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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Video - Climate Change Valentines for Politicians in Australia

AYCC volunteers in Canberra, Australia, surprised politicians with a valentines Day message: "It's not the thought that counts, it's real action." As explained by these activists, Romance and politics have one things in common: "Actions speak louder than words."

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Friday, February 14, 2014

UK Valentines Day Cards Against Fossil Fuels

In the UK, Valentines Day 2014 is being marked by a national day of action. Valentines Day events are part of People and Planet's Go Green Week which is taking place from February 10-16, 2014. Students and staff from colleges and universities all across the UK are taking part.

On Valentines Day, Friday February 14th there is a national day of action in the UK that includes Fossil Free rallies across the country. These Valentines Day events also include cards for University Vice Chancellors (VCs) and politicians.

During Go Green Week, students in the UK are shining a spotlight on educational institution’s links to the fossil fuel industry. They engaged in a number of events including mass rallies and colourful, creative stunts on campuses. The Valentines Day message calls on universities to go Fossil Free.

Valentines day is an opportunity to express love to people we care about, shouldn't the day also be about finding ways of communicating our love for the planet. No matter where we are, regardless of our power or wealth, we are all dependent on the Earth for our sustenance. Here is a love letter expressing gratitude for nature, and all those who work to make a better world.

We have many reasons to be grateful this Valentines Day. We are crafting positive environmental narratives that are getting more people on-board. A movement is being born that is infused with what can only be described as "eco-morality". A new religious psychology and ethics is emerging that reinforces the environmental message. The new breed of environmentally concerned citizens gives us reason to hope that we will be able to tackle the difficult issues we face.

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Nelson Mandela: "It Always Seems Impossible Until it is Done"

We who struggle with issues of social and climate justice can draw great inspiration from Nelson Mandela, a man who personified the plight of the powerless against seemingly impossible odds. Mandela was a prisoner who became more than the leader of a nation and a continent, he was the moral center of the world. Do not succumb to tepid dreams which fail to soar, like Madiba strive for what is right no matter how hard the road may seem.

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Video - Mandela's Inspirational Words Call Us to Come Together for Climate Justice

This stirring tribute from 350.org draws on the inspirational words of Nelson Mandela to make the point that no matter how difficult it may see we can defeat climate change.

"It always seems impossible until it is done"
-Nelson Mandela

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Friday, December 6, 2013

Nelson Mandela: In His Own Words

Despite being silenced by a racist regime for almost three decades, Mandela demonstrated the overwhelming power of words to augur change. His statements will endure for posterity.

The eulogy offered to Mohandas Ghandi also apply to Mandela: "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this, has ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."

Here is a brief collection of several Mandela quotes that should inspire those of us who are engaged in the struggle against the global injustice of climate change.

The world's leading champion of social justice and one of the greatest men history has ever known has died. After a protracted illness, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is dead at the age 95. He was born on July 18, 1918 in Mveso, Transkei, South Africa and he died peacefully at his home in Johannesburg on December 5, 2013.

I had the honor of hearing him speak when he came to Montreal in 1990. I remember standing with people from all walks of life as we crowded onto the Champ-de-Mars for his speech. Like so many others, I was inspired beyond words. That day planted a seed that would bear fruit several years later. Thanks in part to Mandela, I have now invested the whole of my life to the struggle for climate justice.

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