24 September 2014
Members of South East Dorset Green Party joined other local environmental groups and individuals at this weekend's People's Climate Change march in Bournemouth, which was hailed a success by its organisers as nearly 400 people of all ages and backgrounds turned out to raise awareness and draw attention to the issues being discussed at the UN Climate Change which began on 23rd September in New York.
Clear blue skies greeted the Bournemouth marchers that represented young to old, and families to climate groups. As they moved through the gardens and onto the beach, images were taken by parade organisers -activism collective AVAAZ - to be beamed with worldwide footage into New York’s Times Square.
As world leaders prepared to gather to talk about what their countries are doing to tackle climate change and to come up with a progressive, ongoing strategy, hundreds of worldwide marches were being organised to show them that their citizens care about moving towards a ‘100 % Clean Energy’ solution, with many also delivering petitions and providing footage of their own.
AVAAZ had fifteen minutes at the UN summit to present their petitions and ended up with over 2.5 million online signatures, 1450 of those being with a 1.5 mile radius of Bournemouth.
Speaking about the march and petition, AVAAZ Facilitator in Bournemouth Michael French said, “It was just amazing that so many people turned up. Climate change affects us all and if we don’t believe that inspiration and hope and every little step we take makes a difference, then we are not doing our best to look after this wonderful creation that we have been given.”
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