*[Enwl-eng] #YesToChange

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      If we take to the streets, we can stop the extreme right-wing politics of climate change denial by rallying people to vote. Social media is the means to mobilise people fast. But it’s not free. To spread the word, we have to advertise... in nine countries and six languages!

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"People cannot do anything about climate change" is a phrase you often can hear from far-right party leaders in Germany. [1]

Climate change means a more dangerous world for our children. But like the far-right in Germany, many right-wing parties in Europe see climate protection as "unnecessary hype." [2]

Right-wing parties are on track to gain many more seats in the coming election – if they do they could block climate protections and shift us towards runaway climate crisis.

But if we take to the streets, we can stop their politics of climate change denial by rallying people to vote.

The plan is to get huge numbers of people to gather on 19 May in Germany, Denmark, Italy and six other countries. [3] We’ve made a brilliant, inspiring video to get people on the streets – but we need to raise money to make sure people see it.

It costs about 50 euros to put the video in 20,000 people’s social media feeds. Vladimir, can you chip in to spread the video online?

            I'll donate 
     
            I cannot donate 
     

Right-wing parties argue that individual countries should go it alone. Close borders, reintroduce D-Mark and bury our heads in the sand. But huge challenges like climate change don’t respect borders. We can only stop the climate crisis with international cooperation.

As WeMove, we show what’s possible when people work together across borders. We’ll coordinate protests in Genoa, Vienna, Budapest and 16 other European cities. We want tens of thousands of people to take to the streets on Sunday 19 May – but it will only work if we reach huge numbers of people in the next few days.

Social media and internet are the means to mobilise people fast. But it’s not free. To spread the word, we have to advertise... in nine countries and six languages!

Could you chip in to protect our planet, whether it’s with 5, 15, 25, or 50 euros?  

            I'll donate 
     
            I cannot donate 
     

So many people and organisations are coming together to demand a more open, more hopeful Europe at the coming election. It’s truly unprecedented. This cooperation is a real-life example of what we’ll be demanding on our banners on 19 May.  

We want a Europe that is cooperative, democratic and open to the world. A Europe that works for people and to protect the planet.

With hope and a clear #yestochange,
Olga (Bologna), Jörg (Lübeck), Marta (Warsaw) and the WeMove team



PS: Another claim used by the far-right in Germany is that "there is no greenhouse effect." [4] But you can’t change facts with mere words. Please chip in so we can get more people on the streets on 19 May and protect our world.



References:
[1] German original: “Ich glaube nicht, dass es gegen den Klimawandel irgendetwas gibt, was wir Menschen machen können.”
https://www.nrz.de/politik/klimawandel-da-kann-man-nichts-machen-sagt-gauland-id215074961.html
[2] https://www.adelphi.de/en/publication/convenient-truths
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/themen/agenda/rechtspopulisten-das-netzwerk-der-klimaleugner/24038640.html
[3] https://yestochange.eu/
[4] https://www.stern.de/kultur/tv/-heute-show---wenn-die-afd-ihre-eigenen-naturgesetze-erfindet-8695086.html



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From: Olga - WeMove.EU 
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2019 1:17 PM
Subject: #YesToChange


 
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