We need to make climate leadership at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen and action on green jobs the #1 issue for Canadians! We are going to keep doing quick actions on our campuses and in our communities every Monday leading up to the international climate summit in Copenhagen this December to raise mass awareness and tell our government that we want climate leadership.
In our quick actions a group of people (a Climate Crew) quickly gather in a public space (from MP’s offices to campuses) to do a quick action, and then disperse after calling MPs. If you can’t join a Climate Crew then you can join our phone/email crew and make a difference wherever you are.
Our goal is to get our government take strong climate action at home, and lead efforts to create a strong and just global climate deal. We will vary the theme every week to keep things fresh, spread the word, and keep growing the flash mobs and phone mobs from week to week.
Let’s keep bringing out more friends, putting together better visuals, doing more fun actions and calling our MPs. Imagine the impact we will have when
we show our government that we are not going anywhere and there are more and more of us each week. They’ll know we’re serious, and we’ll have fun doing it.
Be part of this!
Weekly Themes (Themes May Change)
Oct. 26 – Time for politician’s to listen
Nov. 2 – Reduce emissions now
Nov. 9 – Commit to environmental justice
Nov. 16 – Invest in clean energy not tar sands
Nov. 23 – Create effective green jobs
Nov. 30 – Lead Canada to be part of a progressive global deal in Copenhagen
There will also be Special Missions that will build on Climate Crew Mondays to engage people and politicians in more and more creative and effective ways.
Actions by Protestors in House of Commons Not Organized by Canadian Youth Climate Coalition and Power Shift Canada
Amber Church, National Director of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition says the actions that took place in the House of Commons earlier today during question period by a group of young protesters were not directed or endorsed by the Coalition.
“We regret that many youth who attended question period, which was intended to be an educational experience, left feeling hurt and unsatisfied,” Church said. “Throughout the Power Shift Canada conference CYCC and the Power Shift organizers have stressed the importance of non-violent, peaceful action.”
Church’s comments come as the youth coalition wraps up it’s national Power Shift Canada conference, the largest ever gathering of young Canadians on climate change in history. The four-day educational conference which began on Friday October 23 brought together over 1000 young Canadians from across the country, and culminated in a series of over 60 meetings between youth and elected MPs and Senators on Monday.
Youth encouraged MPs to take bold action to address climate change in Canada, to invest in new green jobs and to ensure Canada plays a leadership role in Copenhagen this December, when a new international climate deal is to be reached.
Young conference participants, many who were visiting Parliament Hill for the first time, were also given the opportunity to sit in on question period.
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For more information, please contact:
Amber Church
National Director, Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
778-238-9884 cycc.director@gmail.com
The organizers of the Power Shift Canada conference would like to stress to readers that they were not associated in any way with, nor had any prior knowledge of the disruption that took place during the Parliamentary question period today.
An official statement will be released when it is available.
