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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 26
Sign: Virgo

City: WASHINGTON
State: Washington DC
Country: US
Signup Date: 3/21/2008
Thursday, September 17, 2009 

Current mood:  excited
Dear Friends,

Are you ready? The global climate movement is about to get MUCH louder.

With the one-month countdown to the International Day of Climate Action approaching, let's get ready to make some noise. Literally.

In less than 24 hours, "Climate Week" begins--7 days of events surrounding a big UN Climate summit in New York. The summit's purpose: to get world leaders on the same page in advance of the crucial UN Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen this December. Climate Week will be a big deal--UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for this emergency meeting, and both Barack Obama and Hu Jintao will be giving landmark speeches. I'll be going to New York myself in just a few days, and as I prepare for the whirlwind of events, one question keeps nagging at me:

At a high-profile, celebrity-studded, media-saturated event like Climate Week, how can we break through and make our voices heard?

Today I have two answers to that question, and they are both refreshingly simple. One involves making a phone call. The other involves watching a movie. On Monday, September 21st, I'm hoping you'll join me and people all around the world in doing both:

1) Make a Phone Call for The Global Wake-Up Call

350 and many of our partners in the new TckTckTck campaign are teaming up for the Global Wake Up Call--a set of 5-minute, distributed "flash-mobs" designed to put the pressure on world leaders the day before the big UN meeting in New York. In cities, towns and villages around the world, people will gather in public places with their neighbors and friends, not only to make some noise about climate change, but to make some calls. On Monday, September 21st, we will flood world leaders with phone calls, letting them know that climate change is a challenge like no other and that the world is sounding an alarm and it's time to pay attention and wake up. Join us: www.350.org/sept21

2) Watch a Movie for The Age of Stupid Global Premier

On the night of Monday, September 21st, The Age of Stupid--the new big-screen climate change epic--will be shown in cinemas in more than 50 countries. It will be part of the largest global film premier in history. It's the largest because YOU are invited--if you can make your way to a participating theater on Monday, September 21, you will be part of this historic event. We've all watched the film here at 350 headquarters, and we're convinced that it's just the film the world needs right now. As we approach the precipice of climate chaos--and an opportunity to pull humanity back from the brink in Copenhagen--this fictional epic (with a good sense of humor!) set 50 years in the future will remind you of how scary and important present-day reality actually is: www.350.org/sept21

Here's the deal: just like every other UN meeting, most of you won't be there at the negotiating table when world leaders sit down. But you CAN influence the outcome through these two easy--and fun--events. Yup, I said "fun" in the same context as "climate chaos." On September 21, all across the planet, you'll be able to see, and hear, the movement for climate solutions. I'll be reporting out from New York next week--and letting you know how we can use this surge in climate activity as a springboard.

Because after Monday, September 21, you know what happens--the International Day of Climate Action on October 24--now with new actions in countries like Bahrain and Burkina Faso, and with new 350 endorsers like economist Lord Nicholas Stern.

We're so glad you've taken action with us so many times this year. Now that the 24th of October is right around the corner, we'll be working around the clock to make it as powerful, creative, and fun as we can. You've been with us every step of the way, and now is the time to really Step It Up.

Let's get going,

-May Boeve, Partnerships Coordinator, 350.org
(And the whole 350.org team)
10:29 PM
 
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