"To The Streets" in Copenhagen Today

photo: Angelique Kidjo

100,000 people took to the streets of Copenhagen today to call on world leaders to deliver a fair, ambitious and binding global deal on climate change as part of TckTckTck's Global Day of Action. Events are being held today in 130 countries, including 2,600 candlelight vigils in Kabul, Afghanistan, a beach in Madagascar, the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, and the Hudson River in the US. To see a list of all the global events, go here.


photo: About 5000 (police estimate 3500) activists, artists, youth from schools and colleges joined the colorful and noisy citizens march in Delhi with the message “INDIA WANTS A REAL DEAL”.

The signature TckTckTck event was the march in Copenhagen. Go here for a short video of the event, created by a Brazilian activist who is in Copenhagen for COP15.

According to Oxfam UK the demonstrators included:

Mary Robinson, Honorary President of Oxfam International and Former President of Ireland.
“This global day of action is reminding governments that climate change is hurting people. This is a human rights issue – climate change is undermining people’s livelihoods and their access to health and education. It is affecting poor countries efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals. Copenhagen must deliver deep emissions reductions, and at least $200bn a year in new money to help the poorest countries tackle climate change. ”


Helena Christensen, Danish model and photographer.
“Returning to my mother’s country, Peru, made me aware of the heartbreaking issues the country is dealing with due to the impacts of climate changes that are already occurring.”

“This is part of the reason why I have decided to join the big march - to pass on the word and to appeal to the world’s leaders to deliver a fair, ambitious and binding deal. It is not an easy task, but it needs to be done, there is no way around it anymore.”


Rahul Bose, Bollywood star.
“Poor people are hit first and hardest by climate change. I come from India, where seven out of ten people depend on the weather to earn their living – they are farmers and fishermen.

″Rich countries have the moral obligation to provide money to help the poorest to adapt to the climate impacts and develop in a low carbon way. This money must come on top of development aid.″


Angelique Kidjo, Grammy Award winning Benioise singer songwriter and UN Goodwill Ambassador.
″It is time for world leaders to take action. The clock is ticking. We’re the last generation who can stop irreversible climate change. We must hold our politicians to account.″


Constance Okollet, a peasant farmer from Uganda.
″Our lives have changed because of climate change. We need help. Put some money for us. Help us adapt to the devastating impacts of global warming. Where is the next generation going to be if the children are dying now?″