Dear Friends,
I don't quite believe it.
I don't quite believe it.
I've been double-checking our numbers, and it's beginning to look like we might shoot past the total of events from last year's International Day of Climate Action. As I type this message, the counter is at 5203 events.
You might remember that there were 5248 events in 181 countries last year, and you can watch the compilation video from that day for a reminder of just how beautiful it was. And how massive it was: CNN said that it was "most widespread day of political action in the planet's history." I was worried we couldn't top that for the Global Work Party on 10/10/10--in part because "experts" kept saying people were too discouraged after the failure of the UN climate talks in Copenhagen.
But it's looking like "experts" were wrong, and this movement is more energized than ever. When we see our leaders failing, we want to show them how it's done. We want to get to work. We'll let you know the minute we set a new record--you could help by emailing friends far and near to encourage them to take part.
And in case you needed a tiny bit more motivation to spread the word, this video just arrived from a friend of ours--Ellen Page.
Ellen is not only a great actress (you may have seen her in "Inception" or "Juno"), she's also a devoted student of permaculture and sustainability. She wrote me the other day to say that Los Angeles had just set a new all-time temperature record, 113 degrees. From Los Angeles to Laos, it seems that we're all in this together.
We'll be in touch soon, but I have the feeling the next bit of news I send will be very, very good indeed.
Onwards,
Bill McKibben for the 350.org Team
You might remember that there were 5248 events in 181 countries last year, and you can watch the compilation video from that day for a reminder of just how beautiful it was. And how massive it was: CNN said that it was "most widespread day of political action in the planet's history." I was worried we couldn't top that for the Global Work Party on 10/10/10--in part because "experts" kept saying people were too discouraged after the failure of the UN climate talks in Copenhagen.
But it's looking like "experts" were wrong, and this movement is more energized than ever. When we see our leaders failing, we want to show them how it's done. We want to get to work. We'll let you know the minute we set a new record--you could help by emailing friends far and near to encourage them to take part.
And in case you needed a tiny bit more motivation to spread the word, this video just arrived from a friend of ours--Ellen Page.
Ellen is not only a great actress (you may have seen her in "Inception" or "Juno"), she's also a devoted student of permaculture and sustainability. She wrote me the other day to say that Los Angeles had just set a new all-time temperature record, 113 degrees. From Los Angeles to Laos, it seems that we're all in this together.
We'll be in touch soon, but I have the feeling the next bit of news I send will be very, very good indeed.
Onwards,
Bill McKibben for the 350.org Team
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