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Priya Pillai speaks to UK MPs despite being barred from travelling to the UK

Posted by petespeller — 15 January 2015 at 4:47pm - Comments
Priya Pillai speaks to members of the UK APPG on Indo-British relations via Skyp
All rights reserved. Credit: John Cobb / Greenpeace

Undeterred by the government of India trying to halt her speech when she was barred from boarding her flight to London, Greenpeace India campaigner Priya Pillai stuck to her commitment of taking the voices of struggle from Mahan to a global stage and addressed a gathering of MPs at the Parliament in London on Wednesday.

Article tagged as: APPG, coal, Essar Energy, forest, Mahan, Priya Pillai

Caterpillars and contracts: first-hand reports from the Congo rainforest

Posted by jamie — 21 May 2007 at 5:12pm - Comments
Adrien Sinafasi Makelo (left) and René Ngongo (right) address the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Great Lakes Region of Africa

Adrien Sinafasi Makelo (left) and René Ngongo (right) address MPs, civil servants and campaigners

On Thursday, I found myself at Portcullis House, an imposing edifice that sits across the road from the main Houses of Parliament building. The occasion was a panel discussion hosted by Greenpeace and (deep breath) the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the Great Lakes Region of Africa, to discuss the crisis in the Congo rainforest. As the name suggests, it's a collective of MPs from all parties with a special interest in that part of the world who try to make sure issues affecting the region remain on the political agenda.

Article tagged as: africa, APPG, congo, DRC, forests, politics, world bank
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