350.org is an organization dedicated to combating climate change by building a community of grassroots activists around the world. The activists are demanding commitments from all sectors -- government, industry and individuals -- to work together to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. You can watch this universally understandable animation to get a better idea of 350.org’s motives and strategy. 

Today is the final day of community voting for the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. We need your support so please come VOTE. Let us start by saying a huge thank you to all the people who have already voted for the 60 seconds of Hope campaign, your support has been fantastic. 

VOTING requires a couple of minutes of your time. We wish it was easier, so here are some short directions to help make it as quick as possible:

1. Follow our link - Click VOTE and be redirected to another window where you will need to quickly register.

Voting is still open for the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge and Tole-rants Connect needs your help. Please spare a few moments and VOTE for 60 seconds of Hope.

The Tole-rants movement has garnered tremendous support in its inaugural year from partners such as The Council of Europe, The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Search for Common Ground, Odyssey Networks, Youth Leader Magazine, and many other inspirational organizations.

Voting is now open for the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge and Tole-rants Connect needs YOUR help.

Community voting is open from the 11th October – 15th October. This is where you come in. We need your support and your vote to ensure that we have the best chance of being 1 of 15 featured projects selected for the expert judging round and the chance of receiving critical support to fund this important initiative.

Voting only takes a minute. So please come and vote for us at Tole-rants Connect Spread the word to friends, family, work colleagues, and anyone with a passion for “Communicating Solutions” via twitter, facebook, word of mouth, whatever you can think of.

Global Cool, a charity that targets climate change by encouraging people to lower their carbon footprint, has a job opening!

This small, creative organization aims to tap the "trendy" sector of the UK and provide ways to make climate change cool.  They are seeking a tech savvy individual with a strong knowledge of social media and the ability to enthusiastically motivate the public.  The job duration is permanent, and the salary offered is £35-40k per annum.  Global Cool is based in Central London and this Manager needs to be in the office about twice a week, but can be based anywhere the rest of the time.

The job description, as provided by Global Cool, reads as follows:

This Thursday, October 15, is Blog Action Day.  This year's focus is Climate Change.  "Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 will be the largest-ever social change event on the web. One day. One issue. Thousands of voices."  

Find out how you can join in!

International aid agency Oxfam launched ClimateVoice this week, bringing bloggers from around the world to New York for today’s high level climate summit at the United Nations, Clinton Global Iniative, Climate Week NYC events.

 Visit www.tcktcktck.org/climatevoice to see the coverage

An entirely non-commercial forum site for local green groups and organizations has been created at Local Green Forum.    It is designed specifically for sharing information about environmental action at the local level.  This is an excerpt from the home page –

"This is a place where local communities can share information.  Although our site has been created for the Green Team at East Shore Unitarian Church in Bellevue, WA, other church groups, schools, university groups, and local organizations are encouraged to use the site as well.  Originally created for the Puget Sound area, our forum can be easily expanded to accommodate local groups outside our area.  
 
Our Purpose

This month's Net2 Think Tank question is: How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns?

My thinking: Social media conversations and online campaigns create whole new models for bringing together & powering the progressive movement. Although at core: People coming together in the real-world are key to fueling how we organize for change. We need real world events to be a central part of our online organizing. We need offline events to meet each other, bond eye-to-eye, and forge the collaborations that will make our social networks stronger, better connected, and ultimately transformative.

So - a major question is: How can your online community also support events in the real world? What kind of offline events are the best fit for your community? And what real world event models can you learn from or partner with? Well, let's look at five different event types and see if one or more of 'em sparks some ideas for your community!

We invite community members at NetSquared to vote for Face the Change in the N2Y2 Mobile Challenge. Funding for our project will enable us to implement a pilot study in Bangladesh that aims to include some of the poorest communities in the search for solutions to climate change. These are the very groups that stand to lose their homes, livelihoods and heritage as a result of rising seas.

 We at Face the Change believe:

That climate change is affecting communities today, all over the world, and will continue to do so in the coming decades.