28 foot replica of the Statue of Liberty in Denmark mocks American politics on sustainable developmentA large replica of the Statue of Liberty is spilling out smoke from her torch in Copenhagen throughout the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. The smoking statue symbolizes the selfish ‘Freedom To Pollute’ attitude that the rich countries, with the USA in the lead, are looking to manifest at the Summit.
Danish artist, Jens Galschiot, is again launching a thought provoking event pointing a finger this time at the USA, in particular, and consumerism in the rich countries, in general.
Danish artist, Jens Galschiot, is again launching a thought provoking event pointing a finger this time at the USA, in particular, and consumerism in the rich countries, in general.
”The American way of life is not up for negotiation” – not even when life itself for people and other species is at stake. This is the core of the American contribution to global sustainable development. USA has worked hard to weaken the plan of action throughout the preparatory process of the Summit and is now showing its final contempt for the international community by not sending its highest representative to the negotiations. President Bush stays at home, cozy at his ranch, while millions of peoples’ lives are at stake in the complicated process of finding a way to global sustainable development.