[risingtide] CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 50 - G8 SPECIAL, 28.6.05

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CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 50 (and rising) - G8 SPECIAL
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1.) G8 CLIMATE CRIMINALS TO BE TARGETED WORLDWIDE ON JULY 8TH
2.)  RAISED VOICES ON THE G8
and one non-G8 item:
3.) "CAN YOU AFFORD YOUR HOLIDAY IN THE SUN?",
Thursday July 7th - Town Hall, St. Aldates Street, Oxford.

1.) G8 CLIMATE CRIMINALS TO BE TARGETED WORLDWIDE ON JULY 8TH

Details: Rosie Jones/Bob McLintock, G8 Climate Action - 07969 906892
Email: july8climateaction at yahoo.co.uk
Web: www.dissent.org.uk/g8climateaction

July 8th 2005, the last day of the G8 summit, will be a global day of
action against the root causes of climate change. That means direct
actions for climate justice in Scotland and all around the world. Some
will be planned in secret and burst into light on the day. For those who
are ready to make some noise, there will be a massive public action.

This will be big, it will be joyous and angry, and it will confront not
collude with the leaders who are marching us merrily towards the
cliff-edge. Here are the details:

'Ceildh On the Clyde; Friday 8th July, 2pm, Glasgow

As part of the day of action against the root causes of climate change
on Friday 8th of July, we will be Ceildhing on the Clyde.  This is in
opposition
to the M74 extension, that will cut through the heart of Glasgow and increase
carbonburning traffic.  It is also an expression of solidarity with people
fighting the root causes of climate change everywhere.

Whilst the G8 talk hot air about climate change, come and resist one of
the major causes, oil-driven transport.  While they fight wars for the
remaining carbon resources, come and resist Scotlands newest and least
popular
motorway.

Bring Musical Instruments, things to make noise with, banners, toys and
what you expect to find.
Meeting time 2pm.
Meeting Place: To be announced. Look out for flyers at a convergence space
near you, or check out www.dissent.org.uk/g8climateaction'

Where are other actions likely to take place? When it comes to Scots-based
climate criminals, there's no shortage of possibilities: the oil & gas
industry, airports and the aviation industry, fossil fuelled-power
stations, roads, carmakers, banks that bankroll climate changing
pipelines, carbon trading companies, oil war profiteers, the nuclear
industry...not to mention the eight hypocrite holidaymakers themselves.

We have no quarrel with the working class people of Scotland who work in
these sectors, and who already have dangerous workplaces, low pay and
terrible conditions to contend with. It is important to stress this, as
recent press reports have implied incorrectly that working people should
feel threatened by direct action on the 8th.

Actions are also happening in Venezuela, New Zealand, Iceland, Australia,
the Philippines and Reading. A global movement for climate justice is
coming together. It is saying 'no' to G8, World Bank, IMF, UN & corporate
market-based 'solutions' to the climate crisis, and 'yes' to a post-oil,
post-poverty, post-capitalist future.

Why this day of action? Because G8 spin won't drag us out of the downward
spiral we're in. Because the G8 mantra of 'economic growth and damn the
consequences' means business as usual, which means climatic, social and
ecological meltdown. We have one decade left to dismantle oil-fuelled
power structures like the G8, before the climate catastrophe dismantles
us.

On July 8th 2005, we will flood the G8 and the world with our demand for
change and our vision of a just, fossil-fuel free future.

Details: 07969 906892
Email: july8climateaction at yahoo.co.uk

2.) RAISED VOICES ON THE G8: Testimonies from the Majority World on
the effects G8 policies have on their lives

“G8, we don't want your model of development. We don't want your
money. We want to build another world.”  - Marcelo Calazans from
Brazil

The next meeting of the G8 is set to take place in Gleneagles, Scotland
in July 2005. However, the billions of people most affected by the
policies and decisions of the G8 will not be present in Scotland.

Raised Voices is a series of several short film clips of people from the
Majority World speaking out about the impacts the G8 has on their lives
and their countries. The people who speak are from countries such as;
Brazil, South Africa, India, West Papua, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Kenya.

AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO SCREEN: The clips are intended to be
viewed individually or in collections of two or three. This is not a
documentary, it is a chance to glimpse the lives of people who are
directly impacted by G8 policies. They are freely available online at
http://www.raisedvoices.net on multiple formats including video, audio
and full transcript.

The clips are also available to organisations and individuals who wish to
screen them and can be used in film nights, street events, stalls,
installations, stage events, websites, radio shows, podcasting, articles....
a multitude of methods flexible enough for many creative uses and
diverse media. They work perfectly as shorts before feature
presentations and you can request the clips on mini DV, CD-Rom and
VHS format.*

http://www.raisedvoices.net

Raised Voices on the G8 are available now. For more info contact Heidi
Bachram at: heidi at carbontradewatch.org or phone on 07971 843749.

Project partners include: Centre for Civil Society (South Africa),
Community Bandwidth (Canada), Fenceline Films (UK), The National
Forum for Forest Peoples and Forest Workers (India), The New
Internationalist Magazine (UK), Scottish Education & Action for
Development (Scotland) and The Transnational Institute (UK & Brazil).

* Available for a small fee (mini-DV:£15/CD-Rom: £5/VHS: £10) plus
postage and packing.

3.) The next event in COIN's 2005 Climate Change Speaker Series will be in
two
week's time :

THURSDAY JULY 7TH - TOWN HALL, OXFORD
St. Aldates Street, Oxford. The Council Chamber.
7 P.M.-9 P.M Doors open 6.30. Free entry.

"CAN YOU AFFORD YOUR HOLIDAY IN THE SUN?"

Scientists warn us that jet travel may become the leading cause of climate
change, that major holiday destinations will disappear under the waves and
that the Costa Del Sol will become as hot as the Sahara. What will this mean
for tourism and aviation?

Dr. David Viner is a lecturer at the Climatic Research Unit at the
University of East Anglia specialising in the interaction between
climate and tourism.

Dr. Paul Upham us a researcher at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change
Research and is co-editor of the book "Towards Sustainable Aviation.

Full details about the series can be found at www.COINet.org.uk/speakers

Transcripts of previous talks by Michael Meacher and Joanna Macey can be
found at www.coinet.org.uk/perspectives/

***********
After a break in August, the series will resume with on September 22nd
with a discussion in the Holywell Music Rooms led by George Monbiot and
George Marshall: SLEEPWALKING INTO DISASTER: ARE WE IN A STATE OF DENIAL
ABOUT  CLIMATE CHANGE?

The Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN)
16B Cherwell St. Oxford, OX4 1BG, UK.
Telephone 01865 727 911
Mobile 0795 150 4549
E-mail george at COINet.org.uk
Web: www.COINet.org.uk




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