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A Global Day = of Climate Action – 24 October 2009

As Part of 350.org Initiative to= Stop the Climate Crisis

350.org is an international campaign dedicated to building a mo= vement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis-the soluti= ons that science and justice demand. Three hundred fifty stands for 350 par= ts per million (ppm), the level scientists have identified as the safe uppe= r limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. In order to unite the public, media, and= political leaders behind the 350 goal, the 350.org team is harnessing the = power of the internet to coordinate a planetary day of action on October 24= , 2009.

One hundred days are roughly r= emaining till the big, important climate meeting in Copenhagen starts, on D= ecember 7th. Many politicians and activists are already making pessimistic = forecasts. However the 350.org provides a positive view to the issue. First= ly because there is still enough time for citizens around the globe to show= their concern and strong will for a plan adopted in Copenhagen that gets t= he world back to safety. And secondly, because there is an aim: 350 ppm at = which we all should target. The bad news however is that we’re alread= y past that number—we’re at 390 parts per million, which is why= the Arctic is melting, why drought is spreading across the planet, why peo= ple are already dying from diseases like dengue fever and malaria occurring= in places where they’ve never been seen before.

On October 24, everybody can o= rganize an action in the place where they live, something that will make th= at most important number visible to everyone. People in more than 1000 comm= unities around the globe have already announced plans: planting trees, hang= ing banners saying 350, 350 scuba divers diving underwater at the Great Bar= rier Reef. At each event, people will gather for a big group photo that som= ehow depicts 350, and upload that photo to the website 350.org. As actions take= place around the world, all the pictures will be linked together electroni= cally via the web. Thus by the end of the day, there will be a powerful vis= ual petition linking together the entire planet that can be delivered to th= e media and world leaders.

The website www.350.org provides all the= information necessary to organize a Day of Climate Action at local level. = The registration procedure, the organizer’s toolbox and toolkit, post= ers, print-outs and Frequently Asked Questions are there to support the eff= orts of everyone who is ready to organize an event. The information is avai= lable in 12 languages, among which English, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese. = It is hoped, in this way, that actions will be held at hundreds of iconic p= laces around the world - from the Taj Mahal to the Great Barrier Reef to th= e smallest community - and clear message to world leaders will be sent: the= solutions to climate change must be equitable, they must be grounded in sc= ience, and they must meet the scale of the crisis.

350.org initiative is set by a= group of people from around the planet—young and old, scientists, wr= iters and activists—who have chosen the number 350 as a symbol of the= ir action. “If an international grassroots movement holds our leaders= accountable to the latest climate science, we can start the global transfo= rmation we so desperately need” is one of the key messages of the ini= tiative.

The Invitation=

Source: www.350.org