Bill McKibben is spearheading what will be the largest public demonstration against global warming America has ever seen. "On April 14, instead of doing a march on Washington -- which would burn a fair amount of carbon," said McKibben, "we will have a nationwide rally, occurring more or less simultaneously, in all the places that people love around the country."
The goal of the action, Step It Up 2007, is to demand that Congress enact immediate cuts in carbon emissions and pledge an 80 percent reduction by 2050.
This is not your typical protest. "A big group of scuba divers have signed up to hold a rally underwater off the coral reefs in Key West and in Maui," said McKibben. "Another group just signed up to ski down the huge, but dwindling, glacier above Jackson Hole; there will be people on Mt. Hood; on the levies in New Orleans' Ninth Ward; and on Canal St. in Manhattan, which will be the new tide line if the seas go up a few feet."
There will also be people gathered at parks, at city halls, on the steps of their churches and schools, and the list just keeps growing. So far there are over 500 events planned in almost every state and the project is only just beginning.
Read about it at http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/47064/
We should have something like this in Canada!
I don't want to just say "Someone else should get this done!" but I don't have experience organising anything like this. :) Canadians should be involved, too.
Funny you should mention
Funny you should mention it...the Wilderness Committee is leading a Canadian effort. Find out more at www.stepitup2007.ca
HOORAY!
Going up on the website NOW...let's make that connection, bring a banner that says "Stop Climate Change - Stop GATEWAY" -- thank you for doing this!