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December 12th: System Change, not Climate Change!
Dec. 4, 2009
Climate Collective
System change, not climate change!
On Saturday the 12th of December, tens of thousands of people will march in Copenhagen to demand real and effective action on climate change. Many are still hoping, against hope, that the ‘world leaders’ gathered inside the summit will be able to deliver a good deal for planet and people. But we already know that the talks will not solve the climate crisis. We are no closer to reducing greenhouse gas emissions than we were when international negotiations began fifteen years ago: emissions are rising faster than ever, while carbon trading allows climate criminals to pollute and profit. Faced with the profound crisis of our civilisation, and the destructive impacts of the climate crisis on already marginalised communities, all we get is a political circus playing to the interests of corporations.
In response to this madness, a global movement for climate justice has emerged to reclaim power over our future. We cannot trust those who created the problem in the first place, and who have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo while tinkering around the edges, to deliver what we know to be necessary. We cannot trust the market with our future, nor put our faith in unsafe, unproven and unsustainable technologies. Contrary to those who put their faith in a “green capitalism”, we know that it is impossible to have infinite growth on a finite planet. Instead of trying to fix a destructive system, we should be:
-leaving fossil fuels in the ground
-reasserting peoples’ and community
-control over production
-relocalising food production
-massively reducing overconsumption, particularly in the North
-recognising the ecological and climate debt owed to the peoples of the South and making reparations
-respecting indigenous and forest peoples’ rights
The only way to make this happen is if we stop waiting for someone else, somewhere else to fix the problems we face – we need to take power into our hands and build a powerful global movement that can fight for and realise climate justice: for a world in which solutions to the climate crisis are not paid for by those who have done the least to cause it; for a world where one person’s good life does not mean someone else’s exploitation; for a world with more time for pleasure, more solidarity, more real, human development; for a bright future beyond capitalism.
Join the bloc at 13:00 on Christiansborg Slotsplads (Parliament Square) in Central Copenhagen to call for
SYSTEM CHANGE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE!
The future is bright, if we make it so: to light up the darkness, bring lights, wear bright colours, bring glitter. Gather at the three trucks carrying the bloc’s banners.
Comments
Great to see your reply! I've proposed it to http://12dec09.dk/content/english and received a flyer that they planned a candle night. But I wonder how many people know of this. And without a cup, candle is turned off very easily with a little bit of wind. So bring your cup to keep it on. See you on the 12th!:)
Hello there My partner (Danish) and I tried to volunteer for protest COP15 activities you are doing and get involved online. Your website said someone will call us but no one has heard anything and there are no updates sent from your website to my email. Are you still doing this?
thanks. Cecilia
(Dear Cecilia) I've also sent an email for volunteering(not to this website, main one on climaforum09 and couldn't get any answer. So, I myself looked for the group to join rather than waited for the answer (or maybe just to know how things go inside). I would try going to Action info meeting today Ragnhildgade 1. Anyway, it's a pity to see that people are volunteering but not much connected.
I've got one question on the 12th. If the demonstration starts at 13:00. When do you expect it to finish? The sun sets quite early here... and it would begin to be dark when we come to Bella center. And WE NEED TO BE VISIBLE HOW MANY HAVE GATHERED.
I'm from South Korea and we've had a successful experience of 'candle' demonstration at night. In my opinion, candles have many merits,
First and foremost, it would make people in the street visible around Bella center.
It guarantees a peaceful action, as people should take care of their candles with liquid.. so the march gets quite orderly. Even police feel hard to attack people with candles. And when some activists are harassed by police, the candle will signal where it happens...etc.
It might fit Danish hygge and people will have a happy experience there and come to more demonstrations.
I wonder whether this could be a feasible idea here. In Korea, it started by some anonymous people on the internet and spreaded so wide..
Let's see.
how lucky you guys, you can act and do a real thing, but i'm here in Egypt and i cant do anything but watching your news and following your blogs :( i wish i was there with you !
hello naraboa, i've red your comments(story) and i think its a great idea,
lets buy some candles and lets be there from 13:00 ti'll say 20:00hundred,
maybe a burningman....seriously....ask, ask ask,
see you there, pastordecabre....
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