This Sunday, pirate will invade Carter Road beach front

On the anniversary of the 26/7 Mumbai floods this Sunday, the Greenpeace Climate Rescue Station will transform the Carter Road amphitheatre into a green ship of eco-conscious pirates, rescue workers and climate change shorts

Greenpeace couldn't have chosen a better date to wrap up the Climate Rescue Station that's been anchored to the Carter Road amphitheatre for the last 10 days. July 26 was when the infamous Mumbai floods shook the city to its foundations, four years ago.

This 26/7, activists from the international environmentalist group will present three fictionalised climate change scenarios of the past, present and future in a Pirates of the Caribbean-meets-Mumbai floods show that's part of a national campaign to fight climate change. "After that, the station goes offshore, so it's your last chance to catch the boat," says Public Engagement Campaigner Deven Digwal, the brain behind the show, who was also in the group's rapid response team that rescued 125 people from Bail Bazaar, on July 15,u00a0 during the floods.
Greenpeace launched the station, in the form of a huge lifeboat as a symbol of the hope that every Mumbaikar thrives on. Since then, it was used as a platform for citizens to call on Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to act on climate change. Among the petitioners were actors Tisca Chopra and veejay Cyrus Broacha, actors Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran, director Mahesh Bhatt and adman Prahlad Kakkar, Rotaract Club of Bombay (Film City), NGOs Bal Jivan Trust and Akanksha, college students and environmentalists.u00a0

Says Greenpeace climate campaigner Vinuta Gopal, "Mumbai is listed among the 'mega cities' most vulnerable to the threat of climate change. But the city is also known for its resilience, foresight and fighting spirit. It is known to seize opportunities; that's why we chose Mumbai to launch a national campaign to fight climate change, by calling for an Energy Revolution that begins with a Renewable Energy Law."u00a0

Greenpeace is pushing for a Renewable Energy Law that will facilitate the expansion of RE and a reduced dependence on coal, the main global warming culprit. The group has so far mobilised more than 22,000 citizens through an online campaign to support for a Renewable Energy Law, through the website www.greenidol.in.

Atu00a05 pm on July 26 at Carter Road amphitheatre, opposite Cafe Coffee Day, Carter Road, Bandra (W). Entry is free. To volunteer, contact Deven on 9833596174

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