WHEN: Sunday, September 20, 2009. 1pm for main event. 9am for early birds.

WHERE: Trump Wollman Ice Rink, Central Park, NYC

Human Countdown: Climate Wake Up Call

On Sunday September 20 people of all walks of life will come together in New York’s Central Park for a bold creative action to tell world leaders that the TIME TO ACT is RUNNING OUT. More than 2,000 people will form a moving human sculpture of our world in a race against time—a massive, living Earth and Hourglass to be picked up by the media worldwide.

On the cusp of the UN climate summit, our Human Countdown will urgently call for a fair, ambitious, and binding new climate treaty, and launch global actions for Climate Week NYC and the Tck Tck Tck Global Climate Wake Up Call.

We will assemble in two groups. The first group forms the living Earth and convenes at 9am in the morning to rehearse the movements. All others come at 1pm to form the hourglass. We will perform the Human Countdown together at mid-afternoon, hear from notable national and international speakers, and conclude by 4pm.

We need a global climate treaty. This is the time, this is the place to make history – we need YOU to join the HUMAN Countdown! All are welcome!

Sign up today!

Climate change is happening right now. While least responsible for causing climate change, the world’s poorest bear the brunt of the impacts. It is imperative that world leaders agree on a global climate deal that is fair, ambitious and binding in December 2009 in Copenhagen.

The Human Countdown is the flagship event kick starting the Climate Wake Up Call, a series of coordinated events happening around the world.

Organized by a broad global coalition fighting climate change as part of the “Tck Tck Tck” Campaign, it will frame events during Climate Week New York City.

More information

• Oxfam America Climate Change Campaign: Campaign information and updates
• Climate Week NYC: The Calendar of Events and background about the week
• Tck Tck Tck Campaign: Information on key issues and the road to Copenhagen

What is TckTckTck?

“TckTckTck” is an unprecedented global campaign by organizations, trade unions, faith groups and people like you—all calling for an ambitious, fair and binding climate change agreement.

This global alliance has come together to ensure a fair, ambitious, and binding agreement from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a meeting of world governments in Copenhagen, Denmark starting December 7, 2009.

What is Climate Week NYC?

Taking place just seventy days before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) and coinciding with the US Senate process, Climate Week NYC will provide panel discussions, cultural events and public engagements to address and underscore the urgency for action on climate change for business, government and citizens to demonstrate their support for world leaders to secure an ambitious, fair and binding global deal in Copenhagen.