The Peoples Climate Mobilisation Sunday 21 September 2014 This weekend will see be the biggest public climate event in history. More than 100,000 people will march in New York alone and hundreds of thousands of others will join them on the streets of 150 countries around the world, all calling for climate change action. Peoples Climate events are planned in almost every continent in the world. In Bogota, Colombia, over 10,000 people are expected to join in a march through the capital calling for action. In rural Papua New Guinea, students from a primary school will march to a nearby lighthouse, recently semi-submerged due to rising sea levels. In Tanzania, the Maasai people plan to march, calling for action to protect their ancient homeland in the Serengeti. On the other side of the world, on the border between Vancouver and Seattle, thousands of people will link hands across the boundary to show that climate change knows no borders. One of the most impressive things about the day and the 2,000 plus events taking place across the globe is not just the individuals organising and taking part but the thousands of organisations – including unions, medical professionals, faith, social justice and community groups and those fighting for the rights of immigrants, refugees and indigenous peoples, that have signed on. The Peoples Climate Mobilisation is about how we use this opportunity to build the networks we need to demand global leadership and real action on climate change. People around the world, and especially Australians, realise that we cant leave the fate of the planet up to our politicians.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:46:48 +0000
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