350.org International Day of Climate Action at Times Square
Today on October 24, 2009, 350.org unites the world for The International Day of Climate Action. Considered to be the most widespread day of environmental action in history, over 5,200 events in 181 countries came together to call for a clear solution to the climate crisis: reducing the level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere below 350 parts per million.
Even in the rain, people gathered for a rally in Times Square for a call to action on global warming. Displayed on the Times Square billboards were photographs of 350 statement from all over the world.
Bill McKibben makes a 350 statement!
From Bill McKibben founder of 350.org
Campaigns like this don’t “win,” but sometimes they have moments of real success. We’re showing you the current front page of the New York Times, which has a picture from Copemhagen. Roughly the same kind of coverage is happening in the Associated Press, on Google News, at the BBC and CNN, and on and on. This has nothing to do with us, and everything to do with you–with the creativity and passion and sheer energy that you bought to this day, which eventually overwhelmed even the most jaded reporters and editors. It’s an outpouring different than any the world has ever seen.
Our photo at Times Square!
