban poor, politics of development, climate change etc. Our friend Ken Fernandes has a talented knack of picking up interesting stories and recommending them to a growing list of interested and appreciative people around Asia and the world. So we thought we would give space on the ACHR site for people interested in stories relevant to urban poor development and the issues we face, as well as a variety of human interest stories and humour.

There are some stories recommended by others as well ... and feel free to let us know of your own links to interesting videos, pod casts, web sites and articles.

Be aware the material is not from ACHR, but from external links and coalition partners do not necessarily endorse all materials linked.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Nov 26 2009

From Ken

 

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1. Carbon Trading - How it works and why it fails
Oscar Reyes Tamra Gilbertson
It can be downloaded from: here http://www.tni.org/carbon-trade-fails

2. Contours of Climate Justice
Ideas for shaping new climate and energy politics
Edgardo Lander    Walden Bello
This publication aims to contribute to a more sophisticated understanding of the emerging climate justice movement and to create resonance's between different perspectives and spheres of engagement. The activities around the COP 15 in Copenhagen are a starting point in the creation of such a broad movement
Download the book from here
http://www.tni.org/tnibook/contours-climate-justice

3. CARBON TRADING
This is a great introduction to Carbon Trading
It is a guide to why carbon trading will not work in justly tackling climate change and what alternatives might. Read article here
http://www.tni.org/primer/carbon-trading#capandtrade

4. COPENHAGEN Lord Monckton rap battles Al Gore - Climate-Gate? - Rap News
This video is excellent and very funny. It encapsulates the climate change arguments brilliantly.see it at: here at You Tube

OR here at a site called Strengthening Communities
( On this site their is also an interesting pod cast ( audio) on Human Rights and Community Development )

Ken Fernandes
Asian Coalition for Housing Rights
Eviction Watch & Housing Rights Programme
www.achr.net

POVERTY

November 23, 2009

From Ken

Money won't fix poverty

Irene Khan is secretary-general of Amnesty International. This is an edited extract from her address to the National Press Club in Canberra last week.

SPECIAL INTEREST HEALTH

18 November 2009

From Ken

Hi,

the following was recently sent to me by a friend. I thought I would share this with you. It is quite profound and something many meditation practitioners often experience. It also gives us an insight into our selves and our brain.

I hope you can watch this talk by Jill Bolte Taylor. Jill got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.: here

http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

In many ways it also compares to some of the experiences some of us had in a recent course on Kanyini conducted by Uncle Bob Randall, in Uluru.love,
ken

FOOD & CLIMATE CHANGE

November 16, 2009

from Ken

If Nothing Else, Save Farming

It’s probably too late to prepare for peak oil, but we can at least try to salvage food production.

By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 16th November 2009