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Countdown to Copenhagen
REACH OUT TO YOUR SUPPORTERS WITH THIS POWERFUL 1 MINUTE VIDEO ON THE UN CLIMATE SUMMIT
with less than 3 months to go, Sarah Harmer urges strong action on climate change
link to your websites, blogs, and facebook!
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CLIMATE WEEK
GET ON BOARD! There are already over 100 actions organized across the country! Join Oxfam, Climate Action Network, and tcktcktck.org and organize an "alarm clock" style demonstration to send the message that time is running out and we must wake up and take action now! Folks in Vancouver are organizing a giant human-image of an alarm clock; others are meeting inside their elected officials' offices at 12:18pm (the date of the Copenhagen negotiations) and having their cell phone alarms unanimously ring for two minutes. Use these ideas or come up with your own. For events going on in your area check out this link avaaz.org, and to create your own event click here. TckTckTck has reached 1 million, lets get it to 2! tcktcktck.org.
*No action is too small, use your imagination to come up with your own powerful ideas!
September 21st is the beginning of a very important week for climate change. In New York, The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Climate Change will commence as the largest gathering of heads of state focused solely on climate change. The G20 will also meet in Pittsburgh with climate change on the agenda.
PEDAL FOR PEDAL FOR THE PLANET
Pedal for the Planet finished a VERY successful cross-country tour yesterday with a convergence on Parliament Hill and an embassy bike tour to demand action on climate change.
Even though the biking is done you can still sign the KYOTOplus petition online!
Organizers of the October 24th day for climate action are calling out to all Canadians for their help! A video collage is being created of people holding up signs calling for meaningful action on climate change, saying they will be at the event. Make a home made sign that says "I will be at the day of action!", "Canada make us proud!", or anything you can think of and send in the picture of yourself. It is important to emphasize the international nature of the event, so the more languages the better! Send your pictures to Ben@climateactionbc.org.
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Member Activities
*Check out just a few of this weeks member contributions!
Environmental Defence has just put out a parody of Prime Minister Harper, check out the youtube video, and for more information go to environmentaldefence.ca.
Forest Ethics has also issued a spoof on Harper, take a look at whoisharper.org.
Human Voices Now
is a campaign which pressures and supports leaders in making  decisions to
address climate change. With the use of aerial artwork, powerful messages are captured. View the Human Countdown climate wake up call at tcktcktck.org.
Climate Action Network Canada and the United States Climate Action Network collaboratively wrote a letter to President Barack Obama on what both countries and leaders should be doing to combat climate change! Read the letter here. Lisez ici.
Greenpeace Canada is sending a strong message to both Obama and Harper against the tar sands with activists blocking a tar sands mining operation, click here to read the story. Greenpeace also released a report on September 14th regarding the Alberta tar sands; greenpeace.org
AGE OF STUPID
The acclaimed climate change film 'the Age of Stupid', hosted by Climate Action Network Canada, will be shown on the 21st of September as a Green Carpet special sneak preview at the Royal Theatre in Toronto. If you are interested in tickets for yourself or your organization please contact media@climateactionnetwork.ca. For more information on the film see ageofstupid.net.
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Climate Action Network Canada News
Protesters target oil sands before Harper meets Obama
Oil sand foes ready hostile reception for Harper in D.C.
ottawacitizen.com
Today Oxfam released a report explaining the necessity of effective adaptation efforts for people living in poverty
oxfam.ca
Stay Tuned...
In the coming months Climate Action Network Canada will be hosting some exciting speakers including:
- Suresh Prabhu - Former Environment Minister for India
- Rahul Bose - Respected Bollywood Actor and Oxfam Ambassador
Watch for more details in the upcoming Newsletters! If you are interested in partnering with Climate Action Network Canada, these speakers will be touring select cities in late September and early October. Contact us for more information.
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September 21
National premier of 'the Age of Stupid,' Toronto, ON
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United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Climate Change
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