NATIONAL GATHERING 14th 15th OCTOBER

POSTCARD FROM BRIGHTON-DISPLAY AVAILABLE FOR LOAN

REPORT FROM EARTH FIRST! GATHERING

CLIMATE CARTOON BOOKLETS

TREESPONSIBILITY GATHERING OCTOBER 5TH TO 7TH OCTOBER

EUROPEAN CAR FREE DAY SEPTEMBER 22ND 2001

SKILLS NEEDS-SUPPORT FOR TALKS TO SCHOOLS

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

NEW ON THE WEB

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There will be a national Rising Tide gathering on the 14th and 15th October at Bridge 5 Mill, an inspiring new environment centre in Manchester. Please put the date in your books.

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„For the Week of Action we took to the streets - or rather to the petrol station forecourts ˆ and leafleted people at Esso stations as part of the Stop Esso Campaign.The profile of the demo was enhanced by the arrival of two police cars (more interested in the issues than on moving us on) and by the hoots of approval from passing motorists. The action linked in with a stall on a pedestrianised street, organized by Friends of the Earth, which presented the broader climate change picture.

We have built a display, describing the consequences of greenhouse gas emissions in the future, and incorporating a working model of a wind turbine, which has been touring round various shop windows and libraries. If anyone wants to use it they are more than welcome. The central unit is a box, 3 foot high by 1 and a half foot wide with a display panel on the front sloping back. This panel is split in two - positive outcomes from positive action on the left, negative outcomes from failing to act on the right, all set against a 2000 to 2080 graduated time scale. The protruding base of the box unit supports a wind turbine and a solar panel. The wind turbine spins when a doorbell (located on the front of the shop window when the display is in a shop) is pressed. There is also a flat scale model, 2 foot by 1 and a half, of the south coast of England, showing coastal erosion and the effects of failed crops‰.

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There were two climate campaign workshops at the EF! gathering- both well attended with good energy and enthusiasm for working on climate. One of the ideas which had strong support was the possibility of a national UK climate action in Spring 2002. This will be discussed in more detail at the October Rising Tide gathering. There was also strong interest in campaigning on oil and gas as issues that combine climate change with globalisation, and

working with communities effected by the flooding last winter.

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The gathering is concerning tree planting but is also a space to debate climate issues and ideas for local activity and action. Contact 01422 843222, 10 Broughton Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8JY. 8 pounds per day, 5 pounds low/unwaged. Pick up provided from Hebden train station. Childcare available if requested . No dogs. Treesponsibility is also pushing for a boycott Esso tree week. "Lets plant trees in our communities, while getting the word out about who really cares for the planet and who is paying lip service while raking in profits made from destroying our planet" (Maybe to advance the "it's not just Esso" angle, we could plant trees in BP and Shell forecourts???)

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Wanting to get involved and really make a difference, but not sure what to do? This is a regular item on great things to do that need someone to grab the „bull by the horns‰.

Everyone talks of the value of getting climate chaos discussed in schools- but there is still a shortage of teaching materials- and people doing it! Is anyone interested in starting something moving and preparing a schools programme- infosheets on the problem, our individual role in the problem, practical solutions. If anyone wants to start work on this (or has already done it) let us know and we will support you as best we can.

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20th September- a climate campaign evening in Manchester, with a critical mass protest.

22nd September European Car Free Day.

Bristol- Streets Alive Festival (see above)

Oxford-Critical Mass

5th-7th October, Treesponsibility Gathering- Hebden Bridge

14-15th October. National Rising Tide Gathering in Manchester.

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NEWS-Worst Floods in Iran for 200 years,

600,000 people affected by Central American drought,

RESOURCES- 50 Things You Can Do on Climate Chaos. 50 ideas taken from the brainstorm groups on the Rising Tide tour.

1. The Basics of Climate Change; what is and how to explain it

2. The Other Side - arguments against climate change and how to counter them

3. Public Speaking- how to improve your speaking skills

4. is not a problem)

5. How to Move People- key arguments for emotional engagement

6. Solutions-a checklist of possible solutions

7. International Negotiations-a summary of the process up to COP 6.5

8. Template Talk- here‚s what a 45 minute talk to a general audience might look like

9. Managing Groups, Meetings and Talks- facilitation and engagement techniques

10. How to do a Speaker Training- the content of a one day speaker skills workshop

A smoker‚s guide to climate change- a black humoured guide to why giving up fossil fuels is like giving up smoking

A moving statement by the President of the Federated States of Micronesia

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