FINAL PUSH Oct 24th Global Day of Action

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Oct 19, 2009, 9:38:38 AM10/19/09

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Dear Climate Change Working Group folks, is anyone interested to pick
this up to promote/organize a local action?
julie

Julie Cosgrove, Coordinator Kawartha World
Issues Centre
Phone: 705-748-1680
Email: kw...@trentu.ca
Website & Community Calendar: kw...@trentu.ca

Celebrating 20 years of global understanding and local action.

The Kawartha World Issues Centre is a charitable global education and
resource centre which promotes understanding and dialogue of world
issues to enable people to engage in positive social and environmental
change.

>>> <ru...@kyotoplus.ca> 16/10/2009 11:41 am >>>
In just over a week, Canadians will rise up with people all over the
world
in support of a Copenhagen agreement that can help prevent
catastrophic
climate change. As a leader in this work, you can help enormously by
contributing to an intensive, all-out push to get paper and electronic
media
covering the story and to spread the word so we get impressive numbers
out
to events.

1. Let me know if your organization is not yet involved and would
like
information on events including contacts for your area.

2. Help local event organizers each out to media to do articles,
interviews,
personal interest stories. Find out what you can do to pitch in. The
attached generic press release and advisory were prepared by 350.org
for use
with local/regional media. The advisory should be sent by Tuesday,
October
20th, then followed up with phone calls. Oct 24 is positive, timely
and
important. Media will want to cover it but they need information.
Call
journalists and let them know what’s happening and why. Try to
coordinate
with other groups involved but don’t worry about multiple approaches
since
they only add buzz around the story. Personal stories about
individuals
getting involved are also a great idea.

3. Post the national press release on your website next Thursday am:
I
will send you the embargoed version prepared by large groups doing
multiple
events next week.

4. Circulate posters and cards.

Montreal:

Place des festivals (coin Maisonneuve et Jean Mance), 14h

Contact: Chantal Girard, 514-522-2000 poste 233, cgi...@equiterre.org

Poster:
http://www.equiterre.org/organisme/pdf/Grande_Cacophonie_aff_8x11_oct09.pdf

Ottawa:

Parliament Hill, 2 pm

Contact: Gracen Johnson, 519-820-8596, <mailto:Gra...@climateday.ca>
Gra...@climateday.ca.

Poster: http://cday.atypical.ca/resources/c-day-downloads/

Power Shift Canada

Ottawa, Oct 23-26

Contact: Amara or Shawn at volu...@powershiftcanada.org.