I came at 9 pm., the time when guests are starting to leave. Except for the volunteers standing in the hallway. They are not, if truth must be told, doing anything.<\/p>\n
\u00bbThis is a good sign, it means that things are going well if we are OVERFL\u00d8DIG – if we are \u2018redundant\u2019,\u00ab Emil says.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old Swede has just arrived, and he is only here in Copenhagen for the Klimaforum.<\/p>\n
Klimaforum09 is the COP15 of the people, and people from all over the world are volunteering or participating in events that run in parallel to the COP15 Conference. Even climate-volunteers need a boss. This one is Raul, a 22-year-old exchange student at CBS whose home university is in Japan.<\/p>\n
\u00bbYou should come on Saturday to the demonstration, there is going to be so many people there, he encourages me,\u00ab meaning the march from Christiansborg to Bella Center.<\/p>\n
\u00bbPeople from all over the world are here to make a difference. They are here in Klimaforum to tell the politicians to do something,\u00ab Emil says.<\/p>\n
Anna Marie, an exchange student from Lund University in Sweden, is next to him.<\/p>\n
\u00bbThe night shifts are the quietest,\u00ab she tells me..<\/p>\n
At Klimaforum, you meet other climate organisations, groups and individuals; this is where you you\u2019re your lobbying strategy. <\/p>\n
None of my volunteers are otherwise politically active.<\/p>\n
\u00bbBut I have joined this Red Agent group. I will be dressed up as James Bond to demonstrate against developing countries\u2019 debt,\u00ab Raul laughs.<\/p>\n
I mention the new law, the Danish \u2018L\u00f8mmelpakken\u2019 the just-passed \u2018Lout Acts\u2019, restricting demonstrations and arresting demonstrators. Emil knows the new rules but has no intention of getting into the hands of the police.<\/p>\n
\u00bbWell, I have read about all that, but I am not throwing any stones, and I am hitting no cars. I do not think I will get arrested,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n
Inside the DGI-byen, where the Klimaforum is, it is legal and non-violent. There is everything from formal presentations and speeches to pop concerts and films.<\/p>\n
On the floor there is a ridiculous amount of paper spread out and chucked around, not very environmental friendly, I say silently with a disapproving look.<\/p>\n
\u00bbThis is not solely from the Klimaforum. It is all kinds of flyers and magazines from different places. I guess they are saving the world by using paper,\u00ab Emil jokes.<\/p>\n
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