Starting today, people in 7,347 events in 188 countries are getting to work on the climate crisis. Organized by 350.org these events are sending a clear message to politicians worldwide that people do care about the climate crisis, we’re getting to work to solve it, and we want our politicians to do the same: stop arguing, and get to work.
According to Bill McKibben, Founder of 350.org, “(more than) 7000 events in 188 countries makes this not just the largest day of environmental action ever, but the most widespread day of political engagement on any topic. These actions make clear that Copenhagen and Congress didn’t discourage people—they made them decide that they were going to have to show ‘leaders’ how to lead.”
McKibben goes on to say “This won’t solve climate change overnight—but it’s one big step in building a movement strong enough to compete with the power of oil and coal money.”
Some highlights of events taking place in the 10/10/10 Global Work Party today include:
* 7,000+ events in 188 countries
* 2,000+ events in the United States
* 200 events in India
* 300 events in China
* 200 events in California pushing back on Prop 23
* 10 in Burma, 10 in Iran
* 100,000+ trees planted on 10/10/10
* 100+ solar panels installed on 10/10/10
* 100+ miles of coastline cleaned up on 10/10/10
Here are some pics coming in from events around the world:
Beijing, China
10/10/10 Beijing, China
Hamadan, Iran
10/10/10 Hamadan, Iran
Babylon, Iraq
10/10/10 Babylon, Iraq
Chiang Rai, Thailand
10/10/10 Chiang Rai, Thailand
Dushanabe, Tajikistan
10/10/10 Dushanabe, Tajikistan
KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
10/10/10 Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa
Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia
10/10/10 Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia
Dhaka, Bangladesh
10/10/10 Dhaka, Bangladesh
More pics to come and to see the latest pics and videos from 10/10/10 Global Work Party events all over the world, hit the 350.org home page all day.
