*[Enwl-eng] We’ve got the power!

[ENWL]

Hi, 

Last week I witnessed a truly historic moment. Climate youth took over the busiest hall of the European Parliament with a sit in, causing quite a stir! They made their statement loud and proud to the politicians working there: “Vote for my future. Vote for a new European Commission that properly champions climate justice now”. There were lots of cameras and the unprecedented situation even made the security antsy. But the youth wouldn’t budge.[1]

All of a sudden, Iratxe Garcia Perez turned up. She’s the leader of the Socialists & Democrats, the second largest group in Parliament, and directly involved in negotiations over the future European Commission. She kicked off a meeting with the climate youth there and then. And so they occupied the main hall of the European Parliament, just like occupying the plazas!


Engaged debate in the European Parliament

This kind of loud, energetic but ultimately peaceful disruptive action on climate has never happened in the Parliament. It was politically very important for climate youth to meet this EU leader. And guess what? Just minutes before, she had seen the WeMove Europe Twitter action that reached out to everybody in the Parliament!

WeMove Europe is here to connect and boost the power you have combined with mine and that of thousands of others across Europe. We come together, at the right time, and direct our voice towards the right people. We use the tools we have at hand, a smartphone, or computer, and 2 minutes of our time, to have maximum impact.

Seeing the outcome of our tweets (and more) come together in front of my eyes in the European Parliament was truly inspirational. It is thanks to a growing number of us contributing whatever amount they can afford every month. (On average a lot of us donate 15 euro monthly.) Can you chip in and amplify voices for the climate with us?

            Yes, I donate monthly  
     
            No, I cannot donate monthly  
     

This is only one important example of where Twitter helped us to deliver our message to EU leaders. We are always thinking about how we can bring your voice to decision makers. Twitter is widely used by politicians, journalists and activist organisations in Brussels. So from time to time, particularly when we know a last minute action could work to change things, we use Twitter.

If you don’t have a Twitter account, you still are able to search hashtags like #VoteForMyFuture or the address of a person like @vonderleyen (President-elect of the European Commission) and watch what’s going on. We also rely on you to forward our call to action to as many people as you can. This is often the best way to help.

I’m really grateful to have been there in Brussels for this event, and to be able to share it with you.

Sincerely,

Laura Sullivan
Executive Director
On behalf of the team of WeMove Europe

PS: If you want to make us known via Twitter, please use @wemoveEU like Greta Thunberg did:

References:
[1] https://de.euronews.com/2019/10/17/kampf-dem-klimawandel-im-europaischen-parlament 

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From: Laura Sullivan - WeMove.EU 
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:15 PM
Subject: We’ve got the power!

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