Civil Society against World Bank in Poznan

Protests agains the World Bank's hypocritical attempt to portray itself as a 'climate bank' at the United Nations climate negotiations in Poznan, Poland, while still financing massive oil, mining and gas extraction projects.

Organised by FOEI, Oil Change International, CEE Bankwatch Network, CRBM, Jubilee South, SCI, SEEN and Rozbrat..

Date of Production: 
Dec 2008
Author: 
erwanda
Length: 
2min.

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