#convetion

It's day 2 of Armageddon Expo's Winter con, and unfortunately my ankle could not stand for another day of Cute shoes, so we're just going to have to pretend like these match.

I decided to try out a decora style, but with the clips pushed around my bangs to hopefully stay on longer - and they did last all day in the end!

Almost all items are thrifted or from small businesses too.

Kimono - acdc rag via grumpybunny nz

Shirts, shoes - thrifted

Bag - StamiStudios

Overskirt - Confetti Carousel

Skirt - Candy Trap

Socks - SockDreams

KC - Taobao

Necklace 1 - HelloKittyStore Nz

Necklace 2 - Kawaii aesthetics shop

Necklace 3 - The Warehouse

Bracelets - Secondhand

Hairclips - HelloKittyStoreNz, Misc.

Once again, we shall be in attendance at Ponyville Ciderfest. This is the convention where the idea of Joking Luna was conceived, so We consider it to somewhat be our home. Ciderfest will be online-only this year, but all are welcome to attend! We will be assisting with running CCG tournaments this year, but may be hanging out in other channels from time to time.

(...)Currently, a piece of international soft law called the Guiding Principles On Internal Displacement protects the rights of those affected by such climate disasters (The principles are not legally binding but they do suggest how  states might respond to and treat internally displaced persons. According to Randall, the document “basically creates a refugee-like status for people who've been displaced within their own country.” It’s not without shortcomings, though. Such protections often require substantial investment in aid responses and, because it’s voluntary, the rights of those displaced aren’t always respected. A wider problem is one of interpretation — it’s unclear whether climate migrants who move due to the erosion of livelihoods can enjoy protections from the Guiding Principles On Internal Displacement.

For those who do cross international borders because of climate change, things are even murkier. You’re not technically a refugee according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, nor are you a migrant because you haven’t crossed a border voluntarily. “That's the point where the international legal system is just not geared up with a solution to this,” Randall stressed. He points towards the Platform On Disaster Displacement as one avenue that is actively engaged with protecting the rights of those displaced by climate change-related disasters. Rather than creating a new legal definition for such people, the platform recommends protecting the human rights of those affected through existing domestic laws.

Randall also described what might become a future crisis point, a situation where people can’t afford to migrate because their livelihoods have been decimated by climate change. “I think you're left with a situation where more people are going to move internally, more people are going cross borders but also more people are going to end up trapped.” With displacement consigned to a “side event” on December 6 at the COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, it remains to be seen whether political leaders and third parties will rally to produce tangible action from the meeting’s hour and a half run-time.