#occupy

A note from the 350 team I thought I'd pass along:

You don't necessarily need to camp out to help support this movement. You can also attend the daily general assemblies, take part in discussion groups, donate supplies or money, or put your unique artistic, media, or culinary skills to work. If you've been with 350.org for a while, this open-source approach probably feels familiar. It's more like a potluck where everyone brings a dish than a dinner party with a single host.

Look for an #occupy group near you:

http://act.350.org/go/617?akid=1363.210235.En74Na&t=3

September 24th 2011 is Moving Planet: "A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels"

Hoping that this gets to someone who is inspired to make it happen. We'll be starting the bio-tours for the IFOAM OWC http://www.kowc2011.org/eng/index.asp here in Namyangju.


350.org is a new kind of kind of "people powered movement" (PPM) that is made of communities in every corner of the planet. 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists measure carbon dioxide in "parts per million" (ppm), so 350ppm is the number humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change.


Moving Planet is 350.org's next BIG global day of action, and it's happening on September 24th. They're calling it "A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels", hundreds of events are already being planned--from big bike parades and marches with tens of thousands of people to smaller community education events. 


350.org is now asking that people come together in communities around the world, and brainstorm ideas for a local Moving Planet event for September 24th.


Click here to start or join a Moving Planet Meetup today: www.moving-planet.org/meetup


If you register your local meetup, they'll put it on the website so others can find it and make sure to follow up with you to make sure you have everything you need. They have materials to help you nail down a solid action plan for September 24th, including a guide to hosting a meetup, a "fill in the blanks" action worksheet, and an optional presentation you can give about campaign strategy.


You can grab all the materials you'll need to plan and host a successful meetup here: www.moving-planet.org/meetup/materials


With strong local teams and solid strategic plans, we'll be able to make September 24th a historic day in the journey to move beyond fossil fuels.
start a meetup in your community. 


350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis: online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries.  You can join 350.org on Facebook by becoming a fan of the page at facebook.com/350org and follow them on twitter by visiting twitter.com/350. 

Carrot mob and International Day of Climate Change

'Wir drehen das Prinzip des Boykotts um und belohnen Unternehmen,
die bereit sind, etwas für die Umwelt zu tun!'

“We turn the principle of boycott around by rewarding enterprises
that are willing to do something for the environment!”

-Carrot mob

Carrotmob started in San Francisco last year. Born from the idea that the power of consumers can push businesses toward more environmentally responsible practices. Carrotmob interviews various business owners to see who is willing to put the most revenue toward greening their business. The business who offers to contribute the most gets rewarded by a mob of shoppers all making their weekly purchases together in that store.

Learn More about the Bonn Carrot Mob action at:

http://beta.greenaction.de/kampagne/carrotmob-bonn

Create your own: http://carrotmob.org/organize/

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Small is Beautiful
Give Organic a Chance
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No Work Farming
Growing Organic

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Climate Change Talks

I am writing this morning with a little bit of disappointment and frustration. The UN Climate Negotiations here in Bonn have just ended without much change to show for it. Representatives from 182 countries met for 12 days here in Bonn and pushed around a few agenda items. Nothing much happened, as you can see on the UNFCC website, with an issue that requires immediate and drastic action. As we know this is a turning point in history. Al Gore and Bill McKibben are working hard to spread the word and I feel inspired to do all I can to help.

This is an important time for us to stand up and tell these world leaders that we want to live equitably with the rest of the species that inhabit this planet. In today's news Mekong River Irrawady Dolphins are fast approaching extinction because the river they live in crosses through 5 different countries. The governments of Burma, Thailand, China, Laos and Cambodia are having trouble making decisions together and, though they are encouraged (by WWF Cambodia among others) to take unanimous action, are proving to be unable to stop the polluting of the river. This does not have to be the fate of these dolphins or the thousands of other species who will likely go extinct this year. We must encourage our governments to put environmental issues on the top of the agenda. Without a healthy, clean, biologically productive and rich environment we cannot hope to have peace or save our economies.

During the UN talks here in Bonn Yvo de Boer (UNFCC Executive Secretary) encouraged the NGOs to activate the membership 'out on the street' before the next talks in Copenhagen. This is an important time for us to make some noise - world leaders do not know what they are doing. Politics, bureaucracy, and money are serving as veils. They desperately need our guidance.

Al Gore.com is a place where a lot of information and opportunity for action is posted.

350.org has a new video that needs to be shown to as many people as possible.

Finally, the We Can Solve It Campaign is now over 2 million members strong and could still use more support.

Cory's Dr Green Blog Posts:
Small is Beautiful
Give Organic a Chance
Beekeeping
No Work Farming
Growing Organic