This Saturday, people from around the world will join over 2,000 candlelight vigils in over 130 countries calling for a “real deal” at the Copenhagen climate talks.
The event in front of the Bodrum Municipality building will start at 5:30 p.m. & the one in Gümüşük will start at 6 p.m. A two-hour vigil will be held with a film shown on a giant screen at the bar in Gümüşlük.
“The message to world leaders from the people of Gümüşlük & everywhere will be, ‘We want a real deal,’” says Agnes Bayatti-Özdemir, organizer of the event in Gümüşlük & a member of online campaign network Avaaz.org, which is coordinating the global action.
“We need a deal that is ambitious enough to leave a planet safe for us all; fair for the poorest countries that didn’t cause climate change but are suffering most from it; & binding with real targets that can be legally enforced,” she said.
As part of the global day of action, called The World Wants a Real Deal, two local events will be held in Bodrum, one in the town centre & another one at Club Hotel Zemda in the Gümüşlük district.
For further information about Avaaz.org contact Bayatti-Özdemir at: agnesb14@hotmail.com.
Source: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com