350 Day of Action!
October 27, 2009
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.
One Rotaract Club that Samer helped, took their 350 photo at the Sea Castle of Saida.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.
One TV reporter interviewing a member of Dani’s organization “Speak Up”
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.
Citizen hand-printing Vesna and Simona’s 350 banner to be hung in the 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
October 21, 2009
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 24th, 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
October 19, 2009
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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Global Youth Panel
October 16, 2009
Debatewise, creators of the World Online Debating Championships, have announced a new project which will focus upon the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December 2009.
The most important environmental conference of the decade will take place in Copenhagen in December. Debatewise and IDEA call on everyone who understands the importance of the summit to take their place on the Global Youth Panel.
The aim is to create a one-thousand strong focus group of young, proactive and passionate debaters to have their say on what happens in Copenhagen. Members of the panel will debate the issues as they
arise, other members will vote on the points that have been made. The results will be released to the press as an indication of what young people around the world think of decisions made at the conference.
This is a unique opportunity to play your part in a very important global event, the consequences of which will have a huge impact on the world you’re about to inherit. It is your right to have your say and
to be heard. Let your leaders know what you think by joining our panel here:
To sign-up visit www.debatewise.info/cop15.
Climate Advocacy Institute participants share their message at Bloomfield College
October 9, 2009
Participants at the Climate Advocacy Institute this past July used their creativity to share their ideas and create projects to spread environmental awareness. Now, these students are using their ingenuity to promote sustainability and spread the word about green living in their own communities and beyond.
On October 6th, eleven graduates from the institute helped kick off the school year at Bloomfield College by sharing the 350 message with students during the convocation ceremony. Their creative, informative and witty presentation engaged students, faculty, administrators and board members while encouraging participation in 350’s Day of Action and the Green Hearts Environmental Movement.
Green Hearts Movement at Bloomfield College Convocation Ceremony
This project is just one of the ways in which CAI students have been taking action in their communities. Since the institute, participants have been spreading the word at youth camps, forming groups for the 350 movement, and preparing for the Day of Action on October 24th.
The 350 movement is a green movement seeking legislature that will help reduce the world CO2 level to 350 parts per million; and 350’s Day of Action will involve people from all over the world taking a stand for a safer climate future. For more information on this event, and how you can participate in the 350 movement, check out the 350.org or the Climate Advocacy Institute website.
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