Philippine youths make noise pollution for climate action
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Philippine youths make noise pollution for climate action
Agence France-Presse | 12/12/2009 1:18 PM
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MANILA, Philippines - Hundreds of protesters wearing red shirts banged
on drums and bamboo poles and sang songs outside Manila's City Hall on
Saturday demanding global action on climate change.
"We're wearing red for 'red alert', to call attention to the world
that time is running out," said Ali Obusan, a member of Greenpeace
Philippines branch.
The group, mainly of students from several Manila universities,
described the event as a "noise barrage" rally, held in support of
efforts by world leaders meeting in Copenhagen to craft a new global
deal on curbing greenhouse gases. Once outside City Hall they unfurled
a banner that read "Climate Action Now".
Many in the crowd wore bandanas with the words "solar energy" on them
while some dipped their hands in paint before making a print of a
large plywood wall.
City hall was shuttered for the weekend, but Obusan told AFP the local
government gave the group a permit for a three-hour demonstration from
7:00am (2300 GMT Friday).
"This is an open space. So far we have received no complaints of noise
pollution from nearby residents," she added.
as of 12/12/2009 1:18 PM
Agence France-Presse | 12/12/2009 1:18 PM
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MANILA, Philippines - Hundreds of protesters wearing red shirts banged
on drums and bamboo poles and sang songs outside Manila's City Hall on
Saturday demanding global action on climate change.
"We're wearing red for 'red alert', to call attention to the world
that time is running out," said Ali Obusan, a member of Greenpeace
Philippines branch.
The group, mainly of students from several Manila universities,
described the event as a "noise barrage" rally, held in support of
efforts by world leaders meeting in Copenhagen to craft a new global
deal on curbing greenhouse gases. Once outside City Hall they unfurled
a banner that read "Climate Action Now".
Many in the crowd wore bandanas with the words "solar energy" on them
while some dipped their hands in paint before making a print of a
large plywood wall.
City hall was shuttered for the weekend, but Obusan told AFP the local
government gave the group a permit for a three-hour demonstration from
7:00am (2300 GMT Friday).
"This is an open space. So far we have received no complaints of noise
pollution from nearby residents," she added.
as of 12/12/2009 1:18 PM
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