[Cja] Newsletter – October 12, 2010: System Change not Climate Change! Taking Direct Action for Climate Justice

[Climate Justice Action]

*October 12th, 2010: System Change not Climate Change! Taking direct action
for climate justice*

*In this newsletter…
1. Why take action from October 12th?
2. Day of Action website
3. Tell the world - action newsletter
4. Contribute to the October 12th Video*
*5. Pass this on!*

*1. Why take action from October 12th?*
In 2009, indigenous peoples throughout the world called for a global
mobilisation ‘in defence of mother earth’ on October 12, reclaiming the day
that used to be imposed as ‘Columbus Day’. Responding to this call, and the
demand for a day of action for ‘system change, not climate change’ issued by
the global movements gathered in Copenhagen last year, Climate Justice
Action is proposing a week of direct action for climate justice from October
12 - 16, 2010.

We invite all those who fight for social and ecological justice to organise
direct actions targeting climate criminals and false solutions, or creating
real alternatives. This means taking direct responsibility for making change
happen, not lobbying others to act on your behalf, but through actively
closing things down and opening things up. This is an open callout, we are
not picking targets. But it is not a day for marches or petitions: it is
time for us to reclaim our power, and take control of our lives and futures.

For more information about the Day of Action:
http://www.climate-justice-action.org/mobilization/system-change-not-climate-change-taking-direct-action-for-climate-justice/
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2. Day of action website*
It’s absolutely crucial that we tell each other about our actions! Through
communicating and documenting the diverse actions that we are taking, we can
show great solidarity to one another in our struggles and inspire others to
start taking action. CJA have set up a website specifically for the Day of
Action, where we hope to map all of the actions happening world wide. For
this to work, it relies upon all of us submitting actions that are happening
world wide. To see the map, visit: *
http://global.climate-justice-action.org/*

There are three ways you can submit your action:
1. By sending an email to web at climate-justice-action.org
2. By sending a tweet with the hashtags #cja2010 and #mingaglobal
3. By filling this form -
http://global.climate-justice-action.org/reports/submit/
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3. Tell the world - action newsletter*
Following the week of action, we are going to produce an ‘action roundup’
newsletter to send to all our friends worldwide. If you have participated in
an action, please send us a paragraph explaining what you did and why! Of
course, this can be anonymous, and you can link to websites or news articles
about your action.
Also, remember to take photos - a picture can be worth a thousand words!
Please email your report to: info at climatejusticeaction.org

*4. Contribute to the October 12th Video*
We want to encourage everyone to film as much of their action as they can -
so we can produce an ‘action round up’ video!  If you have any footage, or
you would like to help with video, get in touch:
info at climatejusticeaction.org

*5. Pass this on!*
We need this email to reach as many people as possible. Please send it out
to your networks - especially to compañeros in different countries. We don't
want to miss a single action off our map!
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