Action for Copenhagen, with a photo diary

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Tuesday November 10, 2009 · 9:37 AM PST

2009/11/10 · 09:37

Yesterday, the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, called on President Obama to come to Copenhagen in December. But first we Americans need to compel our Congress to be there, too, in spirit.

Ontem, o presidente do Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, pediu para o Presidente Obama comparecer em Copenhague em dezembro. Primeiro, nós americanos precisamos exigir a presença de nosso Congresso, também, em espírito.

Readers: Please help amplify this message by contributing a translation of the simple text above in any of the languages you speak. I've started by translating it into Portuguese, and will update the diary once there are a few other contributions. The world is looking to the US for a signal of our willingness to change and lead the way in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Follow me over the fold for a visual diary of the October 350.org action in San Francisco and a few remarks on the photos.

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Sunday August 23, 2009 · 2:46 PM PDT

2009/08/23 · 14:46

On a recent visit to the Creation Museum run by Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis, journalist Jim Gaines and a group of scientists were met with a phalanx of gun-toting security guards, some with dogs. Where was Ham? He had declined to meet them, pleading a prior commitment. The message he left behind was clear: the guards with guns speak for me.

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