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title: "VIDEO: Human Nile -- Moving in Cairo, Egypt"
date: 2011-09-24T10:12:18Z
modified: 2011-09-24T10:14:18Z
permalink: "https://350.org/video-human-nile-moving-cairo-egypt/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: We were immensely inspired when Tunisia and Egypt, through non-violent people power, got unstuck from decades of dictatorship.
wpid: 28732
author: Will Bates
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We were immensely inspired when Tunisia and Egypt, through non-violent people power, got unstuck from decades of dictatorship. And we couldn't help but also feel a sense of longing to also get unstuck from the status quo holding back from real climate action across the globe. We aspired to get moving — and that's when we had a thought and sent out the [initial invitation](https://www.moving-planet.org/invitation) to Moving Planet.

Now, it's quite astounding that we are able to unite with our brothers and sisters in Egypt for Moving Planet. They poured through the streets 600+ people strong yesterday forming a "Human Nile" on foot and cycle. The call was out for sustainable, clean solutions to transport and energy for the city that won't contribute to climate-induced water crises predicted to result from climate change.

Here is a fantastic, initial video showing you what it looks like to get moving in Egypt: