“Exploitation of tar sands would make it implausible to stabilize climate and avoid disastrous global climate impacts” … “Phase out of emissions from coal is itself an enormous challenge. However, if the tar sands are thrown into the mix, it is essentially game over.” ~ Dr. James Hansen (Big deal climate guy)
Peaceful Ottawa Rally and Sit-in to STOP Deadly Tar Sands Devastation/Pipelines/Crimelines, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011
1000+ protested. 212 risked arrest. 117 actual arrests. The largest climate-related civil disobedience action in Canadian history. Key links below, followed by some vids from the 2-week Washington D.C. action and more collected resources.
Must read
- 09/28/2011 – Ottawa Action pipeline protest stirs in Canada, heralds new spirit of defiance in broader climate change movement, Martin Lukacs, The Guardian
- 09/27/2011 – Mainstream media coverage of protest graded C to F, Council of Cdns
- 09/26/2011 – Press release: Over 200 people risked arrest as part of the largest climate-related civil disobedience action in Canadian history, Council of Canadians, Greenpeace, Indigenous Environmental Network, Polaris Institute
More collected
- Hundreds gather on Parliment Hill to tell Harper ‘no to tar sands’, Greenpeace
- The tar sands and civil disobedience, Tony Clarke, Toronto Star
- Good update/summary, Brent Patterson, Council of Canadians
- Tears can’t turn back rising oceans. Action can. M. Hudema, Gpeace Canada
- Why this Grandfather is prepared for arrest, ForOurGrandchildren.ca
- A call to action against the tar sands, Elly Adeland, Polaris Institute
- Risking arrest to turn tide on climate action, Keith Stewart, Gpeace Canada
- Call to action: What are you doing Sept. 26? Tony Clarke, ED, Polaris Institute
- 09/01/2011 – Invitation/Call to Action: There comes a time when you need to take a stand, Indigenous Environmental Network, Council of Canadians, Gpeace Cda
- Announcement: Civil disobedience called for in Ottawa to stop tar sands destruction, Indigenous Environmental Network, Council of Canadians, Gpeace Canada
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