<http://pol.moveon.org/event/seethetruth/?rc=johnkerry> > I admire Al Gore for his outspoken activism in the > fight against global warming. > > In the last year, his "An Inconvenient Truth" has > brought the science of > global climate change to millions of Americans in a > dramatic and > persuasive way. Al was an early leader and a > visionary on climate change > -- and if he had not just been elected but been > inaugurated as > president, America today would be the world's > leading advocate, not the > world's leading opponent, of preventing climate > change. > > Like you, I share Al Gore's grave concern about the > environmental threat > posed by global climate change. Teresa and I go way > back with Al in our > engagement on this gathering crisis. Now, within the > next decade, if we > don't deal with global warming, our children and > grandchildren will have > to deal with global catastrophe. It is time to stop > debating fiction > writers, oil executives and flat-earth politicians, > and actually do > something. > > That's why I'm asking the johnkerry.com community to > join MoveOn, the > Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters and > others in sponsoring > nationwide house parties crucial to our > environmental future. It's all > built around the DVD release of Al Gore's "An > Inconvenient Truth." > > On Saturday, Americans will get together at house > parties all over the > country, watch the film on DVD, have a national > conference call to > discuss next steps, and start seriously mobilizing > people. Participants > will get a chance to talk to Al Gore and ask him > questions. > > Can you attend a screening in your town on Saturday, > December 16? Click > below to get started. > > Find a house party near you > <http://pol.moveon.org/event/seethetruth/?rc=johnkerry> > > > You know the underlying message of Al Gore's movie. > It's not just that > global warming is shaping up as a catastrophe of > enormous dimensions. > It's that, together, we have the ability to stop > this disaster -- if we > act now. > > Saturday's house parties are a great opportunity. > This massive effort to > organize and spread the word about "An Inconvenient > Truth" is one of the > best chances we've had in a long time to demonstrate > how serious the > problem is -- and how serious we are about pushing > Congress toward real > solutions. More on that later -- in this new > Congress the johnkerry.com > community will have our own bipartisan opportunity > to make Washington > stop spinning and start solving this problem. > > There's no doubt that "An Inconvenient Truth" has > struck a responsive > chord. The DVD of the movie sold more than a million > copies in its first > week. When strong leaders like Al Gore step forward > to educate and > organize people around vitally important issues, > they deserve our full > support. > > Help spread the word. > > Find a house party near you > <http://pol.moveon.org/event/seethetruth/?rc=johnkerry> > > > Thanks for taking part in this crucial undertaking. > > Sincerely, > > John Kerry > > P.S. We may have to wait to January until the new > Democratic Congress > convenes to force elected leaders to take real > action on global warming. > But, we can start organizing public support for real > leadership on this > vitally important issue right now. Let's get > started. |