"I believe we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction of new coal plants"   Al Gore, 2008

During the Great Depression, it was only massive pressure from citizens, often including civil disobedience, that allowed Roosevelt to make the changes we all take for granted.

It was only the uncompromising action of tens of thousands that ended U.S. Segregation and South African Apartheid.

Today, when our leaders find themselves cornered by industrial lobbyists, they must be able to point out the window at us. Then, like Roosevelt and other leaders before them, they will be able to say: "Sorry, I can't."

This December, at Copenhagen, our leaders can choose to save our civilization. After that it may be too late. It's up to all of us to hold them accountable. Won't you join us?

 

 


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