Climate Change Events

Aloha kakou,
Are you interested in the near future? Do you feel as if shift happens? Well, Hawai`i is uniquely situated to be effected by shifts in climate. These changes are already affecting our economy, our ecology and our communities in new and quite different ways.

On 30-31 January, this week, our state will host the Major Economies
Meeting (MEM). Never heard of it? Well, neither had I. Then last
week, a rush of information and people came together and coordinated
a series of community outreach activities to provide some FOCUS to
our community conversation. These will take place during the week of
28 January to 2 February.

Please review the attached info and see if your schedule can accommodate any of the activities. The flyer summarizes the local activities planned during that week. Pass it along to your friends and encourage them to as well.

By-the-way, MEM is a gathering of international delegates as a follow-on to the Bali conference you've probably heard about in the News.

Believe me your future will be effected by this information. The sooner you understand what is happening, the sooner your `ohana can adapt.

See you there,

Mahalo,

Chuck


Please distribute to others on your email lists.

News Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26th, 2008
CONTACT: Jeff Mikulina 226-4987

Events urge climate action
Series of community events on January 30 in conjunction with Major Economies Meeting being held at the East West Center aim to pressure United States to agree to significant cuts in greenhouse gas

HONOLULU – Students literally drawing a line on climate change, University experts speaking about global warming impacts and solutions, concerned individuals taking to the streets—all are planned on January 30th in conjunction with a White House meeting of 16 countries at the East West Center to discuss climate change. The goal of the events is to urge the United States to join the rest of the world through the United Nations process to agree to dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Please see links to flyers for further details of specific events, or visit www.lifeofthelandhawaii.org/MEM/Hawaii_Events.html

EVENT 1: Public “United Front” demonstration

9am – 11am
Outside Kennedy Theater on UH campus (across East West Center). News conference to follow at 11am.

EVENT 2: Blue Line Project

3::30pm – 6pm
Old Stadium Park off King St.
Students will be “drawing a line on climate change,” using chalk to demarcate the extent of flooding from a 1 meter sea level rise through the McCully-Moiliili area.
News conference at 4:00 pm at the Old Stadium Park pavilion. Maps and other visual displays will be provided at the event.
See Blue Line Project flyer online.


EVENT 3: Law School Climate Change “Teach In”

7pm – 9:30pm
UH Richardson Law School
University experts, elected officials, community leaders, and others will discuss climate change science, impacts, and solutions in this fast-paced, interactive event.
See Teach in flyer online.

All events are free and open to the public.
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Jeffrey Mikulina
Director, Sierra Club, Hawai'i Chapter
tel: 808.538.6616
www.hi.sierraclub.org
mikulina@lava.net