The Place;
Martiniplaza, Groningen, The Netherlands, 29 September 2011.
A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo-opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard
Bonedigger Bonedigger
Dogs in the moonlight
Far away my well-lit door
Mr. Beerbelly Beerbelly
Get these mutts away from me
You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore
The Presentation:
The science linking the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather to the climate crisis has matured tremendously in the last couple of years. Think about the last year, we've had floods in Pakistan displacing 20 million people and further destabilizing a nuclear-armed country. We've had drought and wildfires in Russia. In Australia you've got floods the size of France and Germany combined. Then there's drought in Texas—out of 254 counties in Texas, 252 are on fire. In Nashville, where the city lost the equivalent of an entire year's budget from recent floods—the area has never been flooded like this before, so no one had flood insurance.
Al Gore & Wubbo Ockels in Groningen
That's the reality we've got to focus on. His presentation is a defence of the science and the scientists, against the timeworn claims by deniers.
A man walks down the street
It's a street in a strange world
Maybe it's the Third World
Maybe it's his first time around
He doesn't speak the language
He holds no currency
He is a foreign man
He is surrounded by the sound
The sound
Cattle in the marketplace
Scatterlings and orphanages
The Invitation:
Invitation to Mr Al Gore
When we allow a sustainable world, when we let it sing from every village and every
town, from every city and every country, we will be able to take hands and sing
"With our own two hands we can change the world".
We, members of the faith communities of southern Africa, are organising a rally of faith members to be held in the Kings Park Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on the afternoon of 27th November 2011, the day before the UN climate talks, the 17th Conference of Parties (COP), commences.
The purpose of the rally is to call on our political leaders to put ethics and life ahead of national self-interest. We believe moral principles – and not profit and economic gain – should be applied in the negotiations in order to secure our common future. Since climate change is the greatest threat to have confronted humanity, we shall show that the people of Africa – and the world - are already experiencing its negative effects, call for a fair and legally binding agreement with a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol and pray for the success of COP17
iStart2 is a “sustainability through the arts” initiative, helping us to make contact with world leaders. Their goal is to launch a movement in which the global community will participate in re-imagining and implementing solutions towards ensuring a sustainable future for our children.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will be hosting this event with 52 000 faith members and religious leaders from Africa and around the world. It should receive world TV coverage. We write to ask if you would be prepared to participate in this event where we will call on the governments of the world to arrive at a meaningful agreement.
We extend very warm greetings and good wishes to you. Hope to hear from you soon.
Bishop Geoff Davies
Executive Director, SAFCEI
This invitation is extended by the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI) which is a multi-faith NGO working with a coalition of African and world-wide faith and justice organizations.
He looks around, around
He sees angels in the architecture
Spinning in infinity
He says Amen and Hallelujah!
If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you iStart2
And iStart2 when you call me
You can call me Al
Call me Al
iStart2 join the Climate Reality.
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