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International Day of Climate Action to see locals join worldwide rallies
Activists from the environmental group Greenpeace form the words 'wake up' with their bodies as they call for action against climate change, during a demonstration in Rome's Circus Maximus, Saturday. (RICCARDO DE LUCA / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Vietnamese students ride bikes during a bike parade for International Day of Climate Action in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday. (CHITOSE SUZUKI / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Activists from 11 environmental and human rights organizations gather Saturday Oct. 24, 2009 in front of La Bourse, the former Stock Exchange building in Paris. The banner reads: 'We do not negotiate with climate, we act. Mr Sarkozy, wake up! (FRANCOIS MORI / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Climate activists form the number 350 in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday. (EFREM LUKATSKY / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A protesters in Taipei, Taiwan. (CHIANG YING-YING / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Winnipeggers join thousands around the world today as part of the International Day of Climate Action.
Around the world, people in more than 150 countries are coming together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history. People at thousands of worldwide events are gathering to call for action on the climate crisis.
In Winnipeg, a rally takes place in front of the legislature at 1:30 p.m., followed by a number of speakers. The event culminates with a march to the site of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights at The Forks.
Pictures from events around the world will be shared at www.350.org.
The initiative is called 350, based on scientific research that says that number is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide -- measured in parts per million -- in our atmosphere.
Organizers of climate action day say the current level is 387 and rising.
"We need to take this really seriously," said Curt Hull of Climate Change Connection, one of the local non-government organizations that arranged for Winnipeg to be a part of today's initiative. "We are all sending the same message globally: We need those who will be representing us in Copenhagen to return afterward with a climate deal.
Speakers following the rally include Dr. Danny Blair, director of the University of Winnipeg's Climate Studies Centre, Dr. Andy Park from the department of biology at the University of Winnipeg, Josh Brandon from Resource Conservation Manitoba, and Science and Technology, Energy, and Mines Minister Jim Rondeau.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition October 24, 2009 A9
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