Thanks to everyone that turned out yesterday! It was a great time with a great group of people. Many were from a variety of organizations and it was great to share with each other.
Look out for our volunteers on November 12th at the Thao show. We always love to meet new people! Check out Thao Nguyen on Oxfam's blog speaking about why climate change matters...right now.
52 days until the talks begin in Copenhagen. I'm writing to urge everyone to join us on October 24th. October 24th won't be like anything you've ever seen before--not just in terms of scope and scale, but in terms of diversity as well. October 24th events will be of every stripe and color--in addition to the thousands of amazing rallies, educational events, and protests, there will be unique contributions from unlikely places and people.
THE PLAN:
At 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 24th we'll gather at the base of the UT Tower on the South Mall.
At 3:50 p.m. THE WALK WILL BEGIN towards the Capitol building.
Consider showing your support by making/wearing creative solutions-based signs with ideas for solving our climate crisis.
Bikes, kids, dogs, mom's, dad's neighbors, friends, enemies, republicans, democrats, young, old...ALL are encouraged to participate.
There are many events occuring here in Austin. Check out the 350.org site for more event information. To RSVP for the rally click here.
Hope to see you there!!
2632 events in 134 countries, tens of thousands of phone calls crashing government lines, unbelievable creativity and diversity of events, directly reaching heads of state and cabinet ministers from Australia to Europe. The Wake Up call was covered by hundreds of major news outlets and made the evening news everywhere from Germany to New Zealand. Here in Austin the Action Corps along with UT-OXFAM were featured in an article in the Daily Texan.
Check it out here
On Saturday Oct. 24th, we will partner with members of 350.org for a rally which will meet at the UT Tower. For more information and to RSVP chick here.
Hi Everyone!
I hope you all are enjoy the rain and the cooler weather.
Many apologies for the short notice. Tonight's meeting at Tom's Tabooley has been canceled. The meeting will be rescheduled in the near future.
For those that attended the flash mob event on Monday great job! It was a great success and you can read about it on the Daily Texan Website. We joined citizens in over 1000 cities in sending a loud message to our leaders that time is running out to act on this issue.
Please check the blog for updates!
Upcoming Events:
Ra Ra Riot, September 24 - If attending the show, please look out for our volunteers!
Sisters on the Planet Screening
Austin History Center
Sat. Oct. 10 4 to 5pm
Int'l Day of Climate Action
Oct. 24
We will join with members of 350.org to voice our support for a Fair Ambitious and Binding climate treaty
RSVP
Have a great week!
-Austin Oxfam Action Corps
We had a great time doing outreach at the Jason Mraz show on Tuesday. Its not everyday that you can combine music and a cause. The show was amazing! We ran into a few Oxfamers from past events. Next Wednesday, if you find yourself at the Ra Ra Riot show at Emo's look out for our volunteers...as always we'd love to hear from you, so please stop by and say hello!
This is a special moment and people around the world will sound their alarms to wake up our politicians!
Time: 12:50pm
Date: Monday, September 21
Location: UT Campus West Mall
The Plan: Once everyone is together, raise your other arm like a clock hand and begin to swing it down in a circle, one small movement at a time, chanting "tick" with each movement (like a ticking clock). Start the chant slow and quiet, slowly picking up speed and getting louder. The other participants will quickly join in. This is the human clock of time running out to act on climate change -- the heart of the TckTckTck campaign around the world.
RSVP Here!
Hope to see you there!
