[Committee] Protest organising!

Gunnar Möller gm360 at cam.ac.uk
Tue Oct 16 18:06:53 GMT 2007


Hi Marc!

how do you think the fact that the talk is somewhat early in the afternoon
affects the attendance at the session?

As a function of that we might decide whether we'd like to go for a more or
less careful pricing strategy.

Gunnar

On 10/16/07, Marc Kaufmann <marc.kaufmannmk at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> And the second with the text blabla etc. Let me know what you think of the
> blurbs for the demo etc
>
> Marc
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Marc Kaufmann <marc.kaufmannmk at googlemail.com>
> Date: Oct 16, 2007 4:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Protest organising!
> To: mv302 at cam.ac.uk , cl404 at cam.ac.uk, bs384 at cam.ac.uk, afm45 at cam.ac.uk,
> lal31 at cam.ac.uk, ck332 at cam.ac.uk, emc2 at cam.ac.uk, Steve Stretton <
> steve at zerocarbonnow.org>, Christopher West <cjw81 at cam.ac.uk >
>
> Hi all,
>
> here is a first draft of what the message in emails and posters
> should/could look like, below that is a draft for the Panel discussion. I
> somehow have the feeling that putting the two events together on an equal
> par will lead to some confusion and to people missing the protest part of
> it. What do you think? Change bits that you don't like (it's a bit awkwardly
> phrased at the moment), especially as I am not in the mindset of a fresher
> anymore.
>
> Pete Wood from Three Seas is going to get a room for Sunday and will
> probably let me know tomorrow, as they are showing "Who killed the electric
> car?" in St Catz, Ramsden room, 7.30pm.
>
> Also, what do people think of the entry fees for the panel discussion next
> week?
>
> Cathy, is this enough for you to work on the press release?
>
> Apologies for the spamming, but do reply to the whole list, as it will
> only be like this until the protest (and it's good to know how everyone is
> getting on).
>
> Marc x
>
> * * * * *
>
> Cambridge goes to London: CHANGE THE BILL NOT THE CLIMATE!
>
> Saturday 27th October, London, Parliament Square, 1.30pm for 2pm
> Demonstration
>
> Are you worried that the Government's targets of 60% reduction in CO2
> emissions by 2050, as set out in the Climate Bill, are not enough? Do you
> agree that we therefore need a stronger Climate Bill?
>
> A group of students from Cambridge believe that we need a 90% reduction by
> 2030 - including emissions from aviation - and therefore will be going to
> Parliament square, dressed in their gowns, to show that they are in support
> of a stronger Climate Bill implementing these targets. This figure is based
> on a truly sustainable level of CO2 emissions spread out equally amongst the
> world's population. The conclusion is that 1 person can emit 1 tonne CO2 per
> year!
>
> If you want to come along, please email info at zerocarbonnow.org, so that we
> can organise a coach to London!
>
> Do you feel you don't know enough about the Climate Bill? Then do come to
>
> Panel Discussion on the UK Climate Bill
> 23rd October, 2.45pm for a 3pm start
> Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, LG18
> Speakers: Colin Challen MP, Dr Terry Barker, Dr David Frame, Tim
> Helweg-Larsen
>
> * * * * *
>
> Panel Discussion on the UK Climate Bill
>
> Tuesday 23rd October, 3-5pm
> Law Faculty, Sidgwick site, LG 18
> Entry: ?
>
> Speakers: Colin Challen MP (Labour) is Chair of the All Party
> Parliamentary Climate Change Group (APPCCG) that is working towards a
> cross-party consensus on Climate Change
> Dr Terry Barker is the Director of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change
> Mitigation Research (4CMR), working on (Steve?)
> Dr David Frame is James Martin Fellow in climate change in the Oxford
> University Centre for the Environment . He is particularly interested in
> bridging the divide between climate science and policy
> Tim Helweg-Larsen, Lead author of "ZeroCarbonBritain" report by the Centre
> for Alternative Technology (CAT). He is lecturer at CAT's Graduate School
> for the Environment (GSE) and Director of the Public Interest Research
> Centre.
>
> Our Panel spans a wide range of expertise and will talk about the various
> aspects of the UK Climate bill and Climate Change. The Climate Bill will be
> introduced, the meaning of the targets explained and their implications
> discussed. This is the ideal place to learn more about the Government's
> Climate Change policies.
>
> Join us for this exciting and topical event and come and chat to us
> afterwards. There will be some drinks and snacks provided!
>
> For more information, please contact info at zerocarbonnow.org .
>
> * * * * *
>
>
> --
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> www.zerocarbonnow.org
>
> Three Seas - Combat Climate Change
> www.threeseas.org.uk
>
> 'Shared joy is double joy, shared sorrow is half sorrow' - Swedish Proverb
>
>
>
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>
> Three Seas - Combat Climate Change
> www.threeseas.org.uk
>
> 'Shared joy is double joy, shared sorrow is half sorrow' - Swedish Proverb
>
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