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350 Day of Action!

The Climate Advocacy Institute, held in July by IDEA, Bloomfield College and 350.org, has encouraged its graduates to stay involved in the 350 movement. Franco in Panama helped raise awareness in local schools and universities by giving presentations. Nadim in Lebanon worked with 350 and IndyAct to involve youth from his region in the Day of Action. Here are some more reports on the involvement of CAI participants in Saturday’s events:

Samer organized a chain of events that took place across Lebanon, through his involvement with Rotaract Clubs in different cities. With his help thirteen clubs, from Beirut to Tripoli Mina, all participated in the Day of Action.

Dani from Kosovo got involved with the Speak Up movement that organized a symbolic event on Saturday, named “Grieving Planet Earth,” in which a globe was placed on the National Theater stairs above the number 350 decorated with flowers. Two national TV news stations reported on the event; and Dani’s own editorial about the event was published the next day in the country’s most popular newspaper, the Koha Ditore.

Bhuwan from Nepal circulated an international petition to a network of organizations and individuals working on the climate change issue. The Nepal petition spoke on behalf of Nepal, one of the ten most vulnerable countries to climate change. It was delivered to the US, China, Japan, India, and EU embassies in Nepal on October 24th.

Vesna and Simona organized an event in Skopje, Macedonia. They invited citizens to put their painted handprints on a 350 banner, which was hung in the capital city’s Skopje square.

With the help of IDEA participants, 350.org’s Day of Action sparked international interest to the movement’s mission- to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis, to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet.

Sign the Nepal petition

Support 350 effort and combat climate change

The 350 team from Nepal has put forth a petition to show the governments of the United States, China, Japan, India, and the European Union people’s demand for more constructive action toward climate change negotiations. The petition will be delivered to these government embassies in Nepal on October 24^th, the 350 Global Day of Climate Change.

Go to http://www.350.org/nepalpetition, sign this petition, and pass it along. This petition is especially meaningful for Nepal, as it is among the ten most vulnerable countries. Climate change is threatening their Himalayas, endangering the region’s biodiversity, and destroying local livelihood systems. To combat these issues, the 350 Nepal team, a network of local organizations and individuals, worked together to form this petition.

The 350 movement is a green movement aimed at uniting the world in order to achieve a safe level of global carbon emissions, which is 350 parts per million. This past summer, 350, Bloomfield College, and IDEA partnered to host the Climate Advocacy Institute, which hosted international students. Many of the participants are now working, in similar ways as the Nepal team, to spread the 350 mission in their own communities.

Green Hearts Movement Global Day of Climate Action at Bloomfield College

The Green Hearts Environmental Movement will be hosting a Global Day of Climate Action for 350.org on the Bloomfield College Quad this Saturday October 24th at 1 P.M.We are inviting all students, faculty, friends, and family who want to come out, have a great time and express the importance of making a change when it comes to Global Warming and being Eco Friendly.

The day will consist of many events starting with a March to Foley Field, forming the shape of 350 on the field, which will be uploaded to 350.org and turned into virtual petitions that will be given to World Leaders in Decembers COP15 Climate Conferences. We will then March back to the Campus where attendees can eat or take part in several events and games going on such as, relay races for Green Prizes and A Carbon Footprint Workshop held by the Green Hearts. There will also be Local Environmental Groups with tables such as the Essex County Greens, Greener Bloomfield, and the Sierra Club. Gray Russell from the Montclair Environmental Commission who has worked with Al Gore, Jane Califf of Essex County Greens, and Barbara Conover of the Sierra Club. We urge everyone to bring their friends and family to join us in this memorable day filled with Actions across the Globe.

To RSVP directly with 350.org please go here http://www.350.org/bcgreenhearts

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