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Pix-&-Vidz of National Climate March, London (1 of 3) – 06 Dec 08

Tim Dalinian Jones | 10.12.2008 15:08 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | World

A throng of thousands of Climate Change protesters filled the streets of London with chants, effigies, banners, samba, placards, music and whistles during the National Climate March 2008, demanding:
1) NO to a 3rd runway at Heathrow and runaway aviation expansion
2) NO new coal – no new coal-fired power stations as planned at Kingsnorth in Kent
3) NO to the expansion of agrofuels – with negative impacts on forests, the climate, and world food supply
4) YES to a renewable energy revolution and green jobs – a "Green New Deal"

Nine of these pix were shot by Chris Knight – (CK) appended to caption

Vidz
To follow, as links in a comment below, once the editing and uploading are complete.

A1. Greenwash Guerillas promote Fossil Fools Day 2009

B1. WDM's huge 'Climate Change Kills' banner

B2. Joined Up Thinking

B3. Young, Bold & Brassy

B4. EcoWarrior, Revolution, Communist, Anarchist (CK)

C1. A Right Scary Greenwash Guerilla

C2. A Great Gaggle of Greenwash Guerillas

D1. Unity in Action

D2. Double-sided DIY placard

D3. Magnificent vegan props

D4. Bloco Liberdade samba band (CK)

E1. Globe inna Greenhouse

E2. Four Horsefolk of the Anti-Capitalist Apocalypse (CK)

E3. No More Carbon Dinosaurs – Stop Kingsnorth

E4. Promoting Sustainable Living

E5. Most Artistic Banner – Gold Star Awarded

E6. Anti-Capitalism Bannerwise (CK)

E7. Whistling musical direction (CK)

Our planet's biosphere is facing what may be the biggest Extinction-Level Event [1] in the history of life on Earth. But whereas the previous 'Big Five' [2] were naturally occurring catastrophes, the Sixth Extinction [3] has human moral responsibility running through it like a stick of Blackpool rock. And the most deadly contribution is human-created Catastrophic Climate Change [4], which of course also jeopardises the continuity of human civilisation.

“We are well into the opening phase of a mass extinction of species. There are about 10 million species on earth. If we carry on as we are, we could lose half of all those 10 million species. The whole thing is taking place in what you might call a flickering of an evolutionary eye. [...] We would be the first generation in the whole of human history since we came out of our caves to tackle a mass extinction head on and cancel it... and if we do, I think people will cheer for us from thousands of years ahead.”
Prof Norman Myers
British environmentalist and authority on biodiversity (1934-),
quoted in ‘Largest mass extinction in 65 million years underway, scientists say’ [5]

Such a realisation is motivating a growing number of people to take action to push this most important of global issues up to the top of the news and political agenda, where it belongs. So in the middle of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Talks (COP 14/MOP 4), in Poznan, Poland [6], people in 94 countries around the world took part in a Global Day of Climate Action [7]. In London, organisers of the National Climate March – the Campaign against Climate Change [8] – estimated that 10,000 people took part in the event, highlighting four of the most pressing issues that need addressing urgently.

[cont’d in part 2...]

Footnotes

[1] Extinction-Level Event –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_Level_Event

[2] 'Big Five' extinction-level events –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_Level_Event#Major_extinction_events

[3] Sixth Extinction –

http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/eldredge2.html

[4] Catastrophic Climate Change: eg, see –

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2004/feb/22/usnews.theobserver

[5] ‘Largest mass extinction in 65 million years underway, scientists say’ –

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Largest_mass_extinction_in_65_million_years_underway,_scientists_say

[6] Virtual Poznan: watch all the latest action from the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, and interact in real time with conference participants –

http://www.oneclimate.net/poznan

[7] Global Day of Climate Action –

http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org

[8] Campaign against Climate Change –

http://www.campaigncc.org

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Tim Dalinian Jones
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Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/dalinian

Additions

Global Day of Climate Action – Links

10.12.2008 16:50

BY TIM DALINIAN JONES

Pix-&-Vidz of National Climate March, London (1 of 3) – 06 Dec 08

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414838.html

Pix-&-Vidz of National Climate March, London (2 of 3) – 06 Dec 08

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414859.html

Pix-&-Vidz of National Climate March, London (3 of 3) – 06 Dec 08

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414891.html

This story also available both internationally and locally in a single article:
Indymedia Climate –

http://tinyurl.com/NCM-LDN-06-Dec-08
Indymedia London –

http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/378

Pix-&-Vidz of Climate Bike Ride, London, UK - 06 Dec 08
Indymedia Climate –

http://tinyurl.com/CBR-LDN-06-Dec-08
Route Map –

http://tinyurl.com/CBR2008-map (custom GoogleMap)

SEE ALSO
▪ ‘Climate Change Critical Mass and March Pics’ by Rikki –

http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/366
▪ ‘Climate change rally 6 Dec 2008 - pics, audio and video’ by Simon –

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414680.html
▪ Sustainable Transport speeches by Roger Geffen and Dr Mayer Hillman, outside Department for Transport –

http://london.indymedia.org.uk/system/file_upload/2008/12/06/14/climate_speeches.mp3
▪ Video of Climate Bike Ride 2008 by Doug –

http://www.archive.org/details/bikeride6-12-08

MORE INFO & TAKE ACTION LINKS
Global Day of Climate Action –

http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org
Campaign against Climate Change –

http://www.campaigncc.org

Plane Stupid –

http://www.planestupid.com
T5 Flashmob –

http://t5flashmob.wordpress.com
AirportWatch –

http://www.airportwatch.org.uk
Stop Heathrow Expansion (Greenpeace UK) –

http://stopheathrow.org
Stop Stansted Expansion –

http://www.stopstanstedexpansion.com
Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign –

http://www.gacc.org.uk
Stop Bristol Airport Expansion –

http://www.nobristolairportexpansion.co.uk

E.ON – F.OFF! –

http://www.e-onf-off.org.uk/home.html
Climate Camp –