Communities Uniting for Climate Action Now!
Posted by: "Tim Barton / BlueGreenEarth" tim_decenter@... tim_decenter
Sat Feb 3, 2007 11:34 am (PST)
This is an American venture. But today I went to a meeting in a recently
built eco-house that is used for community events. The meeting was
convened by Labour, but had representatives of all the major parties
there, including the Greens, as well as other interested groups such
as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Hastings Environmental Network,
plus of course members of the public. It was standing room only, but as
it is a small venue that means just over 100 so not amazing, but as the
building is in an outlying district (Ore), not so bad either.

The message from the incumbant MP and the councillors is still too close
to 'Business as Usual, with the odd tweek' for my taste (for example,
the policies of more housing, a link road, and 'regeneration' are
obviously sacrosanct and cannot be questioned). But the atmosphere is
changing, the lip service is new, the co-option of Green and Anarchist
positions never required before, so ther is an upside...

Let's keep our eyes on the prize and not let the co-optive powers that
be win out by taking the rhetoric without the action! They at least (here)
seem to mean well, but the road to hell is after all paved with 'em!

Tim

Communities Uniting for Climate Action Now!

This April 14th, tens of thousands of Americans will gather all across the
country at meaningful,
iconic places to call for action on climate change. We will hike, climb, walk,
swim, kayak, canoe,
or simply sit or stand with banners of our call to action:

"Step it up congress! Cut carbon 50% by 2050"

500 Actions Nationwide!
The Step It Up Organizing Team | Jan 31, 2007

Wow.

In just over a month, Americans all over the country have stepped up to the
challenge of forming a
national climate movement. In 500 iconic places, communities will come together
to demand, in a
unified voice, strong action on climate change. We're astounded at the number of
people who have
dedicated some of their time to organize or attend an action on April 14.

We'll be canyoneering in the West, forming a human line depicting what high
water levels might
look like in Manhattan fifty years from now, standing together in a town park,
on the steps of
Churches and Synagogues, or on a college campus. Beyond just the sheer number of
actions, and the
masses of passionate people who are organizing them, the range of activities is
exciting.

April 14 will prove to be a milestone in the climate movement, and you all are
part of it. It's
going to be great! Keep one eye on the Capitol and the other trained on your
community-lets make
sure this is BIG.

Keep up the good work, and thanks for Stepping It Up!

http://stepitup2007.org/

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