EVENT ALERT: FOSSIL FOOLS DAY is less than a month away!

The international Rising Tide network and its allies are calling for a day of action against the fossil fuel industry on April 1st 2009. We would like to invite you to get involved in this day of action.

Fossil Fools Day is about taking action in the name of carbon common sense:

• leaving fossil fuels in the ground

• abandoning false solutions

• building real and just alternatives

On April 1st last year, people around the world celebrated Fossil Fools Day. Over 150 actions took place across four continents. Oil, gas, coal and aviation were all targeted. Fossil fuel extraction, production, financing, PR and greenwash all felt the jester's wrath. Actions spanned the full spectrum from the simply subversive to the downright disruptive: office occupations, banner drops, street theatre, Big Carbon blockades, city centre parades, spoof product launches, subvertising, leaflets, lock-ons and even a laugh-in. The tentacles of the carbon web were exposed for all to see, more people saw the empire for what it truly is - a sinking ship awaiting abandonment - and here and there, the carbon machine even ground to a halt.

Check out some of what happened and who was involved here: www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2008

With your help, this year Fossil Fools Day will be bigger, better and bolder.

Here's how you can get involved:

1. Plan an action where you live ... from a bit of street theatre and a stall to an citizen's occupation of a newly nationalised bank; a little local subvertising to a Big Carbon blockade. Read on for loads of resources and support to help you pull your prank.

2. Come along to Climate Camp in the City of London on April 1st - targeting carbon markets on the eve of the G20 leaders' summit in London - because nature doesn't do bailouts. More info: www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20. Later you can head off to spoil BP's Centenary party at the British Museum. Join Rising Tide and Art Not Oil, between 6-7pm, to say 'Your Party's Over!' Bring banners, musical instruments, a sense of climate justice and a nonsense of foolery. Meet at 6pm at the British Museum's Gt. Russell St. gate.

3. Help spread the word - email friends or group members, add a link to Fossil Fools Day to your website or blog (you can grab a graphic for the event here: www.risingtide.org.uk/fossilfoolsday2009), join the Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=76383323792) include the call-out (at the end of this email) in your newsletters/e-bulletins, put posters up where lots of people will see them, hand out leaflets, etc.

Our actions are amplified when we act in unison. This year, in the build-up to the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen in November, let's see if we can reach over 1000 actions worldwide! On Fossil Fools Day, bring the spirit of carnival and mischief to the fight for climate justice.

It would be great to hear of your support and plans! Get in touch if you're planning a public action, so we can list it on our website and help spread the word. And whatever you do, make sure to let us know about your Fossil Fools Day action so we can add it to our end-of-day round up and show the world what grassroots action against the fossil fuel industry can achieve.

See you on the streets on April 1st.