Naomi Klein introduces People and Planet first to the Vatican

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aomi Klein spoke at the Vatican yesterday introducing People and Planet First: the Imperative to Change Course at a high-level meeting to explore Pope Francis’ encyclical, which was released on June 18.

This is how Ms Klein’s comments began:

“Thank you. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and to CIDSE for hosting us here, and for convening this remarkable 2-day gathering that I’m very much looking forward to.

“It’s also a real honour to be here supporting and indeed celebrating the historic publication of the Pope’s encyclical.”

Her speech is published here by EcoWatch - “Naomi Klein: People and Planet First”.

During her address she said:

“The truth is that we have arrived at this dangerous place partly because many of those economic experts have failed us badly, wielding their powerful technocratic skills without wisdom. They produced models that placed scandalously little value on human life, particularly on the lives of the poor, and placed outsized value on protecting corporate profits and economic growth.”