Who We Are

We are a group of concerned Las Vegas citizens (volunteering with Oxfam America) uniting with 12 other cities across the country, to raise awareness of and take action in the climate change debate. We are non-partisan and open to all!!!

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Faces of Those Hit First and Worst

The people that are most affected by climate change are the world's poorest people living on less than $2 a day. Changes in weather have already caused an increase in hunger, water shortages, and disease. If climate change continues at the current rate, millions of people may be displaced. Because of the lack of resources, reports suggest that there will be an increase in international conflicts. Here are the true stories of those hit first and worst, and how Oxfam America is helping them adapt to the changes.

In the Chimbu Province of Papua New Guinea Highlands, the village leader James Gigami reports that villagers are experiencing unpredictable weather, which is impacting their crop yields.


Thandi, who lives in the small village of Hluhluwe in South Africa, is among millions being affected by climate change. "The ground used to be soft and easy to dig by hand; water was freely available just under the surface and food was plentiful; there was a lake nearby that provided fish for us to eat. But now the land is dry and hard and there is no water under the surface; even the lake has dried up." Having less water means that it is more difficult for villagers to grow nutritious crops for people living with HIV/AID.


In Bangladesh, Rahim lost his home to Cyclone Sidr. In the image, Rahim and his family rebuild his home. "Father can't go to sea now, because the boat he works in is lost and the nets are on top of the tree, tangled and torn," says Rahim.




The Breeders @ HOB May 2nd!!!


Do you like the Breeders?

So do we!

And we're having a table at their concert this coming Friday at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay. Stop by and learn more about Adaptation and climate change and what you can do to help!

See you there!

Festival of Communities @ UNLV


Angelica, Barb and Lauren went out to UNLV last weekend to table at the school's Unityfest.

We met a lot of amazing and eager people who really encouraged us and lprooved us right in thinking that there are plenty of people in Las Vegas who want to learn more about Adaptation and climate change. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, especially Jacob, to Angelica's Dad for being so supportive, to Barb for setting up the table and being so organized and prepared and to Angelica for making posters and signs for the buckets! We ended up with about 5 pages of signatures and a lot of new contacts!

Peace!

Summerlin Earthfaire! April 19th




Hi Everyone!

So, we went out to the Earthfaire, eventhough we were unable to reserve a table. We wanted to do some mingling with green-minded "earthy" people and just get a good idea of who exactly that might be in
Las Vegas.

We were asked to leave about 45 minutes into the event because we weren't registered to be there. However, by that time we had already secured about 30 signatures or so and talked to a lot o
f people. Some awarenes was raised and some interests piqued. Also, we were able to start some buzz in the community and get the LV action corps on the lips of a few people - what more could we ask for?

Angelica did manage to sign us up for next year and we are really excited to be able to return in 364 days and get a lot more accomplished! If you'd like to come along next year let us know!

Peace!