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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>----- Forwarded Message ----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> May Boeve - 350.org <organizers@350.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Caroline Yacoub <carolineyacoub@att.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, September 12, 2011 12:38:05 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Ready for Reality?<BR></FONT><BR>
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<P>Dear friends,</P>
<P><STRONG>Have you been noticing the weather getting wilder where you live, and in the news around the world?</STRONG></P>
<P>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.</P>
<P><STRONG>The event is called <A href="http://act.350.org/go/352?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=1" rel=nofollow target=_blank>24 Hours of Reality</A> -- it’s happening THIS WEDNESDAY, Sep 14th, and it will be a 24-hour worldwide marathon all about the reality of the climate crisis.</STRONG> 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.</P>
<P>All the presentations, which will be in multiple languages, and in every single time zone, will be <STRONG>streamed live</STRONG> at <A href="http://act.350.org/go/352?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=2" rel=nofollow target=_blank>ClimateRealityProject.org</A>.</P>
<P>Check out the video below:<BR><A href="http://act.350.org/go/359?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=3" rel=nofollow target=_blank><IMG style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto" alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.350.org/images/24-video.jpg" width=600 height=424></A></P>
<P><EM>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.</EM></P>
<P>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).</P>
<P>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 <A href="http://act.350.org/go/354?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=4" rel=nofollow target=_blank>public viewing events</A> you can check out.</P>
<P><STRONG>The timing of <A href="http://act.350.org/go/352?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=5" rel=nofollow target=_blank>24 Hours of Reality</A> couldn't be more perfect -- it's just 10 days before <A href="http://act.350.org/go/59?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=6" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Moving Planet</A>, 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.</STRONG></P>
<P>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.</P>
<P>We hope you’ll be watching Wednesday too!</P>
<P>Onwards,</P>
<P>May Boeve, for the <A href="http://act.350.org/go/19?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=7" rel=nofollow target=_blank>350.org</A> team</P>
<P>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 <A href="http://act.350.org/go/355?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=8" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Facebook</A> and <A href="http://act.350.org/go/357?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo&t=9" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Twitter</A>.</P><IMG src="http://act.350.org/o.gif?akid=1247.313989.wopcjo"> </DIV>
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