"It really brought together people that wouldn't normally be engaged in the formal COP process. It brought those in the frontline communities." - Tunaimati'a Jacob Netzler, highlighting the inclusive nature of the anti-COP gathering.
Activists gathered in Oaxaca also rallied around a shared feeling of exclusion from the international confab... to articulate our struggles and propose concrete alternatives [to the status quo]." - A sentiment expressed by participants focusing on the need for genuine representation.
Even the former head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has called the whirlwind events distracting, underscoring how traditional COP meetings might not be addressing urgent climate needs.
The gathering in Oaxaca aimed to create a more egalitarian space, contrasting significantly with the opulent settings of typical COP events, emphasizing a grassroots approach to climate action.
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