2009 is a crucial year for climate activists and world leaders who will be making lasting decisions about limiting dangerous climate change at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen this December.
We want to bring together activists from all over the world to demonstrate the breadth and strength of feeling on climate issues. Our leaders and politicians must be told that we won’t accept another half-hearted agreement when they sit down to negotiate in Denmark.
There are many ways in which you can make your voice heard before and during the critical climate summit. Here are three things for starters...
1. Sign the petition (jump to step two if you've already done this)
Tell your government that you want a just agreement in Copenhagen by signing our online petition now!
The petition will be delivered to politicians and leaders in countries all around the world. You can follow the progress of the petition - how many people have signed up to it so far and who it's been delivered to - on this blog.
http://www.demandclimatechange.org/
2. Send your message to the climate capsule
If you are affected by climate change, struggling against false solutions (such as nuclear power, large hydro dams and agrofuels), or are simply convinced that your government should do more to find fair solutions to the climate crisis send us your message!
Your message in the form of video, audio, photography, drawings or letters will be used in a number of ways during the climate negotiations. It could be part of an installation, a special Friends of the Earth 'newspaper', an interactive game or a special section on this website.
Find out more and contribute to the climate capsule.
3. Flood for climate justice
On Saturday December 12 2009 the 'Flood for Climate Justice’ will take place in Copenhagen. In the middle of the two weeks of negotiations, we will ‘flood’ through the streets of Copenhagen with our demands for climate justice.
We’re encouraging as many people as possible to come to Copenhagen, using the most environmentally friendly transport they can, to be part of a movement for climate justice. The event will be the high point in a year of cyberactions, street actions and campaigning from Friends of the Earth groups around the world.
If you share our vision please come and join the spectacle on December 12, when we will use our bodies and our voices to create a message that decision-makers and lobbyists cannot ignore: the flood is coming!
If you'd like to join us please contact your local Friends of the Earth group to find out if they have any group travel arrangements in place. Find the details of your nearest group.
If you're based in England, Wales or Northern Ireland find out more here.
