[Indigsol] Fwd: [TAW-ECG] Movement Growing to Stop Climate Chaos - In Ottawa, Across Canada, and Around the World

Wed Nov 21 18:35:56 PST 2007

Dylan Penner wrote:

>Stop Climate Chaos
>Rally for Kyoto Now, on December 8
>1PM. Parliament Hill.
>Rally – March - Ecofair
>www.climatechaos.ca <http://www.climatechaos.ca/>
>
>
>
>Momentum is building locally, nationally and around the world for the
>largest mobilization yet to stop climate chaos. There are now actions
>planned for at least 70 countries and 16 Canadian cities from coast to
>coast. We have recently received endorsements from the Communications,
>Energy and Paperworkers Union, as well as the Canadian Labour Congress.
>Included in this email is a listing of upcoming events, actions, and
>organizing meetings in Ottawa. For a full listing, visit the climate
>calendar on www.climatechaos.ca <http://www.climatechaos.ca/> .
>
>
>We need your help to spread the word about December 8!
>
>
>1.	Contact khawley at nupge.ca <mailto:khawley at nupge.ca>  to get posters 
and
>flyers for the December 8 protest in Ottawa for your community,
>workplace, or organization. Posters are also available at Octopus 
Books, and
>at all of the events listed below.
>2.	Forward this email to people who might be interested.
>3.	Help organize any (or all) of the events below.
>4.	Donate to the organizing efforts – contact 
campaigns at actfortheearth.org
><mailto:campaigns at actfortheearth.org>
>
>EVENTS
>
>A.       NOV 19 – PUBLIC FORUM: STUPID TO THE LAST DROP
>B.      NOV 20 – CLIMATE BANNER PAINTING PARTY
>C.      NOV 22 – OUTREACH ACTION
>D.      NOV 27 – STOP CLIMATE CHAOS – OTTAWA ORGANIZING MEETING
>E.       NOV 30 – PROTEST JOHN BAIRD
>F.       DEC 4 – TAKING THE HEAT: AFRICAN FARMERS COPING WITH CLIMATE 
CHANGE
>G.      DEC 3 to DEC 7 – CLIMATE ACTION WEEK AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY
>H.      DEC 3 to DEC 12 – CLIMATE VIGILS
>I.          DEC 8 – KYOTO NOW!
>
>
>
>Contact us at campaigns at actfortheearth.org
><mailto:campaigns at actfortheearth.org>  or 613-859-6996 to get involved.
>
>
>
>
>
>A. NOV 19 – PUBLIC FORUM: STUPID TO THE LAST DROP
>6:30-8:30pm, Monday, November 19. Main Ottawa Public Library (120 
Metcalfe
>St, at Laurier) in the Auditorium.
>Organized by the Polaris Institute and the Dominion Paper.
>
>The Polaris Institute and the Dominion Grassroots Newspaper present a 
free
>event with: Investigative Journalist William Marsden – Author of 
"Stupid to
>the Last Drop: How Alberta is Bringing Environmental Armageddon to 
Canada
>(and Doesn't Seem to Care)" -books will be available for purchase-
>
>Event will also include a panel on the tar sands; Stephen Hazell, 
Director
>of the Sierra Club of Canada, Clayton Thomas-Muller with the Indigenous
>Environmental Network, Trevor Haché of the Canadian Youth Climate 
Coalition
>and Jessie Kalman, Tar Sands Campaigner for the Polaris Institute.
>
>For more information contact Jessie at polarisinstitute.org
><mailto:Jessie at polarisinstitute.org>  Or call 613-237-1717 ext. 106
>
>There will be December 8 posters and flyers available for pickup at this
>event.
>
>
>
>
>B. NOV 20 – CLIMATE BANNER PAINTING PARTY
>7pm, Tuesday, November 20. Simard Hall, 2nd Floor Hallway.
>Want to stop climate chaos? Love to paint? Join Stop Climate Chaos - 
Ottawa
>for a banner painting party to prepare banners, signs, and other 
creative
>materials for the December 8 day of climate action. There will be 
December 8
>posters and flyers available for pickup at this event.
>
>
>
>
>C. NOV 22 – OUTREACH ACTION
>12pm, Rideau Centre, just East of Sussex and Rideau.
>Join us for a mass leafleting of the lunch hour crowd to mobilize 
people for
>December 8. There will be December 8 posters and flyers available for 
pickup
>at this event.
>
>
>
>
>D. NOV 27 – STOP CLIMATE CHAOS – OTTAWA ORGANIZING MEETING
>7pm, Tuesday, November 27. Café Alternatif, in the downstairs of Simard
>Hall.
>Join us for the next Ottawa general organizing meeting of the Stop 
Climate
>Chaos coalition. There will be December 8 posters and flyers available 
for
>pickup at this event.
>
>
>
>
>E. NOV 30 – PROTEST JOHN BAIRD
>7am, Friday, November 30. Sheraton Ottawa Hotel (150 Albert St.)
>John Baird, Canada’s Environment Minister, will be addressing the Ottawa
>Chamber of Commerce, providing an opportunity to send a message to the
>Canadian government to respect Kyoto and move quickly to make deep 
emissions
>cuts. There will be December 8 posters and flyers available for pickup 
at
>this event.
>
>
>
>
>F. DEC 4 – TAKING THE HEAT: AFRICAN FARMERS COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
>7pm, Tuesday, December 4. Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Avenue in Ottawa.
>Admission is free.
>Organized by USC Canada.
>
>700 million Africans make their living by growing and selling food. 
Changes
>in rainfall patterns, temperatures, and growing season can have 
devastating
>impacts on their ability to feed themselves and their communities.
>Scientists predict that sub-Saharan Africa will be one of the places to 
feel
>the heat of climate change most severely.
>
>What is the human face of climate change in Africa? What are Africans
>already doing to get by? Do Canadians have a responsibility to pitch in 
and
>help? Join us December 4th for two events to help us address these
>questions.
>
>Join us for an evening of dialogue with guests from Mali, Kenya and 
Malawi
>to hear stories of how African farmers and rural communities are coping 
with
>the impacts of climate change. Guests include:
>
>*	Mamby Fofana, Mali, Swedish Development Corporation and former 
Director of
>the  Seeds of Survival Program <http://www.usc-canada.org/?page_id=21>
>*	Joshua Mukusya, Kenya, Founder and Executive Officer of Excellent
>Development
>*	Rachel Bezner-Kerr, Canada, Researcher on Soils, Food and Healthy
>Communities (Malawi) Download the Poster
><http://www.usc-canada.org/UserFiles/File/Poster%28final%29-Taking%20the
%20H
>eat.pdf>
>For more information visit: www.usc-canada.org 
<http://www.usc-canada.org/>
>There will be December 8 posters and flyers available for pickup at this
>event.
>
>
>
>G. DEC 3 to DEC 7 – CLIMATE ACTION WEEK AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY
>The Carleton University Students Association is planning a week of 
climate
>events on campus. More details will be coming soon. To get involved 
contact
>vpsi at cusaonline.com <mailto:vpsi at cusaonline.com>  or 613.520.2600 
ext.1607
>There will be December 8 posters and flyers available for pickup at 
these
>events.
>
>
>
>H. DEC 3 to DEC 12 – CLIMATE VIGILS
>6:30pm, December 3 – December 12. Prime Minister’s Office.
>The December 2007 vigils are directed at Stephen Harper to get him to do
>everything in his power to Stop Climate Chaos. There are likely to be no
>Canadian journalists at the UN climate conference in Bali, so these 
vigils
>focusing on specific climate-related themes each day, will play an 
important
>role in making sure the climate negotiations are covered by Canadian 
media.
>Specific dates and times will be circulated soon. To get involved 
contact:
>campaigns at actfortheearth.org <mailto:campaigns at actfortheearth.org> .
>
>There will be December 8 posters and flyers available for pickup at 
these
>events.
>
>
>
>I. DEC 8 – KYOTO NOW!
>1pm, December 8. Parliament Hill.
>Rally, March and Ecofair to defend the planet and build the movement to 
stop
>climate chaos. To get involved contact: director at ourclimate.ca
><mailto:director at ourclimate.ca>  or campaigns at actfortheearth.org
><mailto:campaigns at actfortheearth.org> . The Ecofair will be held at the
>Agora in the University Centre at the University of Ottawa. Contact us 
to
>book a table for your organization (suggested donation of $25).
>
>
>
>
>Stop Climate Chaos
>Rally for Kyoto Now, on December 8
>www.climatechaos.ca <http://www.climatechaos.ca/>
>
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