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Fossil Fools Day: Environmental Activists Target Big “Greens” For Link to Corporate Polluters
Fossil ‘Fools Day Protests Set for 30 Cities; Target Coal, Oil, Natural Gas and Big
Banks
SAN FRANCISCO—More than 30 cities throughout North America have organized
demonstrations against the fossil fuel industry, corporate banks and big
environmental organizations for April 1’st national Fossil ‘Fools’ Day.
Demonstrations are being coordinated by Rising Tide North America , which has also
launched an online campaign targeting “Big Green” groups that have taken money from
the worst corporate polluters. Key targets of the campaign include Conservation
International, National Wildlife Federation and Environmental Defense.
The National Day of Action – organized by Rising Tide North America, Mountain
Justice, a coalition of Canadian climate activists and others – will feature
clownish parades, flyering, subversive advertising, creative street theater, and
non-violent direct actions targeting the coal, oil, natural gas and banking sectors.
Cities where actions will take place include Asheville, Boulder, Chicago, Edmonton,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Ottawa, Salt Lake City, San Francisco,
Seattle, Toronto and Washington D.C. Corporations targeted will include Chevron,
JPMorgan Chase, NW Natural Gas, Pepco and Shell.
“Extractive industries are holding our climate and our communities’ hostage,” said
Lacy MacAuley, an organizer of the Washington D.C. actions. “I am participating in
this Day of Action to tell fossil fools, like JPMorgan Chase and Pepco, that their
destructive investments are threatening our homes, our communities, and our
climate.” Continue reading
April 1, 2010: Fossil Fools Day!
 The fossil fools ain’t no joke – but that doesn’t mean we can’t fight them with one!
The Fossil Fuel Empire is real and it’s here. The stakes couldn’t be higher: destabilization of the global climate, communities from Alaska to Appalachia being destroyed by dirty energy extraction and combustion, devastating super hurricanes, droughts, flooding, the list goes on… Last December in Copenhagen, the politicians sold us out to the fossil fools, corporate lobbyists and big banks. Now we’re left with “green capitalism,” carbon market shenanigans and continued assaults on our communities and ecosystems. If we’re going to stop climate change, the only real solution is to keep fossil fuels in the ground.
This April, join Rising Tide North America as we pull some pranks that pack a punch. Use the simply subversive to the downright disruptive: office occupations, banner drops, road blockades, clownish parades, spoof product launches, sub-vertising, leaflets, street theater, lock-downs and laugh-ins. Whatever works for you and your group! Be sure to check out the RTNA Fossil Fool’s Day Adventure Info-Fun-Pack to the right for maximum excitement! |
Marea Creciente México: Open Invitation to Grassroots Organizations to Create the People’s Climate Dialogue and Convention
[en español aquí ]
December 2010. Cancun, Mexico ~ Conference of the Parties- COP16 ~
Global Struggle for Climate Justice – A Call to Action and Decentralized Organization
Help Organize Urgent Actions confronting Global Warming and Climate Change
The People’s Climate Dialogue and Convention is an effort from various organizations and activist that have come together to build a Climate Justice movement that uses direct action and popular education to mobilize fair and effective solutions to the climate crisis.
We invite communities, organizations, and activist to unite with us to create spaces, mobilizations, and actions to re-appropriate the Climate Change dialogue and the processes of mitigating and confronting the devastating effects of Global Warming, in a true search for Climate Justice. Continue reading