Climate change camps are training a new wave of eco-warriors – CNN

In Global
August 23, 2019
Editor
28 Views
0 comments

Kingersheim, France (CNN) — A growing number of Europeans have decided that they’ve had enough of inaction in the face of the climate emergency, and they’re in training to do something about it. This August, over 1,000 people gathered near the Alsatian town of Kingersheim, France to participate in the third edition of a two-week-long

Kingersheim, France (CNN) — A growing number of Europeans have decided that they’ve had enough of inaction in the face of the climate emergency, and they’re in training to do something about it.

This August, over 1,000 people gathered near the Alsatian town of Kingersheim, France to participate in the third edition of a two-week-long training camp put together by three environmental groups, Alternatiba, Friends of the Earth and ANV-COP21.

Its climax was an elaborate exercise designed to simulate the disruption of a climate summit, attended by mock presidents Emmanuel Patron and Mickey Trump. A working lunch was organized for the faux-leaders and both had their own Twitter accounts (@Manuel_Patron_ and @MickeyTrump3).

Outside the venue, camp attendees joyfully practiced their freshly minted demonstration skills and waved colorful placards of their own design before phalanxes of fake police officers.

Activists simulate a disruption to a climate summit.

The youngest participant was under one year old, the eldest 86. Entire families came to learn how to take part in and organize effective protests against climate inaction, following a philosophy that rejects violence, but deems that law-breaking is an acceptable way to send a strong message to decision makers.

Editor

EDITOR

PROFILE

9 dead in mass shooting in Dayton

r/todayilearned - TIL Edgar Allen Poe married his 13 year old cousin at 27. His obsession with her and her early death, led to him becoming an alcoholic ,a laudanum addict, and the creation of his best known poems "Annabell Lee", "The Raven", and "Ligeia"

8 Ways Successful People Master Resilience

Climate change camps are training a new wave of eco-warriors – CNN

Editor

EDITOR

Posts Carousel

This 60-Second Habit Has Helped Put Me In a Better, More Productive Mood Each Morning

Simon Sinek on Why Focusing on Winning is the Quickest Way to Losing

Elon Musk Is Now Providing Water Filtration to Flint Michigan Schools

Marion County will no longer prosecute simple marijuana possession, officials say

r/worldnews - China harvesting organs of Uighur Muslims, The China Tribunal tells UN. They were "cut open while still alive for their kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, cornea and skin to be removed and turned into commodities for sale," the report said.

Want to Be Happier at Work? 7 Quick Changes You Can Make Right After You Read This

Leave a Comment

Latest Posts

This 60-Second Habit Has Helped Put Me In a Better, More Productive Mood Each Morning

Simon Sinek on Why Focusing on Winning is the Quickest Way to Losing

Elon Musk Is Now Providing Water Filtration to Flint Michigan Schools

Marion County will no longer prosecute simple marijuana possession, officials say

r/worldnews - China harvesting organs of Uighur Muslims, The China Tribunal tells UN. They were "cut open while still alive for their kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, cornea and skin to be removed and turned into commodities for sale," the report said.

Top Authors

Editor

EDITOR

problematic

ADMINISTRATOR

Most Commented

This 60-Second Habit Has Helped Put Me In a Better, More Productive Mood Each Morning

With Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea, President Trump Has Been Implicated in a Criminal Conspiracy

Russian Trolls Used Vaccine Debate to Sow Discord, Study Finds

Elizabeth Warren Calls for the Cabinet to 'Invoke the 25th' and Remove President Trump

US begins denying visas for same-sex domestic partners of diplomats

Featured Videos