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Monday’s Global Wake-Up Call was a citizen effort to press politicians to act on C02 reductions at the climate change talks in Copenhagen this December. Here’s a terrific video showing some of the events that went on around the world.

My friend Julia let me know about a “flash mob” she’s organizing this coming Monday as part of a “Global Wake-Up Call” designed to urge politicians to act on climate change. This Monday, September 21, at 12:18 p.m., in locations all around the world, groups of people will converge to show that people want action on climate change, and that we want our politicians to come up with a solid plan during the UN Climate Change Conference on from December 7 to 18.

The idea is we’ll all set our cell phone alarms to 12:18 p.m., so the entire group’s alarms will go off at once. Everyone is encouraged to place calls to our MPs and others who we think could influence action in Copenhagen. The event will last just a few minutes, so it’s not a big time commitment, it’s just a chance to converge with a bunch of people and send a message.

Julia’s event is at the Toronto Sculpture Garden, 115 King St. E. (just east of Church St.). To join her at noon on Monday, click here. She’s even encouraging people to wear suits and carry briefcases to show that “climate change is everybody’s business.” I’m going to take part in the flash mob near the Homemakers offices in North York.

To find an event near you, click here.

Participants are encouraged to take photos and video during the event and send them to others, post them to blogs and otherwise get the message out about the critical nature of the Copenhagen talks. For one take on why the talks are so critical, listen to the “Oceans of Trouble” podcast from CBC’s Quirks and Quarks.