About 45 protesters from the University of Winnipeg Geography and Environmental Studies Student’s Association launched a demonstration in a packed Riddell Hall this past Monday, Nov. 9 to raise awareness of the climate change conference being held in Copenhagen, Denmark by the United Nations Dec. 7-18.

The protesters froze simultaneously for three minutes before one of them explained what was going on to the 500 unsuspecting, lunch-eating students. Protestors yelled out Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s phone number and urged students to call him. Caleigh Christie, who helped organize the protest, believes the Canadian government is not taking enough action on the issue. “Generally the Canadian government is worried more about the economy than they are the climate,” she said.

Published in Volume 64, Number 11 of The Uniter (November 12, 2009)