Slept in, realized that one of my roommates Emily, is like my ideal older sister.
In the morinng I participated in a tar sands protest with indigenous activists from North American as well as many people from Canada and the U.S. At first we just stood at the entrance because our original plan to march through the Bella Center's busiest corridor was shut down. After our indigenous speakers gave there speeches we decided to march anyway. Security called for backup half way through so we dispersed.
Afterwards I attended the Fossil Of The Day Awards. EU 3rd for not taking leadership, Canada 1st, and 2nd due to tar sands, Jim Prentice, and our usual inactivity, and blockading of discussions. David Miller the Mayor of Toronto accepted the first place award. Afterwards I was able to get his card, and a picture with him so I think he will definetly be showing up at our solar gala in April!
Headed to the SustainUS booth (the organization that accredited me), talked to people about the youth policy on adaptation updates (Moey Newbold), discussion of the days issues, they poked fun at my Canadian identity due to our Fossil Of The Day Awards leadership.
Oliver Bruce on Twitter tweets about the free food that can be gotten inside the Bella Center, when and where. Since we are all trying to live as cheaply as possible, and food in Copenhagen is incredibly expensive we all want to meet, and hug Oliver Bruce. He has actually feed me for probably 2 days.
Went to the Rapid Response where we Skyped people all over the world, (because they signed up for our facebook group) telling them to show up at their specific town, city, or regions candle light vigil the next day for climate justice.
We took a break, had a massage circle, talked, and ended with some yoga (it was about 1030 and there was no one else in the Bella Center really), security stared at us really awkwardly.
More free food
Went out for dinner/drinks to a place called Riz Raz, 25 people. Met up there with 25 more.
Walked around afterwards, headed to a 7-11 and (BTW 7-11 is everywhere here, as well as McDonald's, except I haven't seen one Starbucks. Never the less, beer and hard liquor is sold at like corner stores here, and 7-11 really chepaly, a little bit overwhelming at first.) But I am 16 so I didn't drink... Also there is no paper bag, or plastic bag, its just really incredibly open here.
Then! We all headed out to a bar, too high of a cover, headed out to another bar, too crowded, third bar just right. Good dancing, good people, (Dom, Me, Sven, Jeremy, Amanda, Beth, Michelle, Kimberly, Caroline). After a while (time wasn't something that I really remember being concerned about). We met up with more people and ended up partying/dancing all night long, I got home at 9 AM! We actually got on the train to head home at 6 but we all fell asleep then woke up at 830 and at the next stop we all just ran off the train even though it wasn't where we needed to go!
9AM policy meeting that morning, ya no chance, so I slept until it was time to go to the march the next day! But unfortunately I missed an 11 AM Carlsberg Brewery tour :(
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