On October 24, 2009 at exactly 6:30 pm, 350 students will ring 350 bells for 3 minutes and 50 seconds. They will ring the bells, they will call for change. They will call YOU to action.
The rally will coincide with over 2,528 other actions that will take place that day in 125 countries across the world. All
activities have one purpose in mind: CALL
FOR CHANGE.
After NASA’s James Hansen and his climate team produced a
number of studies last year, they discovered that “if we let the amount of
carbon in the atmosphere top 350 parts per million, we can’t have a planet
‘similar to the one on which civilization developed and to which life on earth
is adapted.’”
The bad news: “we
have already passed that number – we are at 390 parts per million, which is why
the arctic is melting, why drought is spreading across the planet, why people
are already dying from diseases like dengue fever and malaria occurring in
places where they’ve never been seen before.”
The rally is inspired by the 350.org, an international
non-profit that is organizing people, all across the globe, to send a powerful
message to the United Nations.
October 24 is the International Day of Climate Action and it
comes six weeks before the crucial United Nations meetings on climate change
take place in Copenhagen. 350.org will deliver photographs from all events that
took place across the world that day to that meeting, effectively sending a visual
message that the world is united behind this cause.
After ringing of the bells, students and community members
that participate in the rally will have an opportunity to learn from various
community organizations on how they can lower their footprint. We expect a number of local environmental organizations to set up booths
inside the Center and educate on what one can do to help.
October 24 will be a joyful, powerful day that will unite
the world. Come join us!
A few videos for your viewing pleasure....courtesy of 350.org:
For more videos and photos on what people are doing around the world to join in the 350 cause, please visit www.350.org
October 24 at 6:30 pm
Some photos of actions around the world...courtesy of 350.org:
