An urgent message from Avaaz:
(Also read: An Open Letter from Al Gore)
The most important climate change summit in years has just begun in Bali, Indonesia.This week and next, delegates from every nation will either launch the urgent negotiations for a new binding, global treaty to solve this crisis --or they will blow this historic opportunity and waste years of progress, imperiling us all. With powerful forces lobbying for the status quo, the outcome here is still very much up for grabs.
Here's what we can do to help:
Avaaz is working with groups around the world to organize a massive citizen's march--a virtual march online, and dozens of local marches in communities around the world--this Saturday, Dec. 8th.
The Avaaz goal?
One million participants demanding that their representatives at Bali start working right away towards a new binding climate treaty.
To ensure the delegates hear our voice, Avaaz members will march through the actual conference site in Bali on Saturday, holding high the flags from nations where Avaaz members have signed the climate petition.
To join the global virtual march on Bali and help get your flag included in the march, click below to add your name... and then forward this email to all your friends and family so we can hit 1 million by Saturday!
Click here to participate:
http://www.avaaz.org/en
Also, be sure to read An Open Letter from Al Gore and be sure to sign Al Gore's petition which he will personally deliver to the assembled world leaders. (to go directly to Al Gore's petition, click here)
We simply cannot allow the forces of denial and delay scuttle these all-important negotiations. We're in a race against time to save our planet, and this week, it's up to us to pull ahead.
Follow-up: Here are some links to more information on the Bali meeting: http://www.guardian.co.uk
Follow-up: Click here to see a report on past Avaaz campaigns and results: http://www.avaaz.org/en/report
ABOUT AVAAZ Avaaz.org is an independent, not-for-profit global campaigning organization that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people inform global decision-making. (Avaaz means "voice" in many languages.) Avaaz receives no money from governments or corporations, and is staffed by a global team based in London, New York, Paris, Washington DC, Geneva, and Rio de Janeiro.
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