Barack Obama to face protests at Glasgow climate talks

Former US President Barack Obama will hold a roundtable and meetings with key leaders, the ITR will be highlighting the ‘Monster of Militarism’ and the contradictions of his legacy of militarism, including greater military expansion into the Pacific, the expansion of drone warfare and the use of military interventions on water protectors fighting against the Dakota Action Pipeline.

According to the reports, communities across the world have been devastated by war and occupation. The action during COP26 will point to the fact that the US military is the single largest consumer of fossil fuels in the world, and has served as the enforcer of occupation of indigenous and sovereign lands while upholding violent resource extraction across the world.

The report further added that among the speakers during the action will be Alejandra M. Lyons of the SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP). Sheila Babauta of the Micronesia Climate Change Alliance will address the situation in the Pacific region.

Ramon Mejia, the Anti-Militarism National Organiser of Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, is another speaker at the protest. ITR is centring the voices and leadership of frontline communities and workers on the global stage. Its frontline delegation demands that world leaders commit to real solutions to advance climate justice and environmental justice at COP26.

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