Last month was Global Climate Wake-Up Call. This Saturday, 24 October, is a global day of action on climate change. Join the worldwide wave of events and show that you're serious about the global climate movement! Read on and find out about events near you...

350.org (350 is what scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - right now, mostly because we’ve burned so much fossil fuel, the atmospheric concentration of co2 is 390 ppm) is mobilising the world to action on Saturday. The reason: to tell governments that we are ready for an ambitious, fair and binding global climate deal!

We call on world leaders to pass climate policies grounded in the latest science and strong enough to get us back to 350.

How can I get involved?
You can start an event near you (very quickly!), or you can join one of the many events happening in South Africa! Here are a few of them:

EVENTS

Human 350 filmed from the air on Table Mountain – Cape Town
'350' in ice blocks melting on the beach – Muizenberg, Cape Town
The Green Stellenbosch 250 March
350 banners over highways – Jo'burg
Red hot faithfilled climate procession – Cape Town,
International Climate Action Day on Palmer Rd, Muizenberg!
350 Bungee Jump – Jo'burg
350 chimes for the MOMENT OF CHOICE – Pietermaritzburg
350 low carbon meals – Cape Town and Jo'burg
Aerial Art Mosaic in Botanical Gardens – Grahamstown
Blue under the Sea – Khayelitsha
Climate castles in the sand – Durban
Earth Centre launch (Backsberg and Food & Trees for Africa are launching this at Backsberg) - Paarl
Limpopo Province 350 Climate action festival - Polokwane
Planting 100 indigenous trees – Margate
Street Bash and climate change awareness – Pietermaritzburg
Green Feet climate action auction – Tshwane

and more

89 countries, according to Avaaz, have committed in principle to setting 350 ppm as a worldwide goal. Get our government to commit too. Visit 350.org for all the lowdown on taking place in a march, including how to make a banner, action ideas and more...

In less than 50 days, our governments will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, to negotiate a new global treaty to prevent a climate catastrophe. At the moment, the negotiations are stalling, and a fair ambitious and binding treaty looks a long way off. But it is precisely at times like these when people power, with hundreds of thousands of us working together, can make the difference!

Viva 350!