Events
December 11: Climate Change Candle Light Vigil for Survival - San Francisco
What: Candle Light Vigil for Survival
When: December 11th 5pm-7pm
Where: San Francisco Civic Center Plaza, across from City Hall at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
On the weekend in the middle of the Copenhagen conference — Dec. 11-13 — people will be gathering at important places all over the world for candlelight vigils, in solemn solidarity with the citizens of those nations who will be first to face the challenge to their very survival posed by climate change. Eventually all of us will be hard-pressed by rising seas, spreading drought, and temperatures too hot for growing food. But right now—this year, this decade—there are countries being pushed to the brink. They’re at the forefront of a fight for real change in Copenhagen.
As Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed said last week at a summit for heads of state of the most vulnerable nations: “We will not sign a global suicide pact, in Copenhagen or anywhere.” Instead, he and the others called for a “survival pact,” for commitments by the developed world to cut emissions enough to get the atmospheric concentration of co2 back to 350. They know the simple, mathematical truth of global warming: 350=Survival.
In San Francisco, 350.org will be holding a candlielight vigil to reflect on the seriousness of climate change and the political negotiations that will determine our future. They will have an open mic at our vigil, giving attendees the opportunity to express their concerns about global warming.
They encourage people to bring candles, friends, and an item that represents why you are concerned about climate change.
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