WAVE IF YOU WANT TO STOP CLIMATE CHAOS!

Ireland's biggest ever action on climate change took place in Dublin last Saturday as hundreds of people formed The Wave surging from the Department of the Environment at Custom House Quay eventually "crashing" against the Department of the Taoiseach on Upper Merrion Street.

Climate campaigners demanded the government to show leadership in Copenhagen next week. The action was both colourful and powerful, with participants wearing blue to represent the upsurge of public opinion for a fair and safe global deal in Copenhagen.

A huge thanks and congratulations to everyone who came along and took part!

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1. What's The Wave?

On Saturday 5 December 2009, just ahead of the crucial UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, thousands of people from all walks of life will flood the streets of Dublin to demonstrate their support for a fair and safe climate future for all.

The Wave, organised by the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, will show mass support for a better, low carbon future for Ireland and the world.Saturday's action is linking up with simultaneous actions in Paris, London, Glasgow, Belfast, Brussels and Berlin ahead of the crucial global climate summit in Copenhagen next week

Everyone will arrive dressed in blue to form a giant human wave representing the upsurge of public opinion for a fair and safe global deal.

This won't be your regular old march but a fun and animated experience, expect some great wave props and costumes and great guest speakers including David McWilliams.

We are even offering a €200 voucher for Belfield Bike Shop for the Best Dressed in Blue so get your thinking caps on lads and ladies!

We want the Irish Government to show leadership at Copenhagen. We want them to PROTECT THE POOREST and ACT NOW to inspire the deal the world needs.

As part of a global series of public actions, The Irish Wave will call on our government to take urgent action to secure a fair international deal to stop global warming exceeding the danger threshold of 2°C.

We call on world leaders to support developing countries to cope with the impacts of climate change now and in the future.

Join The Wave! - The Ireland's biggest ever demonstration in support of action on climate change. And DONT FORGET - DRESS CODE: BLUE!!!

To get involved TEXT WAVE and YOUR NAME to 087 3 200 900

Please also add The Wave as an event to your Facebook and Twitter accounts

2. What's the Plan?

• ASSEMBLE: Customs House Quay, 12pm
• CLIMAX: Crashing against Department of An Taoiseach, 1.30pm
• DRESS CODE: BLUE!!

CONGA-4-CLIMATE at Electric Picnic

Building on the success of the Human Hourglass on Sandymount beach this year where 1000 people joined together to mark the six month countodwn to Copenhagen Friends of the Earth and Stop Climate Chaos organised a FLASH MOB at this years Electric Picnic!

Conga 4 Climate took place on Sunday afternoon at the Picnic. Starting from the Global Green area at 4.30pm, hundreds of picnicers joined the Conga through the festival. Check out the video! Thank you so much to everyone who took part. There will be lots of other events and flashmobs happening here in Ireland during the countdown to the crucial UN climate summit in Copenhagen this December. If you want to join us in demanding climate justice text YOUR NAME to 087 3 200 900

Campaigners mark Climate Countdown with giant human hourglass

Climate campaigners this Saturday, called on the government to take stronger action against climate change by creating a giant human hourglass on Sandymount Strand to start the 'Climate Countdown to Copenhagen.' Created by a crowd of about 1,000 people holding up red and blue papers. The event was organized by the Stop Climate Chaos coalition to demonstrate that time is running out to agree a new global treaty on climate change, with just six months until a deal is due to be signed by world leaders at a summit in Copenhagen.

A huge thanks and congratulations to everyone who came along and took part!

Photos: Steve Ryan

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Stop Climate Chaos goes to the Beach

The Stop Climate Chaos coalition are holding a mass demonstration on Sandymount Strand on Saturday the 13th of June from 12pm. This is going to be a huge, choreographed event calling for strong leadership from Ireland at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen this December. This event will be a record setting attempt to make the largest human hourglass, to communicate that time is running out. Check out the vidoe above to see the kind of thing we want to create. And come and be part of it!

People on the beach will also spell out the words ACT NOW and SIX MONTHS. We want you there to show that thousands of people care about climate change and the outcome of the pivotal climate talks in Copenhagen this December.

Six Months to Stop Climate Chaos

Join us on June 13th at 12pm on Sandymount Beach in Dublin for fun and games...

...AND a mass choreographed event to create a giant human hourglass! This event is a call to action that will ask the Irish government to play their part in ensuring that the crucial climate change negotiations in Copenhagen are strong, effective and just.

When: 12pm Saturday June 13th 2009,

Where: Sandymount Strand (meeting at Martello Tower), Dublin.

Why: To call on the Irish Government to show leadership and to play their part in securing a strong, just global deal on climate change and commit to climate protection legislation in Ireland.
And to show that thousands of people care about climate change and the outcome of the pivotal climate change talks that will be taking place in Copenhagen this December.

The action:

* A mass choreographed action on the beach where people spell out a message by holding pieces of paper above their heads.
* Once the large group has assembled, our choreographer will direct people into positions on the beach to spell out key messages about climate change
* In keeping with tone of a fun day out we are also going to provide entertainment such as music, face painting and other activities

Who: You!

is a coalition of civil society organisations campaigning to ensure Ireland plays its part in preventing runaway climate change

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Nine months to Stop Climate Chaos

The Countdown to Copenhagen has begun

Every day the lives of thousands are already been destroyed by climate chaos. But the world keeps warming and will continue to warm for decades to come putting millions more lives at risk. If we are to halt this catastrophic climate change we now have just 9 months left to do so.

This December, in just nine months time, world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to decide an action plan to save planet from climate disaster. They urgently need to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the planet warming to a point where the lives and livelihoods of many more millions of people are put in danger

But our leaders - from Dublin to Berlin, from Canberra to Washington still refuse to face up to the size of the problem and the scale of the response needed. They continue to fail to match the action on climate change with the science of climate change.

150,000 people have already lost their lives in a single year due to man-made changes in the earth's climate. This number will only increase without the most urgent action from leaders across the world pushed by people from across the planet.

In 2009 a global movement of people from across the planet will be campaigning to force our leaders to face up to climate change. Stop Climate Chaos will be campaigning to force Brian Cowen and the Irish government to act to halt this disaster. We've just ten months to succeed and we will.

Join our campaign to Stop Climate Chaos. Sign-up here.

Email the Taoiseach before the European Council meeting on the 19th Of March

We have already asked you to email Minister Gormley and Minister Lenihan who have met their European counterparts in the last two weeks. Next week, the Taoiseach Brian Cowen and other EU leaders have an opportunity to ensure a strong EU position that is sufficient to stop climate chaos.

Let him know you care about climate justice and want him to strengthen the EU position.

Click here to email the Taoiseach.

National 'Ring the Changes' Day - This Saturday, 6th December

Plans are well underway in communities all across Ireland at 2pm on the 6th December to 'Ring the Changes' and herald in a new era of urgent action on climate change

In Dublin, Stop Climate Chaos supporters are gathering at Barnardo Square, on Dame Street opposite the Olympia Theatre at 2pm make some noise to Ring the Changes - Bells provided and all are welcome!

Find your local group around the country or start your own - the more the merrier!

Saturday December 6th marks the Global Action Day Against Climate Change coinciding with the United Nations Climate Talks COP14/MOP4) in Poznan, Poland, December 1st to 12th 2008. Events will be held around the world on Saturday December 6th to call on world leaders to take urgent action on climate change. In Ireland at 2pm people will get involved by ringing bells in their communities to 'Ring the Changes' and herald in a new era of urgent action on climate change.