On my first morning in Copenhagen, way back (it seems so long ago now) on the 8th December, with my new found couch surfing friends, we went to find the Bolsjefabrikken (wow, Danish words are hard!) otherwise known as the Candy Factory.
Here a group of activists from Bristol, UK were organising the Bike Bloc. After spending a week doing experimental workshops at Bristol’s Arnolfini art gallery in November, the team took their designs to the Candy Factory in Copenhagen, where, using waste bikes, they intended to mix and match parts …

For many people, they may now be wondering what all the Copenhagen fuss was about. The politicians gave us plenty of words but were completely lacking in action. As the Greenpeace slogan says ‘Politicians Talk – Leaders Act’.

I think the most positive places here in Copenhagen are the multiple soup kitchens that have sprang up around the city for activists. These act as a place where people can meet, relax, talk and of course get some much needed warm food.

These are emotional times, and it almost brings tears to my eyes to describe all this to you.
But it also brings anger. We are not violent demonstrators. But violence breeds violence.

The interview is mainly in Danish with a short interview of me and a Canadian (who was arrested in the Christiania riots) in our sleeping bags!

Maybe this idea already exists, maybe I will one day get an award for the idea, maybe it just won’t fly. But what is clear is that selfishness and greed must become a thing of the past. We need to share ideas and solutions and work fast to minimise the effects of the current emergency.

Saturday, despite the freezing cold weather, saw the biggest climate demonstration the world has ever seen. This is why there is so much positive feeling amongst activists, not because they believe the right deal will be made here at Copenhagen, but because it is exciting to see such a diverse yet united movement growing all across the globe. With so many people who are willing to stand up for what is right.

Rising sea levels will affect us all.

I arrived in Copenhagen on Monday evening after a 23 hour coach journey from London. What struck me immediately on arrival into Copenhagen was…