[matilda] Climate Change Action this Saturday.

[Heather Paterson]

Here is a copy of the press release for Saturday - again forward to anyone else who may be interested:
 
Clowns Driving Through Action on Climate Change The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army will be entertaining passers by with their antics exposing the misery that traffic can bring.  This saturday [1] a gaggle of clowns will amass in the Peace Gardens with bumper cars and a picnic, offering the public a choice between "traffic jam" and "strawberry jam". Reducing the use of the private motor car by better public transport and encouraging walking and cycling is one of a raft of measures that the City Council must adopt to reduce CO2 emissions sufficiently to avoid catastrophic climate change. The clown action is part of Sheffield Campaign against Climate Change [2], who will be hitting the streets to get people to demand urgent action from the City Council on CO2 emissions .  They have a petition which will be presented to the City Council on 3rd October asking for annual 6% reductions in city-wide CO2 emissions. Rebecca Bryson from the group said "Time is running out.  We desperately need to make drastic reductions in our CO2 emissions.  The solutions already exist. What is lacking is the political will to make the necessary changes.  Low carbon living can offer a better quality of life for many, with better public transport, well insulated homes and locally produced goods and services". Notes to Editors: [1] The event will commence 12 noon in the Peace Gardens on Saturday 15th September. [2] See sheffield.campaigncc.org for details of local group and national campaign and information regarding climate change


From: hmpaterson at hotmail.co.ukTo: matilda at lists.aktivix.org; mooreen at lists.aktivix.org; bobmaycock at yahoo.com; bokas11 at hotmail.com; jgibbon at wimbledon.ac.uk; fireowl3 at hotmail.co.ukDate: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:43:58 +0000Subject: [matilda] Climate Change Action this Saturday.





As you may know, SCACC (Sheffield Campaign Against Climate Change) is currently gathering names on a petition to Sheffield City Council asking them to put a Carbon Reduction Plan at the heart of the City Strategy. They are planning two sessions collecting names on the petition in the city centre on Sat 15th and Sat 22nd Sept and would really like your help.
 
This Saturday (15th) they will be at the Peace Gardens from 12pm joined by CIRCA (The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army) calling for "Strawberry Jam . . . Not Traffic Jams". Come and say hello, see whats happening, sign the petition and have a jam sandwich.
 
On Saturday 22nd they will be out again on Fargate for "Car Free Day" from 12pm. Again come and say hello and join in the activities.
 
Please forward this email to anyone who may be interested in attending or getting involved.
 
 
Heather
 
 
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