Hello everyone,

As you may already know, we’ve been up to Push Europe’s latest campaign Unblock
Our Future <http://unblock.pusheurope.eu/donald/>. We are calling on the EU
to act *immediately* on climate change in line with its moral and
historical responsibility. We’re also putting pressure on the Polish
government by demanding them to stop blocking European progress on climate.

Policy papers are taking us in circles. In Brussels you’ll hear endless
talk about ‘potential’ and ‘non-binding’ resolutions, but in reality,
Europe probably won’t commit to further greenhouse gases reductions for
another decade. This is largely down to the devastating success of the
corporate lobbyists.

In times when the Arctic ice reached record lows, when hundreds of millions
around the world are already suffering from the increasingly chaotic
weather and when we also know that we face a major food crisis in 2013 due
to massive failures in harvests across the globe - the EU’s apathetic
stance on climate change is hugely unacceptable.

Our role, here at grassroots level, is to act: act now, and demand
immediate European action. With the help of Push Europe’s campaign
pack,this is easier than you think!

We have now completed our action
toolkit<http://pusheurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/unblock-toolkit/PushEurope_un...>
(hurray!) and we invite you to:

(1) read it<http://pusheurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/unblock-toolkit/PushEurope_un...>,

(2) circulate it to your networks and social media contacts, and
(3) PLAN YOUR ACTION! Then let us know what you are planning (via this
quick form <http://unblock.pusheurope.eu/register-an-action/>) so that we
can help you and join your voice to others across the continent.

And GOOD NEWS: the action date is flexible, so you can plan one to suit
your timetable, or to match a key date on the political calendar. Here is a
quick overview of the climate world over the next few months (a more visual
timeline is in the Toolkit itself!):

   - NOW ---> 25th October:
   Email <http://unblock.pusheurope.eu/action/> and
Photo<http://unblock.pusheurope.eu/unblock-photo-actions/>actions
telling
   Donald Tusk (Prime Minister of Poland) not to block European decisions on
   climate change. On the 25th of October, European Environment Ministers will
   meet to discuss Europe’s position on climate. It is vital that Poland
   doesn’t block progressive proposals. This part is easy - all you need is
   a pen, paper and camera. You can find sample slogans in the Toolkit.
   Upload an image here<http://unblock.pusheurope.eu/unblock-photo-actions/>.
   Simple!
   Read more about Poland’s ‘blocking’ history
here<http://unblock.pusheurope.eu/about/>
   .

   - 12 - 18 November
   Global Actions for Climate Justice: Hundreds of southern movements and
   northern organisations will join forces this week to mobilise a million
   people across the globe demanding European action on climate change. There
   are plenty of ways you can get involved, see the toolkit for ideas, and
   feel free to contact us at act...@pusheurope.eu with your questions!

   - 26 November - 8 December
   > UN climate talks, Doha, and
   > Qatar in Brussels (1 - 8 December): During the talks we aim to build
   capacity for activists in Europe by organising a week-long climate
   justice convergence in Brussels <http://www.qatar-in-brussels.org/>.
   Here we’ll link up with activists in Doha and organise joint actions inside
   the negotiating halls and back in Brussels. If you are interested in
   joining the event in Brussels, read more about
it<http://www.qatar-in-brussels.org/about/>and
   register <http://www.qatar-in-brussels.org/register/>! If you cannot
   travel to Brussels, don’t worry, you can join us online. Email
   actiont...@qatar-in-brussels.org with your location and availability.

The time has come to stand up and demand immediate European action on
climate change. It is time for long-lasting, real commitment to tackle the
crisis - a 40% domestic emissions cut would be the most effective first
step in Europe.

You can also use the campaign as an opportunity to bring people together
and organise local action planning assemblies. In the long run, this is a
great chance to establish longer-term groups of active people!

>>> Our resources page <http://pusheurope.eu/resources/> has many useful
bits (like the Blogging Kit and the Donald Mask) which you will find useful
for your actions.

>>> Please make sure you register your action<http://unblock.pusheurope.eu/register-an-action/>with us, so that we can help you promote it around Europe! Photo actions
don’t need to be registered - just do as many images as you possibly can,
and upload them all on the photo action
page<http://unblock.pusheurope.eu/unblock-photo-actions/>
.

>>> With the help of our lovely toolkit<http://pusheurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/unblock-toolkit/PushEurope_un...> you
can easily put together a physical action in November to show solidarity
with Global Actions for Climate Justice.

>>> Feel free to contact your regional coordinator for advice (you can find
the list of coordinators on the resources page<http://pusheurope.eu/resources/>
).

*We know, this all sounds like a lot of things at once... But it’s actually
VERY EASY to participate and the more people we have the more impact there
will be! *

*For now, please fill out our email
action<http://unblock.pusheurope.eu/action/>and take 10 minutes to
make a photo. (The 10-minute
plan <http://pusheurope.eu/10minaction/> from the Tar Sands actions
provides a great explanation!) Then tell all your friends about it! ;)
*
We hope to hear/see/read from you soon!

Please join and help us to UNBLOCK OUR FUTURE!

Thanks,

*The Unblock Team*

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 Lucy Patterson | Coordinator | pusheurope.eu | twitter.com/pusheurope2012|