The Wave
Around 40,000 people joined in with 'The Wave' on Saturday. I was there along with a good number of UNYSA-UK and UNA-UK members (including Executive Director Sam Daws). A special thanks has to go out to Morris Marah who managed to get a massive crowd chanting our slogan 'SEAL THE DEAL in Copenhagen'.
We walked from Grosvenor Square to circle the Houses of Parliament. The atmosphere was incredible - there was singing, dancing and lots of blue face paint. I saw people of all ages dressed in blue: elderly people, parents with their young children sitting on their shoulders blowing whistles - someone I know even saw the Environment Minister Ed Milliband joining in! (though he declined blue face paint)
The Thick of It's Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) also turned up to help persuade world leaders to make an effective deal (anyone who has seen the show knows that he usually gets his way!).
In the papers
First, the Guardian and 52 other newspapers teamed up (for the first time ever!) to deliver a joint front page editorial warning world leaders that they only have 'Fourteen days to seal history's judgement on this generation'.
Next, the BBC has some great coverage of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. Keep checking for the latest updates. You can also see live coverage from 12noon every day of the conference on OneClimate.net
Finally, take a look at the winning entries to the 'One minute to save the world' short film competition (3 minutes have passed since the Madonna/Justin Timberlake song ended!).
Around 40,000 people joined in with 'The Wave' on Saturday. I was there along with a good number of UNYSA-UK and UNA-UK members (including Executive Director Sam Daws). A special thanks has to go out to Morris Marah who managed to get a massive crowd chanting our slogan 'SEAL THE DEAL in Copenhagen'.
We walked from Grosvenor Square to circle the Houses of Parliament. The atmosphere was incredible - there was singing, dancing and lots of blue face paint. I saw people of all ages dressed in blue: elderly people, parents with their young children sitting on their shoulders blowing whistles - someone I know even saw the Environment Minister Ed Milliband joining in! (though he declined blue face paint)
The Thick of It's Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) also turned up to help persuade world leaders to make an effective deal (anyone who has seen the show knows that he usually gets his way!).
In the papers First, the Guardian and 52 other newspapers teamed up (for the first time ever!) to deliver a joint front page editorial warning world leaders that they only have 'Fourteen days to seal history's judgement on this generation'.
Next, the BBC has some great coverage of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. Keep checking for the latest updates. You can also see live coverage from 12noon every day of the conference on OneClimate.net
Finally, take a look at the winning entries to the 'One minute to save the world' short film competition (3 minutes have passed since the Madonna/Justin Timberlake song ended!).
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