Dal protest group screams for action on climate change

Dalhousie student activists put on a demonstration in the Killam Library

Dalhousie student activists held another flash mob earlier today in Dalhousie's Killam Library.

They entered the atrium at 12:30 p.m. and began their demonstration by screaming. Four students playing the part of tar sands screamed to their death to be resurrected by a group of students in exercise outfits.

The demonstration was part of a campaign being put on by students across Canada called "It's Time to Listen." It's a six-week campaign leading up to the United Nations Climate Summit in Copenhagen this December.

Fourth-year International Development Studies student Will Horne says the goal of the campaign is to "apply political pressure to get the politicians in Ottawa to listen to our demands and to raise awareness in the community."

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student demonstrators represent tar sands and clean energy. Photo: Laura Hochman

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Dalhousie student activists put on a demonstration for climate change. Video: Laura Hochman

The campaign came out of a national conference on climate change in Ottawa run by the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition.

Horne says they want the government to subscribe to science-based emissions targets.

"We want them to pass Bill C311, which commits Canada to tough emissions targets. The government has been delaying passing the bill for over a year now."

Bill C311 was put forth by NDP MP Paul Dewar and is in its first reading.

At the end of each demonstration small flyers are handed out, encouraging people to give their MPs a call telling them changes need to be made.

This week's message: invest in clean energy, not tar sands.

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