Resources

Click on the resources below (under 'Attachments') to download, print, put on your website, create your own leaflets, etc. If you'd like the action ideas booklet in hard copy, or a batch of posters and leaflets to distribute, contact us and we'll post them to you straight away!

Leaflet to hand out on the day
Explains the basics of Fossil Fools Day but has a big empty white space for you to add the specifics of why you are taking action in the way that you are, why you are at the location you have chosen and your website or contact details. The editable Photoshop files can be downloaded here - front and here - back.

If you don’t have Photoshop, the leaflet is also available as a Word file so you can print it off (4 per piece of A4) then physically glue your text in the empty space before you photocopy the leaflet.

Local press release (Word)
This is an adaptable press release for you to use on the day. Obviously you will need to fill in the gaps and change the tense depending on if you send it out before or after your action. Take bits from it or use the whole thing – it’s yours to play with. Also see the national press release here: http://risingtide.org.uk/fossilfoolsday/press

15 Actions to Topple the Fossil Fuel Empire (PDF)
Why and how to take direct action against the fossil fuel industry... including planning tips, target locations, examples of successful actions and more.

A4 Jester Poster (Word)
(Try printing it out on yellow paper to make it extra eye-catching)

Now available: Q&A sheet for answering media questions about Fossil Fools Day. Email us for a copy.

Call to action

The international Rising Tide network and its allies are calling for a day of action against the fossil fuel industry on April 1st 2008...
FOSSIL FOOLS DAY!

Roll up, roll up! The climate circus is in town. Climate change threatens our very survival, but the fools at the head of the fossil fuel empire continue to plunder the earth, with governments the willing court jesters at their side.

They would have us believe that we can escape climate change with techno-fixes, market mechanisms and offset schemes – all technocratic acrobatics that distract us from the truth: the only real solution to climate change is to keep fossil fuels in the ground.

For over a century the fossil fuel industry has been fooling with our lives. From extraction to combustion they have poisoned our air, polluted our water and ruined our climate. On April 1st, 2008, we’re going to turn the tables and show them who the real fools are.

Find a local fossil fool – the coal-mining clown, the offset contortionist, the aviator tripping on the high wire, the supermarket food mile freak show, the oily strong man, or any other fool that deserves your attention – and join with thousands around the world in taking one step closer to dismantling the fossil fuel industry.

On Fossil Fools Day, bring the spirit of carnival and mischief to the fight for climate justice.