Fwd: Saturday March -invitation to march with a 350 group contingent (and Rally Information)

[Brian Haberly]

Dear Climate Activists heading to Oakland tomorrow for the March for Real Climate Leadership on Sat. Feb. 7th--

I'm forwarding the message below from our colleagues at 350 Bay Area.  Many of the recipients of this email are traveling on the 350 Silicon Valley/Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter bus leaving from San Jose Diridon Station, and picking up additional riders at the Palo Alto downtown Caltrain Station.  Some recipients of this email will be arriving at the March via BART or via carpools.  

Whatever your method to get to the March, we are excited to have you join us in this history making event!

We would like to encourage ALL Silicon Valley attendees to join with the 350 Bay Area contingent that will be Marching as a Group.  Please look for "350" spelled out in Balloons, and positioned at Frank Ogawa Plaza approximately where the "Red X" is shown in the photo in the email message shown way below.  Members of 350.org Local Groups will be arriving from all over California, and our hope is to march as a group through Oakland on our way to the Rally site at Lake Merritt Amphitheater.  

Here too is a map of where the march will travel:

The march route will snake 1.8 miles through downtown Oakland, including passing where Governor Brown formerly lived, and along Lake Merritt – an example of environmental protection (as the designated FIRST Wildlife Refuge in the country), and a beautiful testament to the importance of water.  (More info about the Lake at: http://blog.nwf.org/2011/10/north-americas-1st-wildlife-refuge-lake-merritt-oakland-ca/)

The front of the March will be led by Frontline community members and youth – including indigenous leaders, farmers, and ranchers from Kern County and the Central Valley. Throughout the march there will be music (Maracatú Pacífico – Brazilian music & dance) to bicyclists, and much more. Bring your creative energy!​

Brian Haberly

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HELLO FELLOW 350 ACTIVISTS - see this note below. Travel safely! 

350 Bay Area Hello fellow 350 activists around California --  Thanks for participating for the March for Real Climate Leadership!  We look forward to seeing many of you in Oakland this weekend and would like to invite you to walk in the March with our CALIF 350 contingent, hosted by 350 Bay Area.   I've already talked to a few of you, and we hope you will consider joining us so more of us working in 350 groups can meet one another.  But we also understand you might want to stay with your groups from your local area. Either way we hope to meet many of you over the weekend. Below is the schedule for the day’s events and a view of Frank Ogawa / Oscar Grant Plaza.  The red X marks the spot where the 350 groups are invited to gather to march together.  When you arrive, look for 350 spelled out in blue balloons rising above the crowd to find us. We recommend water and sunblock. We’ll be at the Plaza early,so if your bus, carpool or train gets in early join us! And stay late at the after-party and dance to live reggae!   Have questions? Contact: Richard at richard...@gmail.com, Urgent only please: Jed at 415-828-3854 or Kathy Dervin (510) 693-6105 Looking forward to seeing you Saturday!  Onward,  Kathy and Jed Jed Holtzman - 350 Bay Area Contingent Lead, for the entire 350 Bay Area Event Team)  Schedule - Sat. Feb.7th - Oakland 11:00 — 350 contingent assembles at Frank Ogawa / Oscar Grant Plaza  11:30 — Buses arrive / Pre-rally festivities  12:00 — Short kick-off rally (15 mins) to start the march  12:30 — Marching through downtown Oakland (approx. 1.8 miles)  2:00 — March arrives at Lake Merritt Amphitheater, DJ Innalect playing music  2:10 — Banner rises from the lake! - spoken word piece  2:15 — Rally begins at Lake Merritt Amphitheater  3:00 — Program Ends, live bands for 45 minutes 4-6:00 Fracking convergence (for those who have signed up ahead of time)    4:00-9:30 —After-Party at La Peña!, sponsored by 350 Bay Area  7:00-8:30 — Live! Live! Bobby Tenna and the Skench Band play live reggae at La Peña                   (3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley - 2 blocks from Ashby BART)  350 Bay Area http://www.350bayarea.org/ 350 Bay Area · San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States  You can also keep up with 350 Bay Area on Twitter or Facebook. Created with NationBuilder