Marn Yee looking for help with local 350.org project (October event)

[Bruce England]

Hello all:

Marn Yee asked me post the following for your consideration. Note that we have this topic on the agenda for next Monday's Green Mountain View general meeting in case you have questions or comments. Fyi, Marn Yee does plan to be there to present her ideas re this.

Bye for now!
Bruce England

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Dear all,

On Saturday, Oct 24, 2009, is the first Climate Action Day of Awareness by 350.org.   Founded by Bill McKibben, its mission is to "build a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that science and justice demand."  Various events will be held by grassroot organizers throughout the world (incl Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, even my hometown in Penang, Malaysia... everybody is doing it!)

The goal of this day is to promote awareness of the science, policy, and solutions of 350ppm CO2, the critical threshold that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide to avoid runaway climate change.  Event types include music festivals, art projects, cycling tours, etc, etc, etc.

I have registered an event with 350.org to distribute their educational materials at strategic points in Mountain View on the days leading up to Sat, Oct 24, 2009.   The plan is to:

a) promote awareness of events in the SF Bay area on Oct 24 and 25
b) promote awareness on the science, policy, and solutions to climate change
c) use materials provided at http://www.350.org/action-resources
d) have volunteers help distribute the educational materials at points convenient to them

Proposed locations: Caltrain station(s) @ rush hour, library, schools, major corporate campuses (flexible to fit volunteers preferred location)

Looking for anyone interested in helping -- during or before.  Help needed include: planning, printing, being at Caltrain stations or other strategic locations distributing the info. 

Thanks in advance,
Marn-Yee Lee

[Mike Kahn]

Hi Green MV,

Thanks for posting this, Bruce, and to Marn Yee for getting this
going. I am personally very interested in the 350.org global event,
and encouraging climate change action in general. I now live in
Millbrae and haven't been involved in MV events directly but am happy
to still be on the list. I do take my bicycle on the the train from
Millbrae to MV (and bike to Cupertino and back) a few days a week. I
will print out B&W copies of the 350 Quarterpage Fliers (http://www.350.org/files/materials/350_qp_flyer_ltr.pdf
) and distribute them on the train (at least in the bike car). I will
probably be up in SF on 10/24 photographing events up there. I
encourage others to get involved any way they can. If a strong,
binding resolution on climate change is not signed in Copenhagen in
December I think we will be in real deep trouble. Now is the time to
let our politicians and the world know we want and need positive action!

Best,
Mike

Mike Kahn
Green Stock Media
650-269-1264 - mi...@greenstockmedia.com
http://www.greenstockmedia.com - Promoting sustainability one image at
a time.