[GPSCC-chat] Fw: Ready for Reality?

[Gerry Gras]

If I have not made an arithmetic error, this event
begins at 5PM Pacific Time, (today).

Gerry


Caroline Yacoub wrote:
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> *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
> <http://act.350.org/go/352?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=1> -- 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
> <http://act.350.org/go/352?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=2>.
>
> Check out the video below:
> <http://act.350.org/go/359?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=3>
>
> /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
> <http://act.350.org/go/354?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=4> you can check out.
>
> *The timing of 24 Hours of Reality
> <http://act.350.org/go/352?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=5> couldn't be more
> perfect -- it's just 10 days before Moving Planet
> <http://act.350.org/go/59?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=6>, 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
> <http://act.350.org/go/19?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=7> 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 <http://act.350.org/go/355?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=8> and
> Twitter <http://act.350.org/go/357?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=9>.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> 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
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> *
> 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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