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Get involved in the 10/10/10 Dig in for Climate Justice!
Mass Direct Action against Climate Crime

Council of Canadians 10/10/10 Dig in for Climate Justice information meeting

Wednesday Sept. 15, 7.30pm sharp

Holy Trinity Church, 1440 West 12th Ave. (main floor)

Global warming related disasters, such as the floods in Pakistan, are a growing threat particularly to low income people. Now transportation is Canada’s largest and fastest growing source of the greenhouse gas emissions that are accelerating this crisis, making freeway building a climate crime.

Come and get involved in making the 10/10/10 Dig in for Climate Justice a success.

About the 10/10/10 Dig in for Climate Justice:

On Sunday October 10, 2010 as part of the 350.org 10/10/10 Global Work Party people around the world will be doing hands-on projects to shift humanity off the path towards runaway global warming. In greater Vancouver, we are organizing a mass direct action against a deliberate climate crime – the South Fraser Freeway.

The South Fraser Freeway is an est. $2 billion freeway to be paved through BC's best farmland and the delicate banks of the Fraser River.

We will remove ‘preload’ sand from the proposed freeway route and fill sand bags to raise nearby flood control dikes around a diverse Surrey neighbourhood, to protect it from flooding caused by global warming.

Organized by the Council of Canadians and GatewaySucks.org

For more info visit www.dig4justice.org

email edoherty at uniserve.com or call 604-877-1223

See the Sept 7, 2010 call for mass direct action from Bill McKibben of 350.org at http://www.grist.org/article/2010-09-05-call-for-direct-action-in-climate-movement-we-need-your-ideas

Note:
Our Chapter is joining with two other COC chapters and Gateway Sucks to help organize this event. Our meeting will give you some background about the South Fraser Freeway Project and then let you know how you can participate in and support this day of action on October 10th. The more people who take part, the more effective this action will be. Come and help us get our message through to the politicians and the public.