[GPSCC-chat] Fw: Ready for Reality?

[Gerry Gras]

I think this program is very good.  It is definitive,
not waffling.  I think it explains things at a level
that many can understand.  It shows that the adverse
consequences are now.  It asks people to talk to the
politicians.

I am not happy that the hosts / hostesses and their
clothing appear to be chosen to be like U.S. news
anchors, but maybe it works.

There is an element that is the same every hour, but
there is variation in accordance with who is in the
time zone where it is 7PM.  Maybe that is the time to
get a larger audience.

It's good that the audience keeps growing, (now at
2,900,000).  But that is still a small part of the
total population.  Especially when considering that
it is now "in Beijing".

Fortunately, each segment apparently remains to be
seen later.

Gerry


Gerry Gras wrote:
>
> 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 --
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>> Twitter <http://act.350.org/go/357?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=9>.
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