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If there's a future for this planet and you have children in the future - what will you tell them?
Tell them of the Camp for Climate Action. |
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Tell them that for eight days a piece of thistle-laden wasteland was transformed into a beloved home for over a thousand people ready to take responsibility for protecting our planet.
Tell them that we put our faith in each other, took an enormous risk, and plunged into audacious direct action - reclaiming the land of Heathrow's proposed third runway. Tell them how we laughed ourselves silly when we realised what power human beings had held all along, and that we shed tears when we realised what this power made possible. The Camp for Climate Action did not stop climate change. It was never designed to be an end, only a beginning. It aimed to be a place where we could teach, learn and empower each other with our knowledge and ideas; an example of how we can live sustainably and without leaders, where all people are useful; to be a space in which to celebrate being a human, not simply a consumer; to be a hub from which to take direct action against the root causes of climate change. Yet it was so much more! That week in August 2007, the camp came alive with its own energy, creating history as one entity beyond any individual's control. It awoke the world not only to the fact that, without action, climate change will take our planet from us, but also to the reality that it is up to ordinary people to put a stop to this madness. Because we are the last generation that can. If there is a future for this planet, and you have children in the future, tell them of the Camp for Climate Action. Then tell them what you did next to ensure those children stood a chance. |
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