CLIMATE EMERGENCY RALLY, Sat 5th Dec, London... Are you going?

[philwil...@ymail.com]

Hi everyone,

IF A GROUP OF US ARE WANTING TO GO BY TRAIN IT MAY BE CHEAPER TO GET A
GROUP TICKET. IF YOU'RE INTRESTED IN GOING RING OR TEXT ME (Phil -
07805 576 720) TO ARRANGE MEET-UP POINT AND TICKETS ETC.

Climate Emergency Rally at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park at 12.00 noon
(nearest tube Marble Arch)

Speakers will include Michael Meacher MP (Lab), Simon Hughes MP (Lib
Dem), John McDonnell MP (Lab), Caroline Lucas MEP (Green), Maria
Sauveron (Bolivian ambassador), John Stewart (HACAN - campaign against
Heathrow 3rd runway) and Chris Baugh (PCS - Public and Commercial
Services Union).

The Rally will be a chance for demonstrators to put concrete demands
to government for emergency action on climate (see below), many of
which formed part of the radical EDM 2057. Speakers will include MPs
who have signed this including John McDonnell, Lynn Jones MP (Lab) and
Andrew Stunell MP (Lib Dem).

Musical interludes will be provided by Seize the Day.

Saturday 5th December will see the biggest UK demonstration on
climate so far with greater commitment than ever before from a wide
range of NGOs, brought together by the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition
for the main event, called “The Wave” which will leave Grosvenor
Square at about 1.00 pm to surround parliament for the ‘wave event' at
about 3.00 pm. The Climate Emergency Rally will precede “The Wave”
and rally-goers will feed into it as it leaves Grosvenor Square.

We are holding the Rally because we want to make sure there is no
chance that the Government will ‘spin’ the climate demo as simply in
support of their position at the Copenhagen Talks – whilst we support
all the 'Wave' demands for a fair and effective international
agreement we also want to demand much more action on climate from the
UK government, here at home. We believe that in any case there is no
chance of an effective agreement until the North wins the trust of the
South and it will only do that if Northern countries like the UK match
words with action and take radical emission-reducing measures at home.

And we mean real concrete 'emergency'; measures. We will demand:

Declaration of a Climate Emergency
10% cuts by end 2010
A million green jobs by end 2010
Ban domestic flights
55 mph speed limit – scrap the roads program
End Agrofuel use

Most of these demands (and more) are in Early Day Motion 2057 signed
by 45 MPs . There is a growing movement for emergency climate action
in the UK. Lets make sure it continues to build! Join us at the
Climate Emergency Rally!

[Cindy]

Cafod have a coach organised from Reading and picking up at
Maidenhead.

Stops to be made: Reading Station: 8.30 am. Woodley - Woodford Park:
8.45 am. Maidenhead Sports Centre Braywick Road: 9.15 am. Tickets are
£10 each and cheques are to made payable to Rita Belletty. Please
contact the CAFOD Office, Portsmouth Diocese, to reserve your place
and get extra details: CAFOD Portsmouth, Lynda Mussell, Martin Brown &
Laura Bigoni. St Mary's Church, Belle Vue Road, Aldershot, Hampshire
GU12 4RX.
Email ports...@cafod.org.uk
Phone 01252 329385

http://www.cafod.org.uk/take-action/climate/the-wave/coach-map

Regards
Cindy



On 27 Nov, 13:29, "philwilson2...@ymail.com"