“Today we know that is up to all of us to collectively reclaim power over our daily lives. It is we who must start shutting down and moving beyond the engines of capitalism, the burning of fossil fuels, the conversion of all life into commodities, and the toxic imaginaries of consumerism. It is we who must create different ways of living, other ways of organising our societies. Today we know that climate justice means taking action ourselves.” (www.climate-justice-action.org)

The Crude Awakening is the UK’s mass action response to the Climate Justice Action international call for action.

We are part of a global movement for climate justice and through our actions against the oil economy we will show solidarity with people across the world affected by the climate crisis and by the devastating effects of the fossil fuel industry.

Climate Justice Action (CJA) is a global network of groups and activists. Find out more on CJA's website.

The full CJA call for action is below.

Global Day of Action
On October 12, 2010: Change the system, not the climate!

Call for a global day of direct action for climate justice

The disaster that was the climate summit in Copenhagen highlighted one thing above all: That we cannot expect UN-negotiations to solve the climate crisis for us. Governments and corporations are unable (even if they were willing) to deliver real climate justice. Only powerful, global climate justice movements can achieve the structural changes that are necessary, whether it is ending our addiction to fossil fuels, replacing industrial agriculture with local systems of food sovereignty, halting systems based on endless growth and consumption, or addressing the historical responsibility of the global elites’ massive ecological debt to the global exploited.

The Latin American network ‘Global Minga’ called for an annual day of action in defence of mother earth on October 12, reclaiming the day that used to be imposed as ‘Columbus Day’. Responding to this call, and the demand for a day of action for ‘system change, not climate change’ made in Copenhagen by global movements, Climate Justice Action is proposing a day of direct action for climate justice on October 12, 2010.

We invite all those who fight for social and ecological justice to organise direct actions targeting climate criminals and false solutions, or creating real alternatives. This is an open callout, we are not picking targets. But it is not a day for marches or petitions: it is time for us to reclaim our power, and take control of our lives and futures.

Note: The Crude Awakening is happening on Saturday the 16th October (and not on the 12th itself) to help maximize our numbers.

Useful links
CJA - Global Week of Action page - includes a map of actions planned/happening around the world
CJA Global Week of Action Facebook page
More info about the Global Minga - an indigenous peoples’ call for a global mobilization ‘in defence of mother earth’ on October 12, reclaiming what used to be ‘Columbus Day'