2007 Global Day of Action against Waste and Incineration

2007 Global Day of Action against Waste and Incineration

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives / Global Anti Incinerator
Alliance (GAIA) would like to invite all GAIA members and other allied
groups to join our 6th Global Day of Action against Waste and Incineration
on 28th November 2007.

As the campaign to prevent climate change is gaining ground, there is still an
immense need to connect this environmental challenge to issues pertaining
to waste. Since the climate change debate has also become entwined with
the discussion on the energy generation and consumption, it is important
that we uncover the truth behind generating energy from waste
that is being pushed by incinerator and landfill industries as green and
renewable. We see the 2007 GDA as an opportunity to raise our concerns
on waste and climate change by organizing build-up activities preceding the
UNFCCC (COP 13) on December 3 to 14, 2007 in Bali, Indonesia.
The working theme for the 2007 Global Day of Action against Waste and
Incineration will be "Zero Waste, Zero Warming: Dirty Technologies Will
Not Clean the World." By "dirty technologies" - we mean landfills,
dumpsites, incinerators of all types, cement kilns burning
wastes. Studies show that waste prevention, reduction and recycling can
result in big energy savings since the demand for raw materials extraction
is reduced.

GDA 2007 will draw attention to the need for safe and sustainable
alternatives to end- of- pipe waste management processes that will
genuinely reduce generation of greenhouse gases, promote conservation
of our diminishing resources and protect human health and the
environment from further toxicity.
Participating groups are provided with the flexibility to organize activities
according to their campaign priorities. If November 28 does not work well
with you, you definitely have the option of picking another day in November
until the first week of December that will suit your local priorities and
circumstances.

To join, please fill up the form at:
< http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey- intro.zgi?p=WEB226YWANR5M6 >
For additional information and/or comments, please email Gigie Cruz at
< gigie@no-burn.org >

There are dozens of meaningful and creative activities that groups can
carry out. GDA activities will depend on your present campaign thrusts,
resources and time. The extent of your participation and the amount of time
you put into the GDA is totally up to you. Some examples of the many
activities that you can do during the build up and observance of the
GDA:
* issue press release or send letter to the editor
* appear in TV/talk over the radio on waste concerns particularly on the
connection between waste and climate change
* dialogue with government departments in charge of waste management,
climate and CDM issue
* talk to your country´s delegate/s to the United Nations Conference on
Climate
Change - COP 13 and CMP 3
* convene public meetings to raise awareness and promote concerted
action
* arrange public debate on waste and climate issues
* organize non-violent direct action
* hold picket, rally and other protest assemblies
* stage street theater or drama on waste and pollution
* submit petitions to ministries or funding institutions
* launch a cyberaction/cyberalert
* organize a recycling/Zero Waste exhibition

AND MORE!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
In the spirit of information sharing, we would like to encourage everyone to
send relevant information for GAIA's information database, please email the documents
to < anne@no-burn.org >.

GAIA plans to make available to participating groups the following
campaign materials:
* Press release template.
* Letter to the editor template.
* Downloadable logo, posters, postcards and stickers.
* Selected fact sheets