UPDATE: 3 September 2018

**LOCATION CHANGE**: Our meeting point will now be in Radcliffe Square by the Radcliffe Camera (meet in the top left corner by Brasenose Lane for a 12pm start). All welcome!

THE PLAN:

Exactly one week after Rise for Climate, Oxfordshire County Council meets to decide how to wisely invest Oxfordshire's £2bn pension pot for the future on behalf of all of us.  September 8th is our chance to get a clear demand across that we want real climate action from Oxfordshire's elected leaders.

Join us for a stunning arial photo action to demand Oxfordshire County Council walk the talk on climate action by divesting its £2bn pension pot from fossil fuel companies and re-investing for the public good and a safe future for all of us. Everyone welcome - suitable for any age.  

Together, at 12pm, we’ll form a big human banner using some colourful props, to create a giant X for divestment and a giant yellow sun representing the renewable energy-powered future we want to see now!

After the photo action, we'll be moving to Cornmarket to do some simple street polling. We'll hand out '£2bn notes' to people there and ask them to make a quick choice about how the council should invest its employees and citizens' money for the future - fossil fuels or renewables?   The results of the poll will help add media and public pressure to the Pension Fund council meeting the following Friday.

WHAT TO BRING:

• your friends and family -- the more people there are, the more resounding the message
• wear dark clothing if possible for the arial photo
• banners and home-made placards with why you are ready Rise for Climate (placard generator here for home-printing)

RUNNING ORDER

12pm Meet in north west corner of Radcliffe Square

12.10pm Action Briefing and props distributed

12.15pm Photo Action

12.30pm Move to Cornmarket together for Street Polling

1pm Action Close (though street polling may continue, please stay on and help if you can)

If you have any questions, if you're interested in helping either beforehand, on the day, or beyond 8th September please get in touch: fossilfreeoxon@gmail.com or contact the Fossil Free Oxfordshire team on Facebook.

On September 8, thousands of rallies will be held in cities and towns around the world to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil free world that works for all of us.

Join us in Oxford as we demonstrate what walking the talk on climate action and climate justice means:

A fast and just transition 100% renewable energy for everyone
Not a penny more of Oxfordshire's money invested in fossil fuels
No new fossil fuel projects anywhere!

We're taking action together with tens of thousands of people holding events and action in over 80 countries worldwide.