350 - a campaign for international action on climate change
350 is a an international campaign to get world leaders to pay attention to the science of claimte change, and to make a deal at the December 2009 international conference on climate change in Copenhagen which meets the demands of science and justice. On 24th October 2009, an international day of action was held to draw attention to the campaign's demands, with over 5200 events happening all over the world.
Visit the 350 website for more information on the international campaign.
East Dunbartonshire's 350 campaign
I decided it was important for East Dunbartonshire to be a part of the campaign, and so I organised for messages on climate change from people all over East Dunbartonshire to be delivered directly to the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, on a special 350 campaign tree. To find out what was involved in the campaign and how it went, please see the news stories and photos below.
I'd like to thank everyone who lent their support to the 350 campaign, including Bishopbriggs Brownies, pupils at the High School of Glasgow, Atholl Prep School and everyone who came down to The Hub and Bearsden Burgh Hall on 24th October to give me their climate change messages. I will update this page when the Prime Minister responds to our petition.
Jo's news stories on the 350 campaign
23/11/09 PM responds to East Dunbartonshire's climate message
12/11/09 Jo takes East Dunbartonshire's message to Downing Street
26/10/09 East Dunbartonshire's climate message to PM
09/10/09 International day of climate action comes to East Dunbartonshire
The Prime Minister's Response
Shortly after I delivered the tree to 10 Downing Street I received a two-page letter from Gordon Brown:
Read the Prime Minister's response - page 1
Read the Prime Minister's response - page 2
Photo gallery
The 350.org tree |
Local people wrote messages to Gordon Brown on carboard leaves and hung them on the tree |
People added their messages to the 350 tree at The Hub in Bishopbriggs and at Bearsden Burgh Hall |
As the police wouldn't allow a real tree to be brought into Downing Street, a cardboard tree was made in Jo's Westminster office |
The leaves were then added to the new tree |
Finally, the tree is complete and ready to go to Downing Street |
After making a quick film outside the famous door, Jo handed the tree, and transcribed messages, in to number 10
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