Arun and Link at Bangalore Airport. We had to send all that you see back with Arun's family -- overweight. In the discard pile: Sleeping bags, books, and most of our food.
Mom by a poster in the airport, before the conferece. Sadly, poster is accurate.
In the Metro, looking forward. The metros are fully automatic.
Kobenhavn Central Station.
Deepa Gupta at the Global South Youth Convention.
GSY.
Grace Mwuara (spelling?)
Barakatenge!
Maasai. The African Youth Delegation was totally Cool.
Ben Powless, letting us know the indigenous People's side. Why are we not all Indigenous People? It's a crime of capitalism.
Climate Justice Fast Meeting. Sara Svensson (blue jacket) fasted for 44 days on water alone.
COY.
I took good notes.
Grace, Deepa, and Joshua.
COY - Conference of Youth.
COY
COY. Anniruddh, recognize anyone?
Rebecca S David
The message is clear: no more mud!
My notes.
Anna Keenan of the Climate Justice Fast at COY. She fasted for 44 days on water alone.
The Climate Justice Fasters (others not shown!) L to R: Daniel Lao, Sara Svensson, Anna Keenan.
Anniruddha!
COY day 2. Gemma from Save Tassie's Forests.
Youth Group Photo, before the conference began. This is not quite half of everyone who eventually came.
Action!
Start Cycling! Stop Climate Change!
One of the Conference Halls, the night before it all starts.
Bella Center Computer Hall.
Bicycles inside the Bella Center. It is that big!
Leela Raina briefing us.
Inside bella Center.
Apoorv!
Muhammad Axim, 15, from the Maldives.
Muhammad Axim, 15, Maldives
The people whom Muhammad was speaking to.
Wangari Maathai
Fossil of the Day
FotD Anthem.
The Plenaries begin! Late.
Prakhar, Karan, and (sorry, I forgot your name!)
The Plenaries. Prizes if you can spot anyone sleeping!
Me and the only other bit of religion there. Was very happy to see him!
Nisthara knows his name (I forgot, sorry!)
Climate Justice Fast pre-press conference.
Sarah and Anna, feature fasters of the Climate Justice Fast.
PhotoMonkey!
Pedal your TV, Music, and Lights. Very tiring for 10s of entertainment! Puts couchpotatos in a different perspective!
Messages of World Youth to Copenhagen. Very nice booth managed by Japanese youth.
Offsetting just didn't make the airplane go away! Loved his magic chant: “Offsetting, offsetting, it's not fair: Make sure the Rich don't do their share!”
Anyone know what's going on, where, and when?
Benedict, 15, and Ayesha.
Swati. I knew you were from another planet!
Met an Italian Youth delegation that came up for just 2 days. Very nice guys.
The Italian Youth Delegation.
One negotiator I particularly admired.
Prakhar and his shiney new cycle!
Who's is who's?
We can all three ride!
Snigdha, you deserve this photo. Surviving through all those sessions, OMG.
Plenary Meetings.
Daniel Lao at CJF press conference, Klima Forum.
Keelan Gell, singing the Climate Justice Fast song that he wrote. “How long, can you live, without food?”
CJF Press Conference.
Matthew Balle and Paul.
Mom!
Daniel and Mom.
Sarah Peach in action! I actually cried during the interview, I don't really know why, but speaking about people who are going to have NOTHING - no food, no water, no shelter, makes me a little emotional.
The front of the Bella Center.
What we need.
Honda Clarity: Fuel Cell vehicle.
Mayor of Toronto, accepting the Fossil of the Day for Canada. “I wish the Canadian Govt was more like the Canadian Citizens.”
Free Internet on the trains!
Link, Aniruddh, Rebecca.
Protect the World's natural forests! Singing the “14 days of Copenhagen.”
IYD is there too!
The computer center populated.
The day the sun came out! I had no idea the roof was glass until this happened! This is in the Bella Center, at the same time that 100,000 people marched for Climate Justice.
The sun! It was so beautiful to see.
Seeing the sun was like seeing a long lost friend.
Lighting conditions that my camera liked!
The wind turbine outside the Bella Center.
Mom at front of the Bella Center.
Front of Bella Center.
Me, by a map of the Bella Center. Above my head is our entrance. The walk to the farthest blue box (where the Holland House is) was a full 15 minutes.
Yes we were there!
Addressing the Subsidary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice, on behalf of the International Youth Climate Movement.
My address.
Live music before the FotD.
Our unofficial crash center seemed to evolve right near the Climate Justice fast. L to R: Apoorv, Anniruddha, Ruchi, Arun. Seated: Link, and two Avaaz dudes.
The work place.
Ruchi, masquerading as someone else to recieve the Fossil of the Day award (which country?)
Ruchi, Arun
FotD
Ruchi
Birds, and litter. even in Denmark.
Red and Green.
Red, green, and orange. It's more beautiful in real life.
The only elephant I saw in Denmark.
Presenting the Time for Climate Justice Petition signatures to Yvo de Boer, by Desmond Tutu
512984 ppl signed the petition.
Rev. Desmond Tutu
Rev. Desmond Tutu presenting the petition to Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UNFCCC.
Tutu leaving.
Electric
volvo Diesel electric hybrid drivetrain.
Scene from a window.
Thermometer.
Taxis! All Mercs!
Tivoli. I would like to, except flying through subzero air doesn't sound all that fun!
Ouch!
Meeting with Dr. Vandana shiva.
Electric one-person car. I drove it a bit. TINY!
No, it's not a window. it's a TV.
Outside the Bella Center: Rebecca and Mom.
President Nasheed (Maldives) 2nd from right.
US, India, China youth.
Saudi Arabia to receive the FotD.
Mom letting people know about the Climate Justice Fast.
Singing for Bolivia.
Snigdha, Shweta, Me, Arun.
Very nice technology. I want to learn more about this.
Outside the Bella Center. Images from the future.
Snow storm
Picture 1
Picture 2, only 2 minutes later.
Coffee stand, built into what looks exxactly like an Autorick.
Outside the Bella center.
Seal the Deal banners were put up in Kongens Nytov square, in a maze.
Kongens Nytov
Interesting car!
Bicycles for free rent.
Root of a Wind Turbine Blade.
This is the size of one tonne of CO2
Another Taxi
electric
Mini-E
People using the internet in constructive ways: watching YouTube.
Watching Nasheed's speech from the EU pavilion
President Evo Morales (Bolivia)
Evo
Evo's Security detail
Ram Nitesh, with a bamboo Wind turbine blade.
I'm very tired. I thought I was smiling!
Note to self: look up this company.
Noticeboard of side events.
Avaaz was kicked out.
Guess who?
Hmm..
Photo time! The last night in the Bella Center. Civil Society (including UN Observers) were kicked out so that the COUP could happen.
outside our cabin
Friends
going through town.
He first asked me, angrily, “What are you protesting?” I explaind that this was a prayer, not a protest.
at Copenhagen central. Front: Swati, Rebecca. Back: Link, Prakhar, Chatty, Snigdha.
Love the bumper.
Singing for contributions to the relief fund. ANY contribution would be bigger than Canada's!
Candlelight Vigil
Rebecca, tired of being photographed?
Arun
Anniruddha, please remind me of her name?
Prakhar and convict obama
History will judge them later. I judge them now.
My mom and Ben Wickler's Mom!
The Klima Forum
back at the camp
LOL
Love those trees
Gabbrielle
Anniruddha
Nice Chair!
On the way to Sweden: the ferry dock
On the ferry
A Castle
Arun was painted on the wall!
Eating a very famous Sweet Swedish dish.
Santa.
PC for Alla
Ducks in the Swedish Sea
Ice
On Ice
Swans are native to Sweden, and also live in the ocean!!
Me and mom
Me and Arun
The swans
Arun standing on ICE
Happy, on ice
Nice!
Our friend's house in Sweden.
A walk in the forest on Solstice day.
It's a good message, if I only knew Swedish.
Our hosts in Sweden.
Gingerbread house
Gabrielle, Link, and Komali. Photo clicked at just the wrong moment!
Mom, collecting articles for a wreath.
Me and Gabrielle. I borrowed the shopping cart to get our luggage to the train station.
Gabrielle
Paris airport bathrooms.
Interesting signboard
The beautiful wreath we made for Amma back home!
