Paris agreement, get ready for BOLD action

From 350.org:

Get ready for bold action in May

Any agreement in Paris only exists on paper. We know that international agreements won’t mean anything if there isn’t a large movement applying sustained pressure to national governments demanding an end to the fossil fuel age. That’s why in May next year we will mobilise in a global wave of action unlike any we’ve seen before. Not one big march in one city, not a scattering of local actions — but rather a wave of historic national and continent-wide mobilisations targeting the fossil fuel projects that must be kept in the ground, and backing the energy solutions that will take their place.

We’re still working out the details, but here is the gist of what we mean: We plan to team up with allied groups in many of the key places around the world fighting fossil fuels and pushing for a renewable revolution. During a set period of time, we’ll jointly prepare coordinated and bold mass actions – non-violent and appropriate to each local context – that escalate the local struggles and increase the momentum to keep fossil fuels in the ground.

We can’t afford to wait after Paris. No matter what the outcome of the talks we need to make sure that we start the transition to a clean energy economy right away. We are going to hit the ground running in 2016 which is why we are telling you about it now.

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The Second La Crosse STAND UP FOR THE PLANET drew about 35 people and a good meeting of regional activists after. We are planning for another gathering in February - this time indoors with food, idea sharing, planning, and more. If you'd like to be part of the planning, please email us.