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The Rising Tide UK Climate Action News Sheet with news, future events and ideas for taking action on Climate Change is a short (two pages max) email sent out only when there is something useful to say and never more than once a week. To sign up, click here... RISING
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A note for newcomers - These news sheets are short (2 ish pages) and we won't "flood" you (ho ho) - we will issue them only when we have something to say and even then no more than one update per week (and maybe even less often). YOUR DETAILS WILL NEVER BE GIVEN TO ANYONE. 1. ACTION - The Day BEFORE Tomorrow It's probably not escaped your notice that there's a huge hollywood film about Climate Change being released next week... around the country groups will be using this chance to bring Climate Change issues into the public consciousness. Here's a taste of what's going on and what you can get involved in: Leafleting Cinemas: Campaigners from Oxford and Edinburgh will be leafletting outside cinemas to draw people's attention to the real science-fact threat behind the science fiction film. If you would like copies of leaflets to give people outside the cinema before or after the film you can download the original to print from the Rising Tide website. If you would like it customised to your area we can do that - contact us now: 01865 241097, leaflet to download and distribute: www.risingtide.org.uk/pages/news/film.htm Film Premiere Action, Wednesday 26th May: "Gather 5.30pm, Leicester Square. The film starts at 7.30pm, but we need to be there early to get prepared, be ready to cope with all eventualities. Gather in the centre of the square, or later on just find us. We aim to have people in Uncle Sam/Grim Reaper, Bush/Grim Reaper etc costumes with placards/banners that say The Day after Tomorow, who will you bame?" Organised by Campaign against Climate Change Spoof Website: Greenpeace have put together a great spoof website, The Day Is Today... www.thedayaftertomorrow.org South End Press, a nonprofit publisher of political nonfiction, are seeking submissions of book proposals and anthology chapters related to climate change politics: "Priority will be given to proposals that contribute to broadening the constituency and political agency of groups committed to a fundamental reorganization of energy production and consumption (goals on the order of a 70% reduction in world carbon emissions within 25 years). We encourage writers to contextualize their analysis of power structures — such as the fossil fuel industry, auto industry, national and other administrations, mainstream media, the academy, advocacy groups, etc. — with popular concerns regarding the economy, public health, and social inequities. Writers should present their arguments in a popular style with attention to both local and global perspectives." Writer’s guidelines can be found at: http://www.southendpress.org/about/writers.shtml For more details contact: Loie Hayes, loiehayes@southendpress.org, +1 617 547 4002 3. NEWS - Assaulted Turkish Baku-Ceyhan Campaigner Released Thank you to everyone who wrote letters
on Ferhat Kaya's behalf about his detention in Turkey. The Turkish
authorities Hundreds of people attended the annual Kyoto march, 15 May, to mark the anniversary of the US withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol. The march, organised by Campaign Against Climate Change ended at the US embassy with barnstorming speeches by Michael Meacher and Stephen Tindale. 5. NEWS - Vegetable Oil-Powered Vehicle Returns Safely from African Adventure Kaye and the Oil Matters team are safe and back from the Sahara. They completed their mission to drive from Plymouth to Dakar - 3,500 miles - in a car costing no more than £100, powered by VEGETABLE OIL, raising awareness of climate change and alternative fuels along the way. Well done them :-) For the full story of their inspiring adventure see: www.oilmatters.co.uk 6. NEWS - Oxford Climate Change and Species Loss Vigil About 40 people gathered on the steps
of the Clarendon Building, Broad Street, Oxford on Wednesday 12
May to draw attention to Professor Chris Thomas' report in the Januray
edition of Nature on the affect of climate change on terrestial
ecology. The report predicts that habitat losses due to climate
change will theaten an unprecedented number of species with extinction.
People sat and listened to short speeches, leafleted passers by,
posed for a student magazine photographer and discussed what they
could do about climate change. A number of people decided to get
together a leaflet to give out at the Oxford screenings of "The
Day After Tommorrow", the Hollywood climate change disaster
film. Many were keen to carry on local campaigning; we eagerly await
further reports. 7. COMING EVENT - Oil, War and Climate Change REMINDER: This Saturday 29 MAY 2004, 10am - 6pm A day of workshops and speakers TEVIOT ROW HOUSE Details: www.sead.org.uk or call 0131 622 2297 8. COMING EVENT - Permaculture Woodland Gathering 3- 6 June, Hill Holt Wood, Lincolnshire The Permaculture Woodland Gathering is the first national get-together with the specific subject of sustainable woodland management, and is a must for anybody with a passion for our woodlands. For bookings and enquiries contact
Woodland Gathering, BCM Permaculture Association, London WC1N 3XX 9. COMING EVENTS - Getting Better Responses from The Public, Politicians and other Campaigners A practical way to deal with apathy, conflict, dispair and boring meetings! Tuesday June 8, Drummond Street, Euston, London, 9am - 5pm Marshall Rosenberg will introduce the principles and practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and show how NVC can be applied to social change, environment and campaigning work. NVC principles are of interest to all campaigners, especially those working on climate change, where denial and apathy towards the issue are so widespread. Booking essential. Please contact Andy on 07765 477305 or slovak@despammed.com, £90 / £40 (grassroots campaigners, negotiable) Fri Jun 11 10.00 am - 4.30 pm, East Ham Town Hall, London Marshall Rosenberg, will describe how NVC can support us to transform our families, communities, society, and world so that we can live in harmony with our values. Info / Booking: contact Lorraine: phone 020 8470 7550 or email mr11june@nvc-resolutions.co.uk, £50 / £25 10. COMING EVENT - Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative Launch Saturday June 12th 2004, Faringdon, 10am-4pm Speakers at 2pm including Energy4All Ltd, Westmill Wind Farm and Faringdon Town Council. Your Opportunity to join the first community-owned wind farm project in the South of England. All Welcome! See pictures • Ask questions • Join the Co-op. The Old Town Hall, Market Place, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 7JA At 5pm on the site of the Wind farm, the Old Airfield, Westmill Farm, Watchfield (next to the A420), launch of Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative, followed by digging of first foundations and celebration... bring spade and kite...! For further information ring Annette
Heslop on 01229 821028 or Adam Twine on 07768 355192 11. COMING EVENT - International Seminar on Renewable Energies 22nd to the 28th of August, Asturias, Spain ESCANDA and the International Network For Sustainable Energy are holding an International Seminar on Renewable Energies and Social Change: "We want to bring together people working on positive alternatives to the oil and nuclear industries with people who are active in denouncing them and campaigning against destructive companies and projects, to fostering more cross-pollination between the "practical" and the "political", in order to strengthen the efforts done from all sides for positive social change. We will develop practical tools to increase the communication and coordination between these areas of work." For more info: www.escanda.org or email energy_seminar@yahoo.com 12. INFORMATION - Climate Change News Campaign against Climate Change are sending out an ocassional email circular similar to this News Sheet, featuring climate change news stories and action suggestions. To sign up, email phil.england@switch-online.co.uk Please send anything you’d like put up
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