Shoes and a banner for the climate

Greenpeace puts more than thousand shoes at the Binnenhof sqaure. The shoes are filled with a wish list which contains issues for a strong climate agreement in Copenhagen. The banner says: 180.000 wensen voor een sterk klimaatakkoord which means: 180.000 wishes for a strong climate agreement.

In original language:

Schoenen en een banner voor het klimaat

Greenpeace zet duizenden schoenen rondom het Binnenhof. De schoenen worden gevuld met een verlanglijstje met daarop punten voor een sterk klmaatakkoord in Kopenhagen. De banner zegt: 180.000 wensen voor een sterk klimaatakkoord.

Unique identifier: GP01X42

Type: Image

Shoot date: 19/11/2009

Locations: Europe, West Europe, Netherlands, The Hague

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Joël van Houdt

Size: 4086px × 2724px 8MB

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. Puting shoes is based on a Dutch tradition in which children can set 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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