Climate Camp hits the City of London on April Fools Day!
Climate Camp | 06.02.2009 17:09 | COP15 Climate Summit 2009 | G20 London Summit | Climate Chaos | Free Spaces | Social Struggles
Climate Camp hits the City of London on April Fools Day, the eve of the G20 leaders' London Summit. Join us!
Climate camp 2009 /// Stopping carbon markets /// Because nature doesn't do bailouts.
Climate camp 2009 /// Stopping carbon markets /// Because nature doesn't do bailouts.
First the city traders speculated with our homes, jobs and money – with disastrous results. Now they are speculating with our climate and the very future of life on earth – and once again our governments are cheering them on.
By creating a brain-bending system of carbon pollution licenses, fossil fuel companies and trading firms have found a way to keep on churning out global warming gases and to reap huge windfall profits at the same time. Meanwhile, the UK government is justifying a third runway at Heathrow and a coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth by saying that these new “carbon trading” schemes will magically make all their emissions vanish.
They are handing control of our climate over to the same people and systems that caused the financial collapse. All the workable and fair alternatives aren't getting a look-in.
We need to stop this foolishness.
We've camped against the Heathrow runway, we've camped against the Kingsnorth coal power station. Now its time to camp against the over-arching problem: absolute faith in unfettered markets and endless economic growth. On April 1st the G20 leaders arrive in London. At a time
of climate crisis their response to the market meltdown is emergency loans to car manufacturers, increased spending to encourage consumption, and bailouts for the very people who got us into this mess - just the things that will make the climate crisis worse.
Don’t let them get away with it: join our camp in the Square Mile! Gather at noon, April 1st, at the European Climate Exchange, Hasilwood House, 62 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AW.
Bring a pop-up tent, sleeping bag, wind turbine, mobile cinema, action plans and ideas...let’s imagine another world.
Don't let the financial and fossil fools make the rules!
For updates, information or to get involved, visit:
http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20
or subscribe to announcements at:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/subrequest/climatecamp
To get more involved, come to our planning meetings:
February 14th in London. Arrive at the Library House, 52 Knatchbull road, at 1 pm for a 1:30 start and bring food to share:
http://thelibraryhouse.wordpress.com/
March the 6th/7th in Nottingham.
Keep an eye on http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20 for the latest details.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
By creating a brain-bending system of carbon pollution licenses, fossil fuel companies and trading firms have found a way to keep on churning out global warming gases and to reap huge windfall profits at the same time. Meanwhile, the UK government is justifying a third runway at Heathrow and a coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth by saying that these new “carbon trading” schemes will magically make all their emissions vanish.
They are handing control of our climate over to the same people and systems that caused the financial collapse. All the workable and fair alternatives aren't getting a look-in.
We need to stop this foolishness.
We've camped against the Heathrow runway, we've camped against the Kingsnorth coal power station. Now its time to camp against the over-arching problem: absolute faith in unfettered markets and endless economic growth. On April 1st the G20 leaders arrive in London. At a time
of climate crisis their response to the market meltdown is emergency loans to car manufacturers, increased spending to encourage consumption, and bailouts for the very people who got us into this mess - just the things that will make the climate crisis worse.
Don’t let them get away with it: join our camp in the Square Mile! Gather at noon, April 1st, at the European Climate Exchange, Hasilwood House, 62 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AW.
Bring a pop-up tent, sleeping bag, wind turbine, mobile cinema, action plans and ideas...let’s imagine another world.
Don't let the financial and fossil fools make the rules!
For updates, information or to get involved, visit:
http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20 or subscribe to announcements at:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/subrequest/climatecamp To get more involved, come to our planning meetings:
February 14th in London. Arrive at the Library House, 52 Knatchbull road, at 1 pm for a 1:30 start and bring food to share:
http://thelibraryhouse.wordpress.com/ March the 6th/7th in Nottingham.
Keep an eye on
http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20 for the latest details. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
Climate Camp
Homepage:
http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/
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carbon expo 2009
07.02.2009 13:08
if so perhaps i´ll see you there amongst the silver and pink or black and gold, not that for now there appears to be anything likely to happen in a sort of carnavalish kinda type happening but they do have a tendancy to sort of leave things quite latish over there spreading news most by word of mouth.....however.................will post if discover.......
no body in particular
if you bob around this website
07.02.2009 13:24
no body in particular
Update
14.03.2009 14:06
Hasilwood House, 62 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AW at 12:30 exactly. If we are to
be successful, it is very important that we all arrive at the Climate
Exchange at the same time. We must swoop in from different directions,
and under different means to all arrive within a minute or two of each
other. We therefore advise that people meet up with their mates early,
and somewhere within easy reach of the Climate Exchange. Then, at the
appropriate moment, leave quickly, and timed to arrive at exactly 12:30.
You may even want to practice beforehand and be mindful that you may get
substantially delayed at nearby tube stations on April 1.
Things may change on the day, perhaps significantly. There is a text
message news service which will be available during and in advance of the
G20 Leaders meeting. We strongly recommend that people subscribe to it at
place that we finally set up camp will not be the Climate Exchange.
Please come prepared to be as self-sufficient as possible. A list of
items to bring can be found at
website will also be updated closer to April 1st as further details become
available.
There is also a facebook group
http//www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=49600653225 Please invite your
friends. We are currently blocked from messaging guests, so please pass
this information on to all your mates. People can also subscribe to the
climatecamp newsletter for information:
Finally, you may be interested in a game of capture the flag which is
happening near the Climate Exchange on Friday 20th of March, 6 pm from
Liverpool Station.
See you on Financial and Fossil Fools Day!
Ms Anne Thropy
Crucial info
26.03.2009 13:43
(2) TEXT ALERTS & COMMUNICATION
(3) THE MAP
(4) INFOPOINTS & BRIEFINGS
(5) SLEEPING SPACE
(6) THINGS TO BRING
(7) AUTONOMOUS ACTIONS & MEDIA
(8) LEGAL
(9) WORKSHOPS & CEILIDH
(10) PUT PEOPLE FIRST MARCH
(11) IT'S A NUMBERS GAME
(1) THE SWOOP & OVER-POLICING
To be successful, we must all arrive at the Climate Exchange at the same time. We must swoop in from different directions, using different means to arrive within a minute or two of each other. Its a good idea to meet up with your friends early, and somewhere within easy reach of the Climate Exchange. Then, at the appropriate moment, leave quickly, to arrive at exactly 12:30. You may even want to practice beforehand.
Be aware that in light of current over-policing tactics, if you miss the swoop, you may be unable to join the camp. In places where our numbers are too low, the police may attempt to stop and search individuals, and confiscate items to prevent us from setting up the camp safely. We can avoid this by moving confidently and together. The police may also attempt to surround people to prevent us from moving (sometimes called a "kettle"). Nearby tube stations, particularly Liverpool Station, as well as the Bank (where the G20-meltdown protest is occurring at noon), are possible locations where the police may try to kettle people. If you see a kettle forming and don't want to be stuck for the day in one, move and help others move out of it before it closes.
You are likely to have greater freedom of movement if you've planned your swoop and know the area. Because things may change on the day, please take copies of our map with grid reference points, and have a person in your group subscribed to the text alerts.
(2) TEXT ALERTS & COMMUNICATION
Things may change on the day, perhaps significantly. There is a text message news service which will be available in advance and during the G20 Leaders meeting. We strongly recommend that people subscribe to it. It is possible, even likely, that the place that we finally set up camp will not be the Climate Exchange.
We also use Twitter
You may want to also exchange phone numbers with your friends and people in other groups so that our communication network is as decentralised as possible.
(3) THE MAP
A map of the city, with grid reference points will be released at
Various carbon off-set companies, carbon trading firms, greenwashing firms, and other climate-criminals will also be highlighted on the map. If the police prevent us from safely setting up the camp, groups are especially encouraged to do an action at one of these locations, or any other location they have researched. It can also aid communication between you and your mates. Losing your friends in a crowd really sucks!
(4) INFOPOINTS & BRIEFINGS
From Thursday March 26th until Thursday April 2nd rampARTS will be a G20 infopoint, open to drop by from 2-10 pm. The Camp for Climate Action will have information there during this period.
On Saturday March 28th at 5 pm, and on Sunday March 29th at 2 pm, the camp will be serving tea and cake for those who want to meet up and share information, or make some banners and props.
On Tuesday March 31st at 7 pm, there will be a briefing at rampART, with a particular focus on new people who need information about the April 1st camp.
rampART is located at 15 -17 Rampart Street, London E1 2LA (near Whitechapel, off Commercial Rd). rampart[at]mutualaid.org, 07050 618445
(5) SLEEPING SPACE
If you are coming from out of town, places are available to stay! Please contact us early so that we can reserve you a place. Email
(6) THINGS TO BRING
If you're staying for the full 24 hours, please check out
(7) AUTONOMOUS ACTIONS AND MEDIA
Are you planning an autonomous action and would you like to try and get media there as soon as it happens? You can chat to the climate camp media crew about it beforehand who can point the media your way, or can help you get your press release out. You don't have to give them the details beforehand, but do get in touch with
(8) LEGAL
Our legal team have prepared a handy crib sheet of information about your legal rights and what to do if something goes wrong. These will be handed out on the day, but there's no guarantee you'll get one before encountering the police, so we advise you to print a copy to bring along. Check it out at
(9) WORKSHOPS & CEILIDH
Workshops and music are on! Workshops will include: Trading our way into trouble, the Fossil Fuel Economy, A history of Direct Action, Techno fixes, Transition to a low carbon economy, the latest climate science from Copenhagen, Mobilising for Copenhagen, Debt and Climate Change, Carbon Trading and Copenhagen, Sustainable Activism, Samba, Poetry vs Climate Change ... and more!
Check out
We also need more musicians to play at the ceilidh. More musicians and sound systems are welcome!
(10) PUT PEOPLE FIRST MARCH AND LEAFLETING
A Camp for Climate Action block for the Put People First March on Saturday the 28th of March will be meeting at 11 am outside Charing Cross National Rail Station, on the strand. We need help handing out leaflets during the march. 07534 598733 for more info.
(11) IT'S A NUMBERS GAME
The only way we can win this is through a mass mobilisation of people. With a week to go we can still get people to join us for the camp. Talk to your friends and bring them along; change your status and profile picture on social networks, and invite your contacts to our facebook event
Camp For Climate Action
Homepage:
http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20
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31.03.2009 10:46
Ms Anne Thropy