Oct. 24 09 Wake up Day - Nov - Dec Actions & Trainings
10/28/09
10:12:00 pm, by edoherty 
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Categories: Gateway, Environment, BC Politics, Oil & Gas, Our Changing World
Oct. 24 09 Wake up Day - Nov - Dec Actions & Trainings
When movements build, they often build quicker than even the most connected activist can keep track of. I have mostly recovered from the amazing Oct 24 day of action, but now people all over the place are ramping up for the December 12 day of action and other events.
But first, take a few moments to celebrate what people like you did on Saturday October 24th 2009, the day the world woke up.
People in more than 180 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history. At over 5000 events around the world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis. In Vancouver over 5000 marched to stop the causes of global warming including the Gateway freeway expansions and the tarsands. If I remember correctly, this is the largest environmental demonstration in the history of BC! See photos here.
The Greepeace training below is just one of the many things people are doing to prepare for the Nov / Dec 09 season of action. Note that you don't have to do civil disobedience to take effective action. This is just one form of action, it is not for everyone, and every good civil disobedience training includes a lot of emphasis on the other forms of effective action that people can take.
Organized by Greenpeace, Climate Action Camps are weekend-long, training camps in peaceful civil disobedience for those who are concerned about climate change and have lost confidence in their political leaders.
We want to inspire Canadians to take part in activities that will pressure the federal governments to stop global warming.
Register for a Greenpeace Climate Action Camp and learn how peaceful civil disobedience can turn Canada into a climate leader.
Vancouver, British Columbia: November 6-8
More at http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/climate-and-energy/climate-action-camp
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