[Scpg] The next climate change action day: October 10, 2010

[LBUZZELL at aol.com]

October 10, 2010 -- 10/10/10 -- is the date for a Global Work Party to work 
 towards climate solutions.  The theme is "Get to Work."
 
Let's begin thinking about what our local organizations might do to  
participate in this global action!  CNN reported that last year's 350.org  action 
on Oct 24th was "the most widespread day of political action in the  
planet's history" with 5200 actions in 181 countries.
 
Cheers,
Linda
 
 
Dear Friends, 
Well, no one said it was going to be  easy.

Last year, thanks to many of you, we built up enormous  momentum for 
climate solutions. The global day of rallies you pulled off on  October 24th 
turned out to "the most widespread day of political action in the  planet's 
history," according to CNN, with 5200 actions in 181  countries.

And in Copenhagen that translated into 117  countries--most of the world's 
nations--supporting a tough 350 target.  

But it didn't translate into political victory. The biggest  polluters 
wouldn't go along. So we still have work to do.

In fact,  our slogan for 2010 is "Get To Work." Get to work to start 
changing our  communities, and get to work to make our leaders realize that they 
actually need  to lead. We've sifted through thousands of your emails from 
all over the world,  and come up with an action plan for this year that we 
think may break the logjam  and get us moving. But only, of course, if we act 
together to make it  happen.

The first date to mark on your calendar: October 10.  Working with our 
friends at the 10:10 campaign, we're going to make the tenth  day of the tenth 
month of the millennium's tenth year a real starting point for  concrete 
action. We're calling it the 10/10 Global Work Party, and in  every corner of 
the world we hope communities will put up solar panels, insulate  homes, erect 
windmills, plant trees, paint bikepaths, launch or harvest local  gardens. 
We'll make sure the world sees this huge day of effort--and we'll  use it to 
send a simple message to our leaders:  "We're  working--what about you? If 
we can cover the roof of the school with solar  panels, surely you can pass 
the legislation or sign the treaty that will spread  our work everywhere, 
and confront the climate crisis in time." 10/10/10 will  take a snapshot of a 
clean energy future -- the world of 350 ppm -- and show  people why it's 
worth fighting for.  It's not too early to sign up here: _www.350.org/oct10_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=B6/EncyUpaFVCjFqvdjl0kc
W+bHKESFK) 

Every  nation is not created equal in this climate crisis, of course. If we 
can't get  the biggest polluters and the biggest economies to change, then 
we'll never win.  So we're going to focus some particular attention on 
China, the United States,  and India with a Great Power Race--college and 
university campuses will  compete to see who can come up with the most, and the 
most creative, climate  solutions. We hope friendly competition will help 
governments see that they have  a lot to gain by diving into clean energy--and a 
lot to lose by missing this  opportunity.

And we'll keep figuring out ways to apply political  pressure where it 
counts--in the U.S. Senate, say, where we're joining a group  of our best allies 
in backing the proposed Cap-and-Dividend approach that  would stop letting 
big polluters  pour carbon into the sky for free. In  other parts of the 
world, we'll hold more of the climate leadership  workshops that produced so 
many great leaders last year.

And as  the next UN conference approaches in Mexico in December, we'll 
stage the  largest piece of public art in the planet's history--a reminder that 
we have  to bring passion to bear along with science and economics if we're 
going to move  this process.

We know, from the calls and emails we've been getting, that  people all 
over the world are ready to go to work. We think this plan can  increase the 
odds of real action. We know that we have no choice. When, years  down the 
road, the next generation asks what we did to save the planet, we want  to be 
able to say: "We rolled up our sleeves and got to work."  There's no  
guarantee we can beat the rich and powerful interests that we're up against--but  
thanks to you we've got enough momentum to have a real chance. Let's use it  
now. 
Onwards,

Bill McKibben and the _350.org  Team

_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=v1DhQfXe+IBLXCwyvE+SUEcW+bHKESFK) P.S. We've learned that there's great power in pictures, 
and so  we decided to make an audio slideshow that walks through our plan for 
2010 and  how we got here.  Please watch it _here_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OSJUCGNL5HesdSCr/N4BwEcW+bHKESFK) ,  and 
share the piece with family & friends by spreading this link: 
_www.350.org/audio-slideshow_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pwfLM0aptTzGMOKyeiuJc0cW+bHKESFK) .  Also, please forward this message far and 
wide--2010 needs to be a year of  unprecedented growth for this movement. 

P.P.S. We want to know what your  reaction is to the plan for 2010--will 
you share your ideas and thoughts with  the _Global  350 Facebook Community_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nuDlmRnHK4iVV9RzZsxw+0
cW+bHKESFK)  by leaving a comment in the latest message? 
(_www.facebook.com/350.org_ 
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You  should join us on Facebook by becoming a fan of our page at 
_facebook.com/350org_ 
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_twitter.com/350_ 
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To join our  list (maybe a friend forwarded you this e-mail) visit 
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_350.org_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QryFTtCY6sLJ+5WdygQEr0cW+bHKESFK)  is an international grassroots campaign that  aims 
to mobilize a global climate movement united by a common call to  action. 
By spreading an understanding of the science and a shared vision  for a fair 
policy, we will ensure that the world creates bold and  equitable solutions 
to the climate crisis. 350.org is an independent and  not-for-profit 
project. 
What is 350? 350 is the number that  leading scientists say is the safe 
upper limit for carbon dioxide in our  atmosphere. Scientists measure carbon 
dioxide in "parts per million"  (ppm), so 350ppm is the number humanity needs 
to get below as soon as  possible to avoid runaway climate change. To get 
there, we need a  different kind of PPM-a "people powered movement" that is 
made of of  people like you in every corner of the planet.
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