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Moms against climate change video featured in The Vancouver Sun

November 16th, 2009

The following is an excerpt from an article which appears in The Vancouver Sun, written by Barbara Yaffe:

"Environmentalists are turning up heat on Canadian politicians heading to a Dec. 6 climate change conference in Copenhagen -- by targeting moms.

The new campaign, Moms Against Climate Change, features a gut-punching staged video, filmed in Toronto.

It shows masses of youngsters protesting against climate change, beaten back by burly baton-wielding riot police.

It also features a website (takeactiononclimatechange.com), inviting parents to post their kids' photos on a virtual wall, asking: "If our children knew the facts we do, they'd take action. Shouldn't you?"

Once the climate change conference gets under way in two weeks, the activists intend to project the photo images on walls near the Copenhagen proceedings and Parliament Hill."

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