Cross-posted from TckTckTck.org - the site of the Global Campaign for Climate Action
This weekend, the world is rallying for a real deal in Copenhagen. A tide of citizen action in support of world leaders signing a fair, ambitious, and binding climate treaty in Copenhagen is sweeping across the world.
Citizens seeking to inspire world leaders to follow their example have set up signing walls in public areas. Churches across the world are ringing their bells 350 times.
Families and young people are walking together in the tens of thousands to show support for leadership in Copenhagen. Candlelight vigils, a visual demonstration of the hope that over eleven million citizens from around the world have put in a real deal in Copenhagen, are being held in communities big and small.
The scenes streaming in from thousands of citizen organizers, bringing together families to show their support for leadership on climate change, are the perfect antidote to efforts at gridlock and delay coming from political leaders in Copenhagen this past week. Building on the history-making events and mobilizations held in thousands of cities and in 181 countries this fall, today shows once and for all, that the world is ready for a real deal. Read updates for the frontlines of the citizen movement building the political will for action here, on this site, all throughout the day.
Some of the events opening up the weekend are already making history. Take a look at a few highlights!
Australians turnout for a real deal in Copenhagen!
90,000 Australians from all over the country walked against warming with whole families walking together and coming together to hear from civil society and union leaders, and even schoolchildren. The numbers that showed up surprised observers, as 40,000 people showed up in Melbourne alone, making it one of the largest climate rallies in climate history.
Read more about it here: Massive turnout for Walk Against Warming - ABC News
Lebanese citizens are joined by Environment Minister, in signing action for a real deal in Copenhagen!
Hundreds of people rallied in Beirut in a "citizen signing" of a wall representing the real deal they are calling for, this week. They were joined by the new Environment Minister who joined them is signing the "signature wall." In a strong sign of support, "[Lebanese Environment Minister] Rahhal told The Daily Star. "I see civil society organizations as being fundamental when it comes to lobbying for environmental issues. I sincerely wish that Lebanon will get 'a real deal' in Copenhagen."
Beirut vigil urging 'real deal' from Copenhagen Summit - The Daily Star
Delhi rally raises political temperature in India!
About 5,000 artists, musicians, and students from schools and colleges joined the colorful and exciting citizen's march in Delhi with the message "India Wants a Real Deal". People played musical instruments, sang, and beat on plates and drums, to indicate that people aren't going to accept anything short of a real deal as an outcome of the Copenhagen talks. The Climate Satyagraha [faith] movement turned out in force - Bishop Vincent Concesseo and other religious leaders came out to support the march and rally. "Millions of people in India are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Our monsoons are being hit, and so are our glaciers receding rapidly. We cannot squander this opportunity to avert runaway climate change. Our message to the 120-odd Heads of State who arrive next week in Copenhagen is loud and clear: The time to change the future is now," said Naveen Mishra from Global Climate Campaign.
There are almost three thousand more events like these happening around the world this weekend. Check in frequently and watch what happens when civil society takes on the world's biggest challenge, moving world leaders to sign a real deal on climate change.
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