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The Climate March 2007 is almost upon us! Last year’s saw a brilliant CRAG contingent with a huge banner, balloons representing footprints from around the globe, and around 15-20 CRAGgers sporting our new t-shirts (see the photos). The network has grown considerably over the year and it would be brill to meet or surpass the 2006 showing.
The details will be at: http://portal.campaigncc.org/node/1747 for London, or http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org Worldwide.
So this is a thread for ideas, plans, organisation for that event, in the UK or globally. Let the ideas roll!
Arrangements for demo Sat 8 Dec - please reply
Jessica
The timetable is below.
How many CRAGgers are coming? Please reply to this thread if you are!
Now that our numbers have so grown, it would be great to field a large contingent and walk in a group so please come and join us! Hopefully, wearing your limited edition CRAGs Tshirt and possibly a silly hat and any CRAGs-related gimmicks you can think of. Naturally, woolly jumpers (worn under tshirt) will be much in evidence anyway. Extra points for thermal underwear. And bring digital cameras!
We hope to get quality photos and video footage of the event for the website. And of course, there will be a massive party afterwards in Camberwell.
CRAGgers coming from outside London needing somewhere to stay should get in touch – we should be able to help.
We will have two large CRAGs banners, but please feel free to make your own CRAGs banners and posters. There are ready to use templates on the website under resources.
The march starts from Millbank at 12pm. I suggest we meet at 11.30am the Burghers of Calais monument, in the gardens to the right of Parliament as you face the river. It is likely to be very busy, but it seems as good a place as any, provided the police don’t close the gardens. If they do, we’ll hover as near there as possible, so look for CRAGs paraphernalia.
Some of you may be tempted by the cycle demo. I think it will be difficult to do this and meet up with CRAGs group, so, depending on how many of us there are, it might be better if we eschew our bikes for the day and just walk together, so that we make maximum impact. Also easier for carrying flags etc. But if you know better, feel free to share your info.
Final question – time is short, but we want to organise some kind of flyers/ stickers/ badges with CRAGs logo and website. Anyone have ready access to printing facilities at reasonable prices and transport for getting stuff? Let us know asap.
Demo Timetable
10.00 am : CYCLE PROTEST
Assemble 10.oo am at Lincoln’s Inn Fields. See more info here.
The Cycle protest joins the main march at Parliament Square, just after the start.
11am to 11.45am. SERVICE BEFORE CLIMATE CHANGE MARCH
Service of worship before the climate change march. St Matthews Church, 20 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU.
Church open for coffe 10am onwards. Organised by Christian Ecology Link, Operation Noah, EcoCongregation, and Student Christian Movement. Come and show that Christians care about climate justice, for our children’s sake, for the earth’s sake, for God’s sake! For more information go to www.christian-ecology.org.uk or www.operationnoah.org
12.00 ASSEMBLE AT MILLBANK.
For the main march. Nearest tube Westminster. At the form up in Millbank, the head of the march will initially be at Abingdon Street at the junction of Great College Street. If numbers are greater than can be safely held before the junction with Lambeth Bridge then Lambeth Bridge itself will be used to form up as well. The March will proceed straight down from Millbank via Abingdon Sreet, Old Palace Yard and St Margaret Street (all parts of the same street essentially) into Parliament Square.
ROUTE OF THE MARCH
The March will go from Parliament Square, up Whitehall, past No. 10 Downing Street where a letter will be handed in, to Trafalgar Square, then Cockspur Street, Pall Mall, Lower Regents Street, Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly, Berkeley street, Berkeley Square, Davis Street, and Grosvenor Street to Grosvenor Square.
2.30 pm SPEECHES
Speeches are expected to start around 2.30 pm. Speakers will include Ming Campbell MP, Michael Meacher MP, Caroline Lucas MEP and George Monbiot, author, jounalist and campaigner. There will be music from Seize the Day.
5.00 pm to 8.00 am AFTER-PARTY and FUNDRAISER
After-Party and Campaign against Cimate Change fundraiser at the Synergy Centre. Farmers Road, Camberwell – nearest tube Oval. This will feature music from Seize the Day and others. More details later. There will be limited floor space available for an overnight stay at the Synergy centre – you will need to book a place by emailing us at info@campaigncc.org.