Cop21 core events map final 11nov2015 update

BLUE POINTS PARIS

COP21 EVENTS www.unric.org

BLUE POINTS COP21 EVENTS

1. PLACE TO B (GARE DU NORD) 18 Rue de Dunkerque, 75010 Paris

6. SOLUTIONS COP21 (GRAND PALAIS) 3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris

2. 1 HEART 1 TREE/HUMAN ENERGY (EIFFEL TOWER) Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole, 75007 Paris

7. EARTH TO PARIS (PETIT PALAIS) Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris

3. CITIZENS’ AWARENESS (TOWN HALL OF 4TH ARRONDISSEMENT) 1 Place Baudoyer, 75004 Paris

8. MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL (GAUMONT CHAMPS ELYSÉES) 50 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris

4. SHAMENGO (ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL) 9 Place d'Iéna, 75016 Paris 5. AFTERNOON WITH R. REDFORD/EARTH TO PARIS (UNESCO HEADQUARTERS) 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris

9. EQUATOR PRIZE 2015 (THÉÂTRE MOGADOR) 25 Rue de Mogador, 75009 Paris

BLUE POINTS - COP21 EVENTS Grand Palais

Place to B - Gare du Nord Nov. 28 - Dec. 12

Place to B: For COP21 in Paris and Beyond, Place to B offers a physical and online place to meet, co-work and co-create new stories about Climate & Humans. (www.placetob.org; https://openagenda.com/placetob)

Eiffel Tower Nov. 29 (18h) - Dec. 3

1 HEART 1 TREE: A “Crowd Greening” collaborative artwork which will transform the Eiffel Tower in a forest of light. An app allows spectators to give life to a tree, which will virtually grow on the Eiffel Tower in rhythm with their heartbeat and display their name and message. For each virtual tree of light, a real tree will be planted as part of a reforestation programme that spans across all 5 continents. (http://www.1heart1tree.org/)

Dec. 5 (10h) - Dec. 12 (midnight)

HUMAN ENERGY: Light up the Eiffel Tower with Human Energy to incite action against climate change. Multiple sportive and artistic activities will be organized near the monument. (http://www.humanenergy.fr/en/)

Dec. 4 - Dec. 10

Petit Palais Dec. 7

Town Hall of 4th arrondissement: During COP21, conferences, debates, screenings, exhibitions and interactive activities will be organised in this wonderful building at the heart of the French district Le Marais to raise citizens’ awareness of the stakes of climate change. (http://www.mairie04.paris.fr/mairie04/)

Dec. 7

Mobile Film Festival: "Act on Climate Change" - Awards Ceremony.

Screening of the 76 films from the official selection. The 30,000€ BNP Paribas Grant for the Grand Prize and the 15,000€ Grant for the Best French Film as well as the awards for best screenplay, best actor and best actress will be awarded by the jury. The festival is based on one simple rule: 1 Mobile, 1 Minute, 1 Film. (http://www.mobilefilmfestival.com/)

Théâtre Mogador Dec. 7 (evening)

Economic and Social Council/ Bourget Nov. 29 (18h) - Dec. 3

Earth to Paris: An in-person and social media event that will feature lively interactions with UN leaders, heads of state and government, CEOs, and celebrities, allowing people everywhere to join the event, share ideas, and raise their voices for climate action. (http://www.earthtoparis.org/)

Gaumont Champs Elysées

Town Hall of 4th arrondissement Nov. 30 and Dec. 9, 10, 11

Solutions COP21: Solutions COP21 is a unique multi-player agenda to showcase climate solutions in preparation for COP21. Visitors can visit the exhibition to discover the climate solutions developed by associations/NGOs, researchers, cities and territories, companies, creators and artists, media. (http://www.solutionscop21.org/)

Shamengo (Sustainable housing/Grand opening and exhibition): Shamengo builds fully sustainable prototype "villas" which act as a model as well as a place where ecological techniques can be learned. An "Ephemeral Villa", bringing together fifty sustainable innovations, will be constructed in the village of Bourget. (http://www.shamengo.com/)

Equator Prize 2015 Award Ceremony: Often called the Academy Awards of sustainable development, the event will feature a celebrity red carpet, award presentations, videos on winning initiatives, music performances, government commitments and community statements.

The awardees are 21 outstanding indigenous and local community groups from 19 countries, each a best practice in reducing poverty, protecting nature and strengthening resilience in the face of climate change. (http://equatorinitiative.org/)

UNESCO Headquarters Dec. 6 (15h)

Dec. 8 (10h-17h)

UNESCO Event - 'An afternoon with Robert Redford': Robert Redford interacts, on interview mode, with indigenous people who have chosen to use artistic forms of expression to tell the story of the impact of climate change on their community lives and the way they are adapting.

Earth to Paris: Half a day dedicated to brief, train and facilitate meeting and exchanges between COP21 bloggers and social networks practitioners on how digital and social network can participate to a climate change debate by interacting with the civil society at large. (http://www.earthtoparis.org/)

Blue Points UN Department of Public Information has partnered with a selection of high-profile events taking place in the city of Paris during COP21. The events present outreach opportunities on the work of the UN and the #GlobalGoals for Sustainable Development.

See each of the Blue Points to get more information on dates and venues.