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Sheffield Climate Ark

Chocolate Aeroplanes | 18.02.2008 20:43 | Climate Chaos | Sheffield

Campaigning against climate change in Sheffield city centre with an ark.

Sheffield Climate Ark
Sheffield Climate Ark


On Sat 9th Feb Sheffield Climate Ark descended on the Moor, a main shopping street in Sheffield. The four-metre-long ark had taken some building and came with pairs of animals to be saved including two real rabbits. The aim was to get people thinking and acting about climate change. People were really interested in the photos of flooding in Sheffield and around the world. As well as a few decidedly weird conversations, we got 257 postcards signed and sent to local counsellors, MPs and Gordon Brown. The ark was the work of one of Sheffield’s climate action groups “Chocolate Aeroplane”, with members of WDM (World Development Movement) and SCACC (Sheffield Campaign against Climate Change) involved.

Chocolate Aeroplanes
- e-mail: wdm.in.sheffield@fish.co.uk
- Homepage: http://www.wdm.org.uk/sheffield/

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Why use a rabbit?

18.02.2008 22:37

Why did you use a real rabbit, surely it was stressful for him. Otherwise good action!

ARA


Rabbits on climate ark

20.02.2008 10:10

We used two rabbits, we wanted two of lots of animals (you know, Ark?) but could only get rabbits!
They seemed to quite enjoy it, Gandalf liked the attention, he's always up for being fussed, Fred just looked bored. And the kids loved them.

Chris McMahon
mail e-mail: chris@gabadon.co.uk
- Homepage: http://www.gabadon.co.uk