STOP TO CLIMATE CHANGES - MESSAGE FROM NIS

09.12.2009.

By signing the message `For saving Planet Earth` and with number of activities, lectures, film projections, photo, painting and exponents exhibitions, round tables, citizen peaceful walk, in the period December 7-13 2009 in `European house` in Nis and all over Serbia, members of EKOpolis net will participate in planetary campaign with the motto ` STOP TO CLIMATE CHANGES`. On this occasion in European house in Nis press conference. was organized. Sonja Popovic, president of Council for life environment protection and sustainable development of the City of Nis, Boban Mikic, member of municipal council, PhD Radivoje Mancnic, president of Ekoman institute, PhD Pavle Premovic Faculty of Natural Sciences, Dragan Vidojkovic, EKOpolis, PhD Slavoljub Todorovic Zorkin, Ekoman ART all spoke about the importance of this Summit on climate change in Copenhagen and activities in Nis and Region. EKOpolis net has been present now for three years in this global activity that gathers organizations and individuals in over 100 world countries. `If there has been ever the moment to organize mass campaign on climate changes, it is now to do something about it`, concluded ecology experts. This campaign is organized under the sponsorship of City of Nis –Council for life environment protection and sustainable development and Palilula Municipality. EKO polis will realize this week of citizens activism together with Ekoman Institute, Center for citizens health `BoGrin`, Association of multi-medial artists `Car Konstantin`, Union of scouts, Society of physicians of Serbia-Nis, City organization of Red Cross, coalition of associations and NGO ecological organizations `green net` and local authorities , public enterprises, other organizations that accept the programme of participation. This campaign started on December 7 with projections of documentary movie `Era of Stupid` in Nis Cultural Center hall. PhD Radivoje Mancic, doyen of ecological movement of Serbia and City of Nis, held on Tuesday 8 December in European house  very interesting lecture `Climate changes – work of Universe`. Also the activity of media house EKOpolis, that so far has realized so far 370 TV broadcasts from ecology area, was promoted. Dragan Vidojkovic, editor of this TV project and coordinator of campaign spoke about media net and education for sustainable development.

On the occasion of UN world summit on climate changes in Copenhagen and project of adaptation of Memorial Park `Bubanj`, national campaign `Green cities of Serbia`, Palilula Municipality with technical help from `Gorica` Enterprise, organized the planting of 500 trees of trees of birch, black pine, maple, red pin – emphasized PhD Igor Novakovic. On Wednesday December the exibiton called `Understanding of Universe` was opened in European house with ten artists –professors of Ekoman art (Academician, PhD Miodrag Andjelkovic, academician PhD Slavoljub Todorovic –Zorkin, PhD Milivoje Mivkovic, prof Aleksandar Devic, prof Milic Petrovic, docent Lidija Mina Sarovic, prof Dragan Vidojkovic, docent Marina Zivkovic, prof Aleksandar Pavicevic, prof Zivorad Milanovic-Maki). Jubilee and 30 years of work Lab for geochemistry, cosmos-chemistry and gastro-chemistry and work of Pavle I.Premovic from Faculty of Natural Sciences in Nis was celebrated on Thursday December 10 on International day of human rights, exhibition of exhibits and photos and projection of documentary films. Up to the end of this week, the anniversary dedicated to one of the biggest scientists of XX century –Milutin Milankovic distinguished Serbian scientist and astronomer pioneer of using fundamental laws of physics and mathematics in attempts to explain climate and climate changes will be celebrated.

On Saturday December 12 in front of European house in Nis the members of `green net` and representatives of ecologic organizations will meet for protest walk. The petition-message will be signed to world leaders, participants of Conference in Copenhagen.