Bill McKibben: "... this may turn out to be one of the iconic #1010101 photos" a tweet @ circa 8AM PST
Welcome to the 10/10/10 Earthship, Daily Kos’ roundup of events around the world on what Bill McKibben is calling "the most widespread day of civic engagement on any issue ever in the planet's history." Share your stories and don't forget to upload your pictures to 350.org
Tonight's editors: the people of the world.
Amman, Jordan: 350 JORDAN. This group of Jordanian medical students planted 120 trees in Amman showing their responsibility towards mother earth.
San Francisco – Rainforest Action Network sent clean-up crews to all 10 Chevron gas stations in the city of San Francisco today, Sunday, in conjunction with 350.org’s 10/10/10 Global Work Party, which is taking place in 183 countries worldwide. The Chevron clean-up crews are highlighting the company’s unprecedented oil catastrophe in Ecuador and its continued obstruction of climate change initiatives here in California. Find out more at changechevron.org.From California where
McKibben in AFP interview
Environmental campaigners planted trees, collected rubbish and rallied against pollution on Sunday for what organisers aimed to make the world's biggest day of climate-change activism.
The 10/10/10 event known as the "Global Work Party" kicked off in Australia and New Zealand before spinning its way across the globe via more than 7,000 community events in 188 countries.
"The only countries that aren't taking part, we think, are Equatorial Guinea, San Marino, North Korea, so it's clearly the most widespread day of environmental action," co-founder of the 350.org campaign Bill McKibben said.
"And as far as we can tell, the most widespread day of civic engagement on any issue ever in the planet's history."
The event comes as long-running United Nations efforts to broker a global deal to tackle global warming have stalled, and McKibben said while organisers had feared that people would be disillusioned by this, the opposite was true.
"People are discouraged but they are taking out their frustrations in action," he told AFP by telephone from Washington.
10-10-10: Regrowing the Climate Movement (from Brad Johnson @ The Wonk Room)
Across the nation and around the world, hundreds of thousands of activists are mobilizing today in the 10/10/10 Global Work Party to fight global warming and build a sustainable future. In contrast to the surge of pro-pollution, anti-science ideology that is overtaking the Republican Party , most Americans are committed to building a clean energy economy that will preserve our way of live and defend our freedoms. Here are just a few of the thousands of events, in Congressional districts identified by the Wonk Room as key to the climate fight:
In Moscow, Greenpeace Russia organized an acorn harvest in Dubki park. The acorns will be used for reforestation after the forest fires that happened this summer. Hundreds of people picked up about 3000 kg of acorn today!
What a great practical action - in the coming years, thanks to these organisers, Russia will hopefully be full of new trees again.
The Greenpeace LiveBlog
We'll be reporting on events from Greenpeace USA activists and our allies right here all day. If you prefer, you can follow along on twitter. Be sure to check out all the photos on our two flickr pages!
Water Break and Air Message. Chicago marathon runners make their way past a Greenpeace and coalition banner warning of toxic air from coal plants in Chicago, Illinois October 10, 2010.
10:10 partners make some BIG carbon cutting announcements today
If you think 10:10:10 is all about small groups of people taking local climate actions and wondering what difference that will make, well watch out behind you, the cavalry is coming! 10,000 attend Paris concert....
Kampala, Uganda, 10 October 2010: Over 500 students and community members gathered in the Bombo District near Kampala, Uganda, to plant trees as a solution to climate change and to urge politicians to pass clean energy policies.
What's this number, 350, anyway? Watch...
In case anyone missed what the number 350 actually means, here are two great videos that help explain: a beautiful grafitti art piece from Barcelona, Spain, and the 90-second animation, which was one of the first ways that the number 350 began spreading across the planet starting in 2008... (or you can visit the 350 science page to read a bit more detail)
Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico:Today (and everyday) is a perfect day for a home work party where we are growing food, drying cloths on the line and cooking up a feast in the solar oven.....All in celebration of a return to below 350!!!!
In Isafjordur, Iceland, kayakers paddled out in 16 kayaks to make a 350 in the Skutulsfjörður fjord.
Johannesburg South Africa: The kids got involved with the clean up and tree planting in celebration of 10/10/10
Slideshows
View the 350.org slideshow of events .... constantly updated
Grist: The World Gets to Work Slideshow
10:08AM. Jamie Henn. We're getting to work ... so that these children in the Maldives have an island to live on.
What's Next
In November 2010, 350.org will organize 20 simultaneous public art pieces that are massive enough to be seen from space and located on the front-lines of the climate crisis – our sinking coastlines, endangered forests, melting glaciers, and polluted cities. We’re looking to recruit top and up-and-coming artists to design these images. Link
The next step: Call your leaders
Use 350.org's "call-in widget" to find the number of your representative. and let them know "I'm getting to work on the climate crisis--and I expect you to do the same."
Top Tweets
350.org Every #101010 pic you're in, or you see today, is proof that yr not alone, is proof the entire planet is committed 2 keep fighting.
Humanity rising together is the true force to be reckoned with. And what a mind-blowing show it is! #101010
tcktcktck RT @1010: Incredible! There are 10,000 ppl at @1010fr concert and rally in #paris right this very second... http://yfrog.com/... #1010
hilaryjfb Hilary
It's time to sign off and head out...when I wake up, it won't be #101010 anymore. what an amazing day! each #globalworkparty! #350ppm
Update: Sven just published 10/10/10: A Creek Comes Alive