[p2p-research] Fwd: A new record?

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Bill McKibben - 350.org <organizers at 350.org>
Date: Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Subject: A new record?
To: michelsub2004 at gmail.com


  Dear Friends,

I don't quite believe it.

I've been double-checking our numbers, and it's beginning to look like we
might shoot past the total of events from last year's International Day of
Climate Action.  As I type this message, the counter is at 5203 events.

You might remember that there were 5248 events in 181 countries last year,
and you can watch the compilation video from that
day<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2B8GnKrLCMwJ1FPdrPAMuEst1iMYPhhyd>for
a reminder of just how beautiful it was.  And how massive it was: CNN
said that it was "most widespread day of political action in the planet's
history." I was worried we couldn't top that for the Global Work Party on
10/10/10--in part because "experts" kept saying people were too discouraged
after the failure of the UN climate talks in Copenhagen.

But it's looking like "experts" were wrong, and this movement is more
energized than ever. When we see our leaders failing, we want to show them
how it's done. We want to get to work. We'll let you know the minute we set
a new record--you could help by emailing friends far and near to encourage
them to take part.

And in case you needed a tiny bit more motivation to spread the word, this
video just arrived from a friend of ours--Ellen Page.
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=W%2BJZMBfUxRFLp4kdFXHq5NgxXiYPKA%2BC>
Ellen is not only a great actress (you may have seen her in "Inception" or
"Juno"), she's also a devoted student of permaculture and sustainability.
She wrote me the other day to say that Los Angeles had just set a new
all-time temperature record, 113 degrees. From Los Angeles to Laos, it seems
that we're all in this together.

We'll be in touch soon, but I have the feeling the next bit of news I send
will be very, very good indeed.

Onwards,

Bill McKibben for the 350.org Team

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