Showing posts with label climate camp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label climate camp. Show all posts

Monday, 31 August 2009

Sunday, 30 August 2009

Climate Camp Films

'Climate Camp Uncovered'
at the Ritzy Cinema, Brixton.


Bank Holiday Monday 31st August, 2.00 – 3.30Pm

Climate Camp is very pleased to announce the one-off screening of ‘Climate Camp uncovered’ – a series of short films hot off the reel from this years camp. Film makers from Climate Camp TV, Vision TV, Undercurrents and others will be working together to bring the latest red hot, rough and ready footage from the camp to the big screen, that will reveal all aspects of camp life.

Shot exclusively during the CURRENT London Climate Camp for Action this film will bring you right up to date with action from the camp that's HAPPENING NOW, from the camper’s perspective, and is a unique opportunity for the people of London to see what is really happening underneath the glare of the police searchlights.

There will also be a question and answer session after each short film, where the audience will
be able to ask campers and film makers questions about their motives and camp life. A film crew spokesman said, “Every filmmaker at the camp will be collaborating to make this film a contemporary news real with a unique voice. We all know how important it is to record events as they truly happen and we will be at the fore-front of the swoop and every other major action, as well as seeking to provide an insight into camp life, some of the personalities behind the protest, and the beauty and effectiveness of organising together to stop climate change.”

This year more than 3000 people will be attending the camp and this screening is your chance to see for yourself whether it is a concerned, peaceful and yet determined movement of people at Climate Camp, or the radical extremists that we are often portrayed to be.

If you would like to see a different world in action come to this one-off public screening of 'Climate Camp Uncovered,' and become part of a simple group of people acting together to try to develop a better society and a better way of life.


Notes:
Climate Camp is taking place at Blackheath, London, between 26th August - 2 September.
For more information go to www.climatecamp.org.uk
Or call Merlin Hayward on 07828686522

Thursday, 13 August 2009

Camp for Climate Action 2009

26 Aug - 2 Sept, London
Public Swoop on Wednesday 26 August. The exact location will be announced on the day.
Full details:
www.climatecamp.org.uk

With the city lights in sight, you pitch your tent alongside thousands of others. Another future emerges from the ground. Welcome to the Climate Camp.

Last year thousands of people camped at Kingsnorth coal fired power station, casting a big question mark over new coal in the UK. Then in the spring of this year thousands of people swooped on the city whilst the G20 was meeting in London: tents were pitched and the carbon trading centre in the hub of the financial district shut its doors for the day.

This summer there will be camps in Scotland on 3 - 10 August and in Wales on 13 - 16 August before the Camp for Climate Action returns to London to prepare for an autumn of mass action in the run up to the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen this December.

While our banks and politicians fail us, Climate Camp will be creating a vision of real democracy. Because the future is not what it used to be.

Team up. Get trained. Take action.

Build: Learn how to construct a wind turbine, erect a marquee, or cook for two hundred people. We aim to make the camp a model of sustainable living, and we need you to help us do it.

Meet: Concerned about climate change? You’re not alone – join thousands of people from all walks of life to share ideas, make friends and start taking collective action.

Learn: Discover alternatives. Get up-to-speed with the science. Learn the skills you need, from composting your waste to talking to the media. Whatever your interest, with hundreds of workshops there’s sure to be one for you.

Take Action: Find like-minded people. Get trained-up. Make plans. Whatever you want to do, there will be people here to show you how. And get prepared to join people taking direct action all over the world, with the Climate Camp mass action against coal on 17-18 October 2009.

The plan starts now…

Check your diary. Book the week off work. Whether you come for the whole camp, or can only come for a day, make sure you don’t miss it!

This year we will set up the camp together, with a mass swoop of people taking the site. Get down to London on the day before camp on 26 August and be ready for the action to start at any time. Join us on facebook and sign up to twitter and text updates to make sure you stay informed about plans.

The camp is organised by autonomous local groups, called neighbourhoods. Your neighbourhood is preparing for the swoop now. Go along, meet people from your area, and get involved.