[Dialogue] {Spam?} FW: Breakthrough at the G8

[Jeanette Stanfield]

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Dear Colleagues ,
I am excited about the work Avaaz is doing particularly relative to climate
change.  Avaaz
is a global offshoot of Move-on.  Now Al Gore is collaborating with this
network to put on
a global concert on July 7 called Live Earth.

Peace,
Jeanette Stanfield



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From: "Ben Wikler - Avaaz.org" <avaaz at avaaz.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:35:44 -0700
To: "rbstanfi at bigpond.net.au" <rbstanfi at bigpond.net.au>
Subject: Breakthrough at the G8

 Dear friend, 

It's working. The G8 agreed to start global negotiations for a new climate
change treaty this year. And by taking action together, we-- the hundreds of
thousands of people around the world who created the biggest global climate
petition in history-- helped make it happen. These global decisions are
influenced by a thousand factors, but we know-- from meetings and
conversations with key G8 figures-- that our voices were heard.

Now the real work begins: making sure that the treaty is strong enough to
matter. 

We have some spectacular plans in store. First up: on July 7, a global
concert called Live Earth, focused on the climate crisis, will reach an
estimated two billion people--a third of the world's population. And Al
Gore, a key Live Earth organizer, wants to use this moment to propel the
movement to a new level--by joining with Avaaz to organize Live Earth events
around the world. Watch for an email next week with more details on how host
an event. 

(Know someone who might be interested? Remind them to sign the climate
petition at http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit
<http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit/e.php/?cl=11205614>  and we'll let
them know about the Live Earth parties.)

We knew stopping a climate catastrophe wouldn't be easy. We didn't know if
progress was even possible. But look how far we've come already:

In February, we ran TV ads on three continents, and brought 100,000 climate
signatures to a meeting of the G8 environment ministers. The chair waved our
petition in the air, and vowed to make climate change the G8's top priority.
Soon after, G8 President Angela Merkel followed through on the promise.
In the weeks before the G8 summit, as Germany lobbied other governments to
support a strong climate deal, President Bush tried to block an agreement
entirely. Avaaz members burst into action, pushing the petition to 375,000
signatures in ten days. We brought the petition to Germany's top G8
negotiator, chair of the talks, with a simple message: stand firm. He
promised he would. 
During the summit, we talked to top officials in the US, UK, France, and
Brazil. We marched peacefully in Germany with banners in eight languages.
And finally, last week, the news broke: the G8 had agreed to a UN-led,
global process to reach a new climate change agreement. We didn't get
everything we wanted from the summit--no binding emissions targets. But this
is a turning point. Governments are finally starting to listen to their
people. It's a part of the larger movement that Avaaz is helping to create--
on issues from Iraq to poverty to human rights-- to ensure that global
decision-makers cannot ignore global public opinion.

It's a movement made possible only by the internet, by a sense that our
world stands or falls as one, and a shared belief that, together, we can
create change. 

Now, we turn to the future. The word is spreading. Live Earth is
approaching. We'll contact everyone who has signed the climate change
petition about hosting a Live Earth event-- so if you know someone who might
want to get involved, ask them to sign it now:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit
<http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_summit/e.php/?cl=11205614>

Meanwhile, mark your calendar: 7/7/07 will be the next step to save planet
earth. 

With hope, 

Ben, Paul, Galit, Graziela, Iain, Hannah and the whole Avaaz team

 PS: For the full story, check out our Blog
<http://www.avaaz.org/blog/en/climate_change>
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