From: Bill McKibben - 350.org <organizers@350.org>
Date: Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Subject: A rare weekend email.
350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our 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 our page at facebook.com/350org and follow us on twitter by visiting twitter.com/350. To join our list (maybe a friend forwarded you this e-mail) visit www.350.org/signup. To support our work, donate securely online at 350.org/donate.
What is 350? 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. To get there, we need a different kind of PPM–a "people powered movement" that is made of people like you in every corner of the planet.
Date: Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Subject: A rare weekend email.
Hey friends --
We usually don't send out emails on the weekend, but we're just a week out from Moving Planet on September 24, and the excitement is really starting to build.
A few very cool actions are already underway -- our friends in Indonesia have already started on the 350-hour bike ride that will carry them across much of the nation, and in India the Naya Swara Yatra (New Independence Journey) bike team has left Nagpur bound for Mumbai with their message, "it's time to move past fossil fuels".
In most places, though, people are still making last-minute plans: for the "human flood" of blue shirts across Cairo, for the parade of fuel-free floats across Cape Town, for the procession of the "Eco-lympic torch" across Rio de Janeiro via skateboard, foot, and pedal.
You will not want to miss out -- here's the map to help you find the event nearest you:
If you find an event you want to join, take a moment to contact the organizer and see if you can help out in the final week.
If there's no event near you to join, there's still plenty of time to organize something quick and easy -- and our team at 350.org headquarters has put together a guide to help you do just that: www.moving-planet.org/quick
And here's the point of it all: if we're going to win this global fight, we need a global movement. When you're taking part in your hometown, millions of others will be doing the same thing: on different continents, in different languages, but with the same idea in their minds and hearts. We're building local power and global power at the same time.
We know that the climate crisis is serious business -- we know that even right now there are people suffering from drought and floods caused by climate change around the world. Our hearts are with them -- and our bodies are going to be in motion, helping show our neighbors what the future can look like.
So: don't just sign yourself up. Make sure everyone you know knows about it too.
You can spread the word on Facebook and Twitter, or just forward this message through your email account.
Share the day however you can -- and don't forget to join us on Saturday. This will be too good to miss!
Onwards,
Bill McKibben for the 350.org Team
P.S. It's heartening to think about people all over the world getting ready for the big day -- making banners, putting up posters, fixing their bikes, and calling their friends, neighbors, media and politicians to get them out to local events. Check out the image below that just came in today from Copenhagen, Denmark, of people making stencils and signs. This network is strongest when we inspire each other -- if you have an image you want to share with the 350.org network, send it to photos@350.org.
Photo Credit: Markus Power
(For Moving Planet art materials like stencils and signs, click here: www.moving-planet.org/visuals)
We usually don't send out emails on the weekend, but we're just a week out from Moving Planet on September 24, and the excitement is really starting to build.
A few very cool actions are already underway -- our friends in Indonesia have already started on the 350-hour bike ride that will carry them across much of the nation, and in India the Naya Swara Yatra (New Independence Journey) bike team has left Nagpur bound for Mumbai with their message, "it's time to move past fossil fuels".
In most places, though, people are still making last-minute plans: for the "human flood" of blue shirts across Cairo, for the parade of fuel-free floats across Cape Town, for the procession of the "Eco-lympic torch" across Rio de Janeiro via skateboard, foot, and pedal.
You will not want to miss out -- here's the map to help you find the event nearest you:
If you find an event you want to join, take a moment to contact the organizer and see if you can help out in the final week.
If there's no event near you to join, there's still plenty of time to organize something quick and easy -- and our team at 350.org headquarters has put together a guide to help you do just that: www.moving-planet.org/quick
And here's the point of it all: if we're going to win this global fight, we need a global movement. When you're taking part in your hometown, millions of others will be doing the same thing: on different continents, in different languages, but with the same idea in their minds and hearts. We're building local power and global power at the same time.
We know that the climate crisis is serious business -- we know that even right now there are people suffering from drought and floods caused by climate change around the world. Our hearts are with them -- and our bodies are going to be in motion, helping show our neighbors what the future can look like.
So: don't just sign yourself up. Make sure everyone you know knows about it too.
You can spread the word on Facebook and Twitter, or just forward this message through your email account.
Share the day however you can -- and don't forget to join us on Saturday. This will be too good to miss!
Onwards,
Bill McKibben for the 350.org Team
P.S. It's heartening to think about people all over the world getting ready for the big day -- making banners, putting up posters, fixing their bikes, and calling their friends, neighbors, media and politicians to get them out to local events. Check out the image below that just came in today from Copenhagen, Denmark, of people making stencils and signs. This network is strongest when we inspire each other -- if you have an image you want to share with the 350.org network, send it to photos@350.org.
Photo Credit: Markus Power
(For Moving Planet art materials like stencils and signs, click here: www.moving-planet.org/visuals)
350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our 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 our page at facebook.com/350org and follow us on twitter by visiting twitter.com/350. To join our list (maybe a friend forwarded you this e-mail) visit www.350.org/signup. To support our work, donate securely online at 350.org/donate.
What is 350? 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. To get there, we need a different kind of PPM–a "people powered movement" that is made of people like you in every corner of the planet.
