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N30: International Day of Climate Justice Action
Today, on November 30, one week before the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen open, and on the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO) protest in Seattle in 1999, major demonstrations, teach-ins and civil disobedience are taking actions place in cities around the U.S
Reports are now starting to come in from:
Chicago, Illinois: Activists target [...]
San Francisco Climate Justice Action at Bank of America; 200 Rally with at least 22 Arrested
Today on the Global Day of Climate Justice Action, a rowdy march in San Francisco made it’s way to Bank of America’s skyscraper (the tallest building in San Francisco), where dozens of activists blockaded the doors all around the building. Over 200 marched and rallied with at least 22 being arrested in the blockade.
Some [...]
Ontario: Sit in and Office Occupation at Minister of Finance’s Office
PEOPLE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
For More Information Contact:
Crystal Metham 416-435-3516
Katelyn Blacisk 647 929 2400
POLICE ISSUE ULTIMATUM TO PROTESTERS ORDERING THEM TO LEAVE BY END OF DAY OR BE FORCIBLY REMOVED
November 30, 2009 (Whitby, Ontario) — Police have issued an ultimatum to the seven climate activists inside Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s Whitby office, stating they [...]
Chicago Climate Activists target Carbon Trading @ Chicago Climate Exchange
*More details and photos coming soon!*
Chicago climate activists returned to the streets today – this time in the financial district in downtown Chicago – in a colorful demonstration against cap and trade, carbon offsets and other “false solutions” to climate change. Building on the long-term campaign to shut down the Crawford and Fisk coal-fired power [...]
Citizens ‘Die-in’ at Department of Public Health and Environment in Coal Protest
Group calls on the Air Quality Control Commission to deny the Cherokee coal plant’s ‘permit to pollute’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 30, 2009
Contacts:
Brian Bernhardt; CU Graduate Student; 703-439-0725; brian.bernhardt@colorado.edu
Amy Guinan, CU-INVST; 303-999-6374; amyguinan@yahoo.com
Denver, CO – This morning, approximately fifteen local citizens, representing a diverse coalition of groups, demonstrated at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) [...]
Climate justice activists march on polluters and lobbyists in downtown Washington DC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 30, 2009
Contacts: Lacy MacAuley, (202) 445-4692, lacy@massey-media.com
Nadine Bloch, (202) 412-7611, nbloch@igc.org
Morgan Goodwin, (413) 884-5240, morgan.goodwin@gmail.com
Climate justice activists march on polluters and lobbyists in downtown Washington DC
Feisty unpermitted march blocks traffic, marks the tenth anniversary of the WTO shutdown in Seattle, demands “Corporations out of Copenhagen” one week prior to the UN [...]
Citizens Block Shipment of Generator to Cliffside Coal Plant
Breaking News: Two people are locked down to the Cliffside generator in Greenville, SC. Press release below and more info coming. Also keep track at:http://twitter.com/RisingTideNA
Update: Four have been arrested: 2 who were locked down and 2 others. About 20 others are still at the site with banners. Pictures coming soon.
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