National Climate March - Sat 6 Dec
Where:
London City Centre, , London.
Date:
Sat 6th Dec 2008 @ 09:15
until
20:00
( past event )
For coach transport details from
Redditch, see below.
Over 10,000 environmentalists are expected to join the National Climate March on Sat 8th December 2007 to "demand that world leaders take the urgent action we need to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate". The National Demo in London will be one of many demonstrations on climate taking place all around the world on the same day ( see here ), midway through the UN Climate Talks.
This Global Day of Action has become an annual event. On Sat 4th November last year, an estimated 30,000 people took part in the climate march and subsequent rally at Trafalgar Square, simultaneous with hundreds of thousands more at events across the globe. In London, there was a sea of homemade banners/placards, samba bands, hundreds of cyclists and many people in imaginative costumes. The most magnificent aspect of the day was that such a wide cross section of society and groups took part. There were members of Greenpeace, Oxfam, Wildlife Trusts, Islamic Relief, trade unionists, RSPB, Ramblers Association, CAFOD, Friends of the Earth, Womens Institute, Christian Aid, People & Planet etc alongside grassroots campaigners & anarchists, all coming together to tackle the biggest issue threatening the planet. Sadly, very few people were there to promote the environmental benefits of plant based diets, but it will be very different this year!!
The Campaign for Eco-Veg*nism are calling on thousands of veggies and vegans to join the event in order to demand that world leaders stop propping up the animal farming industries that cause climate change and raise awareness amongst environmentalists and the general public that their choice of diet is critical to the survival of the planet!! Click here for more details on this.
Coach Transport
The Redditch Alliance of Greens have teamed up with Midlands Vegan Campaigns to organise coach transport from Redditch and Birmingham. The coach will pick up at 8.30am in Birmingham and 9.15am in Redditch. Seats cost £12 waged and £6 un-waged. To book seats, please phone 01527 458395.
Over 10,000 environmentalists are expected to join the National Climate March on Sat 8th December 2007 to "demand that world leaders take the urgent action we need to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate". The National Demo in London will be one of many demonstrations on climate taking place all around the world on the same day ( see here ), midway through the UN Climate Talks.
This Global Day of Action has become an annual event. On Sat 4th November last year, an estimated 30,000 people took part in the climate march and subsequent rally at Trafalgar Square, simultaneous with hundreds of thousands more at events across the globe. In London, there was a sea of homemade banners/placards, samba bands, hundreds of cyclists and many people in imaginative costumes. The most magnificent aspect of the day was that such a wide cross section of society and groups took part. There were members of Greenpeace, Oxfam, Wildlife Trusts, Islamic Relief, trade unionists, RSPB, Ramblers Association, CAFOD, Friends of the Earth, Womens Institute, Christian Aid, People & Planet etc alongside grassroots campaigners & anarchists, all coming together to tackle the biggest issue threatening the planet. Sadly, very few people were there to promote the environmental benefits of plant based diets, but it will be very different this year!!
The Campaign for Eco-Veg*nism are calling on thousands of veggies and vegans to join the event in order to demand that world leaders stop propping up the animal farming industries that cause climate change and raise awareness amongst environmentalists and the general public that their choice of diet is critical to the survival of the planet!! Click here for more details on this.
Coach Transport
The Redditch Alliance of Greens have teamed up with Midlands Vegan Campaigns to organise coach transport from Redditch and Birmingham. The coach will pick up at 8.30am in Birmingham and 9.15am in Redditch. Seats cost £12 waged and £6 un-waged. To book seats, please phone 01527 458395.
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Last updated by kevinrd on 2008-10-23 00:33:20 )