Where?
Kingsnorth, Kent
When?
4 July 2009
Who?
You and thousands of supporters from Oxfam, Christian Aid, Greenpeace, WDM, RSPB, and NUS.
What is the Mili-band?
The Mili-band will bring together over a thousand people from across the country to create a human band around Kingsnorth power station to show our opposition to new dirty coal plants. A coalition of groups including Oxfam, the World Development Movement, the RSPB, the Woodcraft Folk and the National Union of Students have come together to show the broad spectrum of people standing up for action to save the climate. There will be music, games, refreshments, and most important, a powerful message to government that building a new dirty coal plant at Kingsnorth will not be tolerated.
Why do we need you now?
The government is preparing to make a decision about the future use of coal in this country and this is the time to influence that decision. The cabinet is split with some wanting to continue dirty business as usual, and others recognising the serious threat climate change presents. This decision will affect the future of us all and we need to make sure they hear us load and clear – we don't want dirty coal, we want a clean energy future.
Who is Ed Miliband?
Ed Miliband is the minister in charge of climate and energy, and has the power to reject dirty coal. He understands we need to take urgent action to tackle climate change and he’s gone part of the way to addressing the problem by proposing that coal plants like Kingsnorth should capture about a quarter of their CO2.
The rest of the cabinet want to stop him going any further but we need to push him all of the way. Joining in the Mili-Band will help to give him the momentum he needs to drag this government out of the dark ages of coal and into a clean, climate-friendly energy future.
Why is coal so dirty?
Burning coal is the single greatest threat to the climate. If a new plant at Kingsnorth goes ahead the plant would emit more than six million tonnes of CO2 every year. That’s more than the combined emissions of the 25 countries which emit the least CO2. These emissions could be responsible for creating 20,000 climate refugees.
How to get there
There will be coaches leaving from Oxford, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham and Coventry on the day and returning after the event. There will also be shuttle buses from the local train station on the day. There will only be parking on site for private coaches and minibuses. We will send you more information when you book and you can make a donation when you sign up to help us cover the costs of the event. You can see the details here.
NB as of July 1st we are no longer taking coach bookings. If you still need a coach please book via www.wdm.org.uk.
How you can help
We need you to take a stand with hundreds of people across the country on July 4 at Kingsnorth. We’re not asking you to do anything illegal, you just need to come out and show your opposition to dirty coal to the government. If you can't make it on the 4th, you can still make a pledge to take action against coal in the future.
We would love to see you there! Just fill out the form below:
Coaches will available from certain cities: select a location above if you'd like to reserve a seat.
We'd appreciate a contribution to help cover the cost of transport and refreshments.
