Placing Shoes for a Strong Climate Agreement

Together with the arrival of The "Holy Man" called Sinterklaas in The Netherlands Greenpeace lays out shoes just like the old Dutch tradition for kids. Within the shoes there is a wish list for a strong climate agreement in Copenhagen. Campaign leader Reinout Wissenburg offers Minister Cramer a poster which says: "180.000 wensen voor een sterk klimaatakkoord" which means: "180.000 wishes for a strong climate agreement".

In original language:

Schoenen Zetten voor een Sterk Klimaatakkoord

Greenpeace grijpt de komst van de goedheiligman aan om schoenen te zetten met daarin een wensenlijst voor een goed klimaatakkoord in Kopenhagen. Campagneleider Reinout Wissenburg biedt Minister Cramer een poster aan met daarop de tekst: 180.000 wensen voor een sterk klimaatakkoord.

Unique identifier: GP0STOFKV

Type: Video

Shoot date: 19/11/2009

Locations: Europe, Netherlands, The Hague

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Duration: 7m18s

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Climate Shoe Action the Netherlands

Greenpeace volunteers put shoes at the Binnenhof Square, which is the square in front of the houses of Parliament. Laying a shoe out is based on a Dutch tradition in which children lay out their shoe for the arrival of a saint called: "Sinterklaas", every year in December. Children fill up their shoe with a carrot and a wish list. The last months Greenpeace received through the You turn the earth campaign 180.000 calls for a strong climate agreement for the Climate Conference in Copenhagen. Greenpeace combines the arrival of the saint with this action to show the politicians how many people wants great deals for the climate.

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