#ecosoc

HI so unfortunately i dont actually have basically any recs specifically for ecosocialism, the only book ive read with that in mind is "turning the tide on plastic" by lucy siegle. most of my ecosoc stuff comes from online, like tumblr (of course) but also chaities like SeaLegacy (and the Only One charity in general) & Amazon Frontlines

i was looking it up but theres nothing in those lists i could reasonably suggest since ive not read any of them. a few of them sound interesting though:

"too many people?" by ian angus and simon butler which is addressing the overpopulation myth

"green capitalism: why it can't work" by daniel tanuro, which is presumably exactly what it says on the tin

"planet of slums" by mike davis which sounds more exploritory than action focused

"this changes everything" by naomi klein which is apparently very highly recommended

ill go ahead and put a list i found in a reblog for convenience but unfortunately i dont feel comfortable recommending any book i havent read myself

New Delhi: In an unprecedented move last week, India voted in support of Israel at the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to deny observer status to a Palestinian human rights organisation named ‘Shahed’.

This is the first time India has taken a step back from its decades-old position on the two-state theory under which New Delhi sees both Israel and Palestine as separate and independent countries, seeking to bring peace in West Asia.

The vote, which took place on 6 June at the UN, saw countries such as US, France, Germany, India, Japan, UK, South Korea and Canada polling in favour of Israel, while China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and some others voted in favour of the Palestine body.

UN Watch called out those who voted for the one-sided text. “We are disappointed in those democracies which joined the jackals in scapegoating the Jewish state, including Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Portugal and South Korea.”

ECOSOC also condemned Israel in a second resolution for allegedly violating the economic and social rights of Palestinians.

Discussion of the resolutions followed the presentation of a biased report by Tarik Alami, representative of the Beirut-based Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, the UN regional body for the Middle East that includes 18 Arab states, but not Israel.

Results of the vote to rebuke Israel on women’s rights:

40 YES: Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Ivory Coast, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Libya, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Peru, Portugal, South Korea, Russia, Thailand, Tunisia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.