Wednesday 14 October 2009

Of protests and climate change

The MP's certainly had a an original welcome party upon their return to the House of Commons after the summer.
Last Sunday (11th October), some 35 Greenpeace activists breached Parliament security using ladders and scaled the roof of the House of Commons to make their message heard. Passerbys, tourists, politicians, and the general public of London witnessed the silent but extremely clear message: a change in politics is desperately needed if climate change is to be tackled.
Perhaps not the most legal or safe way to go about getting your voice heard, but effective nonetheless, this manifestation of sorts was abruptly ended yesterday and the activists were put behind bars.
Without scaling roofs and putting ourselves in mortal danger or behind bars, there's a lesson to be learnt here: we're all a part of saving the climate, and doing our bit means engaging our individual responsibilities. Perhaps that way the climate can be saved from below.

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