Call Outs to the
Coalition:

1) Calling for all Trade Union
contacts!
 
With the fabulous news that Unison are mobilising their
members and organising a feeder event for the march (see below), we’re working
on getting other Trade Unions on board. We’ll
be at a TUC fringe meeting next week and we’re working
to get Union head offices on board, but we need everybody
help get unionists mobilised on the ground. Can you
help?

• Do you have local groups that can contact their
  local trades council or union
  branches and get them
  involved? 
• Do you have any Trade Union contacts that might be interested in getting
  people to the Wave? If you do, please let us know by e-mailing Tom.Wright@foe.co.uk and
  try to get them mobilising their union branches!

2) Getting
people to The Wave

Coaches – Are your members
mobilising in their local areas? Organising transport is a great way for local
groups to get people in the area involved, and encourage concerned citizens
to take that next step in coming to The Wave with a group of like minded
people! 
 
This
may seem daunting, so here’s our guide on how
to book a coach,
please send it to all your supporters and lets get those coaches coming in with
thousands of people from around the country. 
 
We’re doing our best to collate information on all Wave-related transport on our website, so if you know of
coaches that have been organised, and aren’t on the map, please let us
know!
 

Trains – There are now two
Wave trains bringing people to the Wave! And a ‘How to charter a
train’ guide is on it’s way. If you, or one of
your supporters are interested in chartering a train, just let me
know.
 
There’s a new train planned from the South
West: Starting in Plymouth, it will pass Bristol and Bath and
arrive into Paddington in time for the Wave. Details are still to be confirmed,
but as soon as we know more, it’ll be on the transport map.
 
And from the North,
The Wave
Express, a 500 seat
charter train organised by CAFOD, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, Leeds
Justice and Peace Commission, Stop Climate Chaos and TIDAL, will be travelling
from Bradford, Leeds and Doncaster to London King’s
Cross for the Wave. More info
here: http://local.stopclimatechaos.org/2009/the-wave-express/

3) Stewards
needed!
 
Can your supporters be stewards at the Wave? Please send
this stewarding
form out to your supporters, and encourage them to
volunteer. Steward volunteers can send their form straight back to us at: office.intern@stopclimatechaos.org, but even better,
please collate steward forms from your supporters (you’ll need to change
the return e-mail address on the form) and forward them to us with
recommendations on who would be good steward supervisors.
 
Please return steward forms as soon as possible so we can get an idea of
numbers in advance, but no later than 6th
November. There will be steward briefings on Thursday 26 November
and Tuesday 1 December at 6.30pm, as detailed on the form.

4) Getting
The
Wave in supporter publications
 
Have
you all booked promotion for the Wave into your supporter magazines? Cover
stories; articles; adverts; flyer/ poster inserts; photos; call outs for
local mobilisation in supporter magazines and newsletters: they’re all vital for
getting the word out and making sure everyone knows this is the
unmissable climate event.
   

Wave mobilisation
updates:

Unison have exciting plans for
a feeder event. Unison members
will meet at the Unison head office
for a rally before setting off together for the Wave. Watch
this space for more details.   

The Woodland Trust are promoting the Wave in
the way they know best – by dressing up as
trees! Look out for them at the Bentley
Wield Woodfair in Lewes on 18-20th September.
 
 
Let us know what
you’re doing to mobilise for the Wave and I’ll include it in the next Wave
Special. 
I look forward to
hearing your news (fiona@stopclimatechaos.org)!

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