Aussies kick off worldwide Climate Change message
Filed Under: community, environment, event on October 24, 2009
Hey Vancouver, and folks sharing our North American continent…
Australia has just kicked off our world’s largest single day co-ordinated Climate Change event! From Yahoo News:
photo courtesy of AFP
Australians kick off world climate change protest
SYDNEY (AFP) – Climate activists gathered on the steps of Sydney’s iconic Opera House Saturday and along the city’s beaches to kick off an international day of protest about global warming.
Along the famous sands of Bondi Beach and across the span of the Harbour Bridge protesters gathered with placards bearing the logo 350 to call for a cut in carbon emissions to 350 parts per million (ppm), organisers said.
Thousands of people gathered on the steps of the Opera House for an outdoor concert and formed a giant 350 with their bodies, one of more than 200 events to be staged across the continent, said spokeswoman Blair Palese.
Church bells at the city’s largest cathedral sounded 350 times, while groups ranging from scuba divers to Frisbee players gathered to stage events Australia-wide.
Similar stunts were planned at some 4,000 locations in more than 170 countries across the globe, including the Eiffel Tower, Times Square and the Himalayas, said Palese.
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See link here for rest of story.
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Vancouver’s Cambie bridge. Be part of the largest day of coordinated international climate action in world history.
Oct.24.2009 12pm
Bridge to a Cool Planet and a few other events today (October 24, 2009) :
1. At Noon, there will be an opening ceremony on the Cambie Street Bridge followed by a parade across the bridge and along Pacific Boulevard to Science World.
2. By 1 PM, everyone will be enjoying a festival of music, performance, workshops, advocacy and celebration at Science World.
3. At 7 PM, at Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street at West Georgia next to the Burrard Skytrain Station) take a closer look at how Canada is contributing to the Global Climate Crisis and what we can do about it here in BC.We need your help in making this day a huge success!
We still need volunteers to make phone call, hand out leaflets and make things happen on the day of the event.
To get involved contact us at ben@climateactionbc.org.
Bring banners, placards and colourful signs, and join thousands of concerned citizens as we create a spectacular call to action that our political leaders can’t ignore!
Please help spread the word: We need to build a movement!
Join our Climate Action BC list to stay informed about ongoing opportunities to get involved and take action. Email us at ben@climateactionbc.org with the subject line ADD ME.
Thanks!
Speakers will include Professor Bill Rees, father of the ‘ecological footprint’, representatives from the Wilderness Committee, The David Suzuki Foundation and Greenpeace as well as BC First Nations representatives struggling with resource extraction issues. There will also be video presentations from David Suzuki and Bill McKibben from 350.org as well as music and art from special guests.Why:
This month, over 70 of the world’s poorest countries walked out of climate negotiations currently taking place in Bangkok while Canada was speaking because they felt that our government was undermining effective negotiations.Canadians overwhelmingly want to play a leading role in the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference which takes place in Copenhagen this December, where the future of the Kyoto Protocol will be decided. It is vital that wealthy countries like ours take the lead not only in setting targets but also acting on them. Our current government seems intent on doing neither.
When:
On Saturday October 24th, we invite you to join millions of people from around the world calling for action. Come together with family, friends, co-workers and neighbours to send a strong message to Prime Minister Harper: give Canadians and the people of the world hope by demanding real climate action in Copenhagen!Rain or shine, don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the largest world-wide call for climate action ever seen, with over 3000 events in over 170 countries!
