If anyone is interested in taking action...

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Hello, all,

I know everyone shows their love for our planet in their own way.  If get-out-there-activism is something you'd like to do, here is an upcoming opportunity.  I know they need all the support they can get to make a strong statement.

The final hearing by the State Dept. for the Tar Sands/Keystone XL pipeline is being held on October 7.  The group 350.org was the lead
organization in the recent action of 2 weeks of civil disobedience at the White House that ended on Sept. 3.  They are organizing a lunch time  rally in front of the Reagan Building to protest the building of the pipeline.  I am inserting the letter I got below.  It would be great if you can come.

Thanks for reading,
Charlotte Fremaux


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From Chesapeake Climate Action Network & 350.org

Dear Friends, 

When Bill McKibben called me last June and said he needed CCAN’s help recruiting 1,000 people to get peacefully arrested at the White House, I honestly had my doubts. After all, one thousand people is a big number even for an issue as outrageous as the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

But with your help – and the help of activists nationwide – we surpassed our goal. Between August 20th and September 3rd, a total of 1,253 people were arrested, creating a media buzz and a political buzz that has put the tar sands oil issue and the climate movement back on the map. 

Now we need your help more than ever. Please come to the huge lunchtime rally October 7th in downtown DC to say NO PIPELINE! NO TAR SANDS!

We have to keep the momentum going. President Obama is hearing our message, and he knows we know he can stop this pipeline on his own, without Congress. This is becoming THE climate test of his presidency. Learn more at www.tarsandsaction.org.

Our goal is 1,000 again. That’s how many people we want to turn out for this final State Department hearing in downtown Washington, DC for the Keystone XL pipeline. We’ll have music, inspiring speakers, and great colorful banners and props. If you work downtown, bring your lunch and bring a friend. If you live anywhere in Virginia or Maryland, carpool or Metro in for the rally and help make history.

We need your help more than ever. Please come to the huge lunchtime rally October 7th in downtown DC to say NO PIPELINE! NO TAR SANDS!

We'll be gathering outside the Ronald Reagan building at the 14th Street entrance between Pennsylvania Ave. and Constitution Ave. The closest Metro stations are Federal Triangle and Metro Center.

The rally on the 7th will kick off one month of escalating tar sands actions across the country, culminating in a giant action on November 6th back in DC where we’ll try to literally encircle the White House with peaceful protestors. This has never been done before, and we're not sure exactly what to expect. But we know it's the type of bold, audacious action that just might make an impact.

But for now, please just mark October 7th on your calendar. We REALLY need your help that day.

Looking forward to seeing you again soon,

Onward, 
Mike Tidwell