This Saturday was a momentous day! GetUp members joined Australians around the country in the Walk Against Warming. Stories, photos and video are flowing in about the fun, the FABulousness and the community spirit. Nearly 100,000 people around the country marched to call for strong action on climate change, as Australian and world leaders meet in Copenhagen to determine our climate fate. The Walk was part of a global day of action, but our team on the ground in Copenhagen have told us that Australia’s Walk Against Warming was the most talked about action at the Copenhagen Conference.

It was a FABulous day, which meant GetUp members in Orange and dressed FABulous. Check out this slide show of photos, to get the pulse of the day:

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Inspiring stuff – GetUp members funded 17 year-old Solomon Islander Christina Ora’s trip to Copenhagen. Yesterday she was selected as the only youth representative to address the conference – and did an absolutely amazing job! That’s the power of our movement – thanks to everyone who chipped in to make this magical moment possible. Check out the video here, and stay tuned for more updates from our fantastic Pacific delegates!

Click here for a transcript of the video (pdf).

This editorial calling for action from world leaders on climate change was published yesterday by 56 newspapers around the world in 20 languages – but no Australian media ran this piece, so we’re bringing it to you direct from Copenhagen.

Today 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency.
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World leaders need to know the consequences of the decisions they make at Copenhagen.

We found passionate, articulate and knowledgeable Pacific Islanders to share their personal stories about the impacts of climate change, but neither they (nor their governments) could afford to send them to the negotiations.
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A successful day of climate action in Canberra, with a fantastic speech from our alternative Kevin Rudd – saying what we’d all like the real PM to say. An incredible effort by our amazing volunteers to speak to their MPs and push for a fair, binding and ambitious approach to climate change and Australia’s stance in Copenhagen.