[GPSCC-chat] Fw: Ready for Reality?

[Caroline Yacoub]

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From: May Boeve - 350.org <organizers at 350.org>
To: Caroline Yacoub <carolineyacoub at att.net>
Sent: Mon, September 12, 2011 12:38:05 PM
Subject: Ready for Reality?


Dear friends,
Have you been noticing the weather getting wilder where you live, and in the 
news around the world?
Well, we wanted to share with you an exciting global event from our partners 
that will help connect the dots between the wild weather we’re seeing, climate 
change, and why it's so important we push the planet beyond fossil fuels.
The event is called 24 Hours of Reality -- it’s happening THIS WEDNESDAY, Sep 
14th, and it will be a 24-hour worldwide marathon all about the reality of the 
climate crisis. Around the world, from New York City to South Africa to the 
Solomon Islands, people will use the power of the Internet to present their 
stories of living with climate change, and make clear the connection between 
extreme weather and the corporate carbon pollution that's changing our climate.
All the presentations, which will be in multiple languages, and in every single 
time zone, will be streamed live at ClimateRealityProject.org.
Check out the video below:

24 Hours of Reality is being spearheaded by Vice President Al Gore, one of the 
first champions to explain that 350 is the most important number on the planet.
Many of us within the 350 movement already get the basic science and reality of 
climate change -- yet we sometimes struggle with getting our friends to really 
grasp the urgency. This event is a great opportunity to help your friends see 
why you care so much (plus, you can always pick up a new communication tip or 
two).
I'll be calling up my friends to gather around my laptop, with some nearby 
snacks -- and you can invite folks too. There are also a bunch of public viewing 
events you can check out.
The timing of 24 Hours of Reality couldn't be more perfect -- it's just 10 days 
before Moving Planet, the global day of bike rallies and on-the-ground events to 
call for climate action. It's that one-two kick of awareness and activism that's 
got me really excited.
At the end of many of the Climate Reality Presentations there will be a plug for 
joining Moving Planet actions -- so we can all move together from knowledge to 
action.
We hope you’ll be watching Wednesday too!
Onwards,
May Boeve, for the 350.org team
PS: This event isn't just an opportunity to strengthen the movement -- it's a 
tool to help us grow it. Click here to get the word out on Facebook and Twitter. 

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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. 

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