[spectre] WORLD LEADERS THANK ARRESTEES, AVERT CLIMATE DISASTER (well, sort of)

[elisabeth enke]

the problem is, not only goverments are responsible. its all people. 
some less, some more.

its everybodys job to live a life that can go with the survial of everybody.

start talking to friends and families, and live your life according to 
your rules.


nevertheless, talk to politicians and be agressive about your wishes.







Francisco Laranjeira schrieb:
> 
> June 18, 2009
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 
> TOP HEADLINE: WORLD LEADERS SIGN PACT TO AVERT CLIMATE DISASTER
> Newspaper Ignites Hope, Announces "Civil Disobedience Database"
> 
>     * Civil-disobedience database: http://BeyondTalk.net
>     * PDF of printed newspaper: http://iht.greenpeace.org/todays-paper/
>        - Online version: http://www.iht-se.com/
>     * Video: http://iht.greenpeace.org/video/ (coming soon)
>     * CONTACT:
>        - The Yes Men, mailto:press at theyesmen.org
>        - Mark Breddy (Greenpeace), mailto:mark.breddy at greenpeace.org,
>             (+32) (0)2 2741 903, (+32) (0)496 15 62 29 (mob.)
>        - Lawrence Bogad, mailto:l.m.bogad at gmail.com,
>             +1-212 300 7943
> 
> In a front-page ad in today's International Herald Tribune, the leaders
> of the European Union thank the European public for having engaged in
> months of civil disobedience leading up to the Copenhagen climate
> conference that will be held this December. "It was only thanks to your
> massive pressure over the past six months that we could so dramatically
> shift our climate-change policies.... To those who were arrested, we
> thank you."
> 
> There was only one catch: the paper was fake.
> 
> Looking exactly like the real thing, but dated December 19th, 2009, a
> million copies of the fake paper were distributed worldwide by thousands
> of volunteers in order to show what could be achieved at the Copenhagen
> climate conference that is scheduled for Dec. 7-18, 2009. (At the
> moment, the conference is aiming for much more modest cuts, dismissed by
> leading climate scientists as too little, too late to stave off runaway
> processes that will lead to millions or even billions of casualties.)
> 
> The paper describes in detail a powerful (and entirely possible) new
> treaty to bring carbon levels down below 350 parts per million - the
> level climate scientists say we need to achieve to avoid climate
> catastrophe. One article describes how a website, http://BeyondTalk.net,
> mobilized thousands of people to put their bodies on the line to
> confront climate change policies - ever since way back in June, 2009.
> 
> Although the newspaper is a fake (its production and launch were
> coordinated by Greenpeace), the website is real. Beyondtalk.net is part
> of a growing network of websites calling for direct action on climate
> change, building on statements made in recent months by noted political
> figures. (For example, in September Nobel laureate Al Gore asserted that
> "we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to
> prevent the construction of new coal plants.")
> 
> Leading American environmentalist Bill McKibben was enthusiastic about
> the newspaper's message and the methods BeyondTalk.net calls for. "We
> need a political solution grounded in reality - grounded in physics and
> chemistry. That will only come if we can muster a wide variety of
> political tactics, including civil disobedience."
> 
> "Non-violent civil disobedience has been at the forefront of almost
> every successful campaign for change," said Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes
> Men, who helped write and edit the newspaper and are furnishing the
> technology for BeyondTalk.net. "Especially in America, and especially
> today, we need to push our leaders hard to stand up to industry
> lobbyists and make the sorts of changes we need."
> 
> "Roosevelt would never have been able to push through the New Deal if
> people hadn't taken to the streets, occupied factories, and demanded
> it," noted newspaper writer/editor and University of California
> professor Lawrence Bogad.  Segregation, British rule in India, and
> apartheid wouldn't have ended without a lot of people being creatively
> uncooperative - even if that meant getting arrested. Nonviolent civil
> disobedience is the bread and butter of progress."
> 
> The fake newspaper also has an ad for "Action Offsets," whereby those
> who aren't willing to risk arrest can help those who are.
> 
> A HOPEFUL NEWS PANDEMIC?
> 
> Today's fake International Herald Tribune is part of a rash of recent
> publications which mimic prominent newspapers. Last November, a fake
> edition of the New York Times announced that the Iraq War was over. A
> few days earlier, a hoax USA Today featured the US presidential election
> result: "Capitalism Wins at the Polls: Anarchy Brewing in the Streets."
> And this April 1st, a spoof edition of Germany's Zeit newspaper
> triumphantly announced the end of "casino capitalism" and the abolition
> of poor-country debt.
> 
> The rash of fakes is likely to continue. "People are going to keep
> finding ways to get the word out about common-sense solutions those in
> power say are impossible," said Kelli Anderson, one of the designers of
> the fake International Herald Tribune and co-designer (with Daniel
> Dunnam) of BeyondTalk.net.
> 
> "We already know what we need to do about climate change," said Agnes de
> Rooij of Greenpeace International. "It's a no-brainer. Reduce carbon
> emissions, or put the survival of billions of people at risk. If the
> political will isn't there now, it's our duty to inspire it."
> 
> -30-
> 
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