FW: Updated Advisory for Sept. 24 Climate change UN Rally
Noah Budnick
This looks to be a big event on Saturday to raise awareness about Climate Change. If you happen to be walking, biking, unicycling or catching the bus near the UN, then stop by! Best, Noah
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Subject: Updated Advisory for Sept. 24 Climate change UN Rally
NEWS ADVISORY
September 24 Moving Planet NYC - Global Day of Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2011
Contacts: Will Araujo, 212-349-6460, war...@nypirg.org
Mark Dunlea, 518 860-3725, dunle...@aol.com
Global Day of Action at UN on Sat. Sept. 24 to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels
Thousands will join the Vice President of the Maldives, a delegation of indigenous leaders, and NASA scientist James Hansen for a mass ride and rally in front of the UN this Saturday.
New York, New York— Thousands will rally on bicycles, unicycles, on foot and by public transit this Saturday, September 24th, as a part of the “Moving Planet” day of action to move beyond fossil fuels. More than 170 countries and 700 US cities will take part in the day of action calling for solutions to climate change, with photos from all of the events broadcast above the flagship NYC event.
WHAT: “Moving Planet NYC:” a massive rally in front of the UN General Assembly to call for action on the climate crisis. The event is part of a global day of action to move beyond fossil fuels.
WHO: 2,000 concerned cyclists, students, faith leaders, community groups. Partners include NYPIRG and 350.org. Speakers include Vice President Mohammed Waheed Hassan of the Maldives, renowned climate scientist Dr. James Hansen, Laura Flanders of GritTV, and a delegation of indigenous leaders from across the US.
Co-sponsors include: 350.0rg, NYPIRG, Beyond Oil NYC, Carbon Tax Center, Climate Week NYC, Conversations with the Earth, Earth Day New York, Earth Matters, Environment Action Association, Environmental Task Force (Congregation Saviour, Cathedral Saint John the Divine), Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice, Food and Water Watch, Frack Action, Green Cents Solutions. Green Maps System, Human Impacts Institute, Manhattan Greens, Manhattan Young Democrats, NYC Climate Coalition, No Impact Project, Oxfam Action Corps, NYC Climate Coalition, NYC Friends of Clearwater, NY Society for Ethical Culture, Oxfam Action Corps, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Riverkeeper, Sane Energy Project, Small Planet Institute, Slow Food NYC, Solar 1, Times Up!, Transportation Alternatives, United for Action, WaterDefense
WHERE: The UN's Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on 47th Street and 2nd Avenue, Manhattan
WHEN: 2pm, Saturday, September 24th.
VISUALS: Thousands of people and bicycles, a live slideshow display of images from events across 167 countries, moving performers including dancers and cyclists, and signs calling for 100% clean renewable energy, solutions to climate change, and a move beyond fossil fuels. To find walk/ bike departure sites: http://movingplanetnyc.blogspot.com/p/find-ride-or-march.html . Photos of the rally will be posted at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/moving_planet_nyc/. Live tweeting the rally @MovingPlanetNYC
“Moving Planet” is a global day of action where rally goers will move their bodies to demonstrate their commitment to moving beyond fossil fuels. In New York, simultaneous rallies will occur in Buffalo, Syracuse, Cortland, Albany, New Paltz, Purchase, Ithaca, Potsdam, Rochester, Skaneatles, Kisumu, Troy, Poughkeepsie, Lowville, Plattsburgh, Red Hook, and many, many more. Click here for a full list.
Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org, sees the massive day of action as the natural result of years of inaction, “The planet has been stuck for too long--governments doing nothing about the biggest problem we've ever faced. This is the day when people will get the earth moving, rolling towards the solutions we need. People in record numbers are waking up to the fact that since too few of our elected leaders in Congress are actually leading, we're going to have to.” This event is 350.org’s third global day of action.
Questions? Want to interview an organizer of Moving Planet NYC? Contact: Will Araujo, 212-349-6460, war...@nypirg.org.
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Noah Budnick
This looks like it’s going to be a big event on Saturday to raise awareness about Climate Change. If you happen to be walking, biking, unicycling or catching the bus near the UN, then stop by! Best, Noah