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| Thousands to March for Climate at Mar-A-Lago & 20 Florida cities on Sat., April 29
Posted: 26 Apr 2017 08:29 AM PDT On Saturday, April 29, Floridians to hold large Climate Marches on Mar-A-Lago and throughout the state On the road to the “Southern White House” and 20 other Florida cities thousands of concerned residents will hold People’s Climate “Sister” Marches on Trump’s 100th day coinciding with the Washington, DC march for climate, jobs and justice When: Saturday, April 29, 2017 – See individual march hours below. Where: Mar-A-Lago, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Naples, Key West and many more. What: As Washington, DC marches against Trump’s Climate Catastrophe, Florida isn’t standing still. The state will host 21 sister marches from Mar-A-Lago to Pensacola to Miami to show that we, Floridians, with our front-row seat to climate change, demand action, justice and clean energy jobs. The events will include marches, rallies, even bike rides. **VISUALS** Marchers with signs, posters, banners and art will deliver a message of strength and unity to President Trump that climate change cannot be ignored. Why: This date marks the end of the first 100 days of the Trump Administration, during which time Donald Trump has dismantled hard-won climate protections, issued assaults on our air, water, and land, directly attacked the well-being of working families, and marginalized Indigenous communities, people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQIA community, women, young people, and low-income communities. For continuous updates: click here All sister marches (world-wide) shown on a map plus DC march info: https://peoplesclimate.org/sister-marches/ Florida march hub: https://florida.peoplesclimate.org/
Official Florida Twitter hashtags: #ClimateMarchFL #PeoplesClimateFL Official National Twitter hashtags: #ClimateMarch #PeoplesClimate West Palm Beach to Mar-a-Lago (Trump’s so-called “Southern White House”) https://actionnetwork.org/events/peoples-climate-march-palm-beach-county?source=direct_link https://www.facebook.com/events/436355523377323 4/29 (10:30a to 1p) Rally starts at 10:30a at George Petty Park (Washington Road at Royal Palm Road). Speakers at 11a, then march to Bingham Island (close to Mar-a-Lago) at 11:30a via Flagler Dr and Southern Blvd. The goal of the March is to stand for Climate, Jobs, Justice, and resistance to Trump’s Climate Denial Policies! Contacts: David Gibson, Peace, Justice, Sustainability Florida, peacehome.campaigns@gmail.com, 610-220-0223 Patrick Ferguson, Sierra Club, patrick.ferguson@sierraclub.org, 954-288-4234 Miami https://actionnetwork.org/events/miami-peoples-climate-march?referrer=&source=widget https://www.facebook.com/events/149406445575442/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/miami-peoples-climate-march-tickets-32264281334?aff=es2 4/29 (1p – 4p)Jose Marti Park, 399 SW 4th St, Miami, Florida 33130 By: Miami Climate Alliance New Florida Majority – 305-754-0118 Maria-Victoria Ramirez David McDougal, South Florida Regional Director – david@newfloridamajority.org Valencia Gunder, South Florida Lead Organizer – valencia@newfloridamajority.org Zelalem Adefris – zelalema@catalystmiami.org – 786-414-1300 Tampa Bay https://actionnetwork.org/events/peoples-climate-march-tampa?referrer=&source=widget https://www.facebook.com/events/519948188175402/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/739832242831927/ – group – SAA. 4/29 (10a – 1p) Lykes Gaslight Park, 410 N. Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602 Rally in AM, followed by a march through downtown to Hillsborough RiverWalk, including sea level rise display at MacDill Park on RiverWalk. By: Organize Florida, Sierra Club Florida, Environment Florida, and the Women’s March, etc Dayna Lazarus, Organize Florida – (727) 259-3655, dayna@organizeflorida.org Jennifer Rubiello, Environment Florida, 818.203.7625 cell, jennifer@environmentflorida.org Jill Wenner, Women’s March Pinellas – jill.wmpinellas@gmail.com Phil Compton – Sierra Club FL Ready for 100 campaign staff – phil.compton@sierraclub.org, 813-841-3601 Kent Bailey, TB Sierra Group Chair kent.bailey@florida.sierraclub.org 813-727-1202 Blake Williams, blake@forourfuturefund.org (407) 902-7399 cell Orlando https://actionnetwork.org/events/orlandos-peoples-climate-march?source=widget https://www.facebook.com/events/1831003103804594/ The climate crisis is a symptom of a deeper problem: an ECONOMY based on extraction and exploitation of resources and people. This economy benefits a few at the expense of communities and the planet.Orlando People’s Climate March will be happening in the Pine Hills community-a community that has experienced firsthand environmental racism. We will send a message to our elected officials that the people of PINE HILLS matter! That we deserve equal rights, freedom from discrimination and an economic system that will ensure that our communities will have collective ownership and sustainability that includes job readiness and living wages. This is more than a march, this is a gathering of people of color who are at the front lines of environmental and climate injustices, and who are ready to lead to help make change for a better future. The event will begin at 1:00 pm on 5185 North Lane, Orlando FL, 32808; speakers at 1:30 pm followed by march After the march Organize Florida and its partners will be hosting a community event at Meadowbrook Middle School, 6000 North Lane, Orlando, FL 32808. Contacts: Organize Florida · Andrea Romero – andrea@organizeflorida.org – 321-609-1564 · Michelle Suarez – michelle@organizeflorida.org · Yulissa Arce – yulissa@organizeflorida.org Ft. Lauderdale https://actionnetwork.org/events/peoples-climate-march-broward-county?referrer=&source=widget https://www.facebook.com/events/1315525641875118/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-rally-and-march-tickets-33078406404 https://www.facebook.com/PCMBROWARD/ 4/29 (2-6 pm) George English Park, 1101 Bayview Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Rally at the park (2-4p), then march over the bridge along Sunrise Blvd to the beach and back Speakers planned at the rally and at the beach By: Robert Figueroa, 917-652-1050 robertfigueroa@gmail.com Gabriela Wisniewski, Gabrielawisniewski@yahoo.com, 305-849-4313 Other partners incl: Sierra Club Broward Group, Progress For All, Sea Level Rise Solutions, Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, Citizens Climate Lobby, League of Women Voters Broward and Black Lives Matter Alliance Broward St Petersburg https://actionnetwork.org/events/st-petersburg-for-climate-action https://www.facebook.com/events/1843972339192483 4/29 (10:30a – 12:30p) Mirror Lake, 654 Mirror Lake Dr N, St Petersburg, FL 33701 Gather at Mirror Lake and 6th St. N, for signmaking, tabling, speaker’s rally, then ~ 11:15a a sidewalk march into downtown for the 1.7-mi round trip, back at Mirror Lake around 12:30p. Contact: Michael Whalen, dayquestor108@protonmail.com 727-742-8297 Jacksonville https://actionnetwork.org/events/peoples-climate-summit-jax-sister-march https://www.facebook.com/events/781277742040824 New Town Urban Farm- 1225 Pearce Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209 We look forward to an afternoon of local environmental dialog, to explore where we can band together. By: Kimberly Miller – kmillerfsu@hotmail.com, (904) 327-8020 Sierra Club Northeast Florida Group Tallahassee https://actionnetwork.org/events/peoples-climate-rally-tallahassee https://www.facebook.com/events/1874981386102028/ 12-1 pm Florida Historic Capitol • 400 South Monroe St. , Tallahassee, FL 32303 Join us on April 29th at 12PM to rally in front of the Historic Florida Capitol! Contact: Holly Parker at hparker@surfrider.org or 850-567-3393 for more information. Ft Myers https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-for-jobs-justice-and-the-climate?referrer=&source=widget https://www.facebook.com/events/1212696642145807 https://www.facebook.com/groups/SWFloridaAnonymous 4/29 (2p – 5p) Centennial Park, 2000 W 1st Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901 2-2:30 PM: speakers, meet at Centennial Park, pavilion area. After, we will then march to the Edison Bridge, walk the bridge and back. By: Anonymous Movement of SW Florida Anthony J (AJ) Amedure – 248-892-5015, moonwalkeraa@att.net Ruth Scott – ruth.scott@florida.sierraclub.org, 239-826-4056 Sarasota https://actionnetwork.org/events/sarasota-climate-justice-vigil?source=widget https://www.facebook.com/events/434140033597815 4/29 (10a – 12p) – Sarasota Stands for Climate Justice – sign waving event Bayfront Park, Island Park Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236 By: Sarasota Climate Justice Coalition 20 organizations, stationary event in along stretch of road by Bayfront. Focus: Local solutions to climate change, esp. Ready for 100 campaign. Contact: Sean Sellers – rssellers@gmail.com Lynn Nilssen (Sierra) – lynn@nilssen.us Gainesville https://actionnetwork.org/events/gainesville-climate-march https://www.facebook.com/events/281259112299333 4/29 (3p – 5p) Bo Diddley Plaza – 111 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL Meet at 3pm, then march to Depot Park where there will be speakers at 4pm The East and West side of Gainesville are “impacted communities” and have had a lot to contend with over the last several decades. We are staging here to bring attention to the issues of environmental justice for diverse communities and theinterdependence of environmental responsibility and stewardship By: Sierra Club Suwannee-St Johns Group Sherry Steiner, sherryannsteiner@gmail.com, 352-375-2563 Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, 352-222-8893, merrillee.malwitz-jipson@sierraclub.org Pensacola https://actionnetwork.org/events/peoples-climate-sister-march-pensacola?source=direct_link https://www.facebook.com/events/960523124078040/ 4/29 (10a – 12p CDT) Downtown Pensacola, Long Hollow Park• 1001 N. Guillemard St., Pensacola, FL 32501 By: 350 Pensacola Sandra Adams – sladamsphd@flgrn.com Christian Wagley – 350pensacola@gmail.com Karen L. Sanchez – karenlouiseatkinson@gmail.com, (850) 501-2039 Naples https://actionnetwork.org/events/peoples-climate-march-15 4 corners Airport Pulling & US41• 3315 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 34112 (in front of Collier County Government Complex) Contact: Barbara Gregory; IndivisibleCollier@gmail.com; 203-434-0333 Flagler Beach https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-by-the-sea?source=direct_link https://www.facebook.com/events/1848351922052498/ 4/29 (10a – 1p) – Rally by the Sea Veteran’s Park- 105 S. 2nd St, Flagler Beach , FL 32136 meet at Wadsworth Park to march over the bridge to Veterans Park By: Coquina Coast Democratic Progressive Caucus info@coquinacoastprogressives.com, 386-361-4544 Rebecca Cappetta Sierra Volusia-Flagler Key West https://www.facebook.com/events/181287192392685 4/29 (9a – 1p) – community event/ rally Bayview Park, Key West, FL (Truman Avenue & Jose Marti Dr) City’s Arbor Day will include tree planting and rainbarrel workshop. At noon, City Mayor and others will speak about City’s efforts on climate change. Wear yellow, orange or red for a crowd photo op. By: Women’s March FL – Florida Keys Natalia Duke, wmwflkeys@gmail.com Sebring https://actionnetwork.org/events/vote-for-climate-rally?referrer=&source=widget https://www.facebook.com/events/424859834518721 4/30 (1p – 4p) Sebring Civic Center, 345 W Center Ave, Sebring , FL 33870 By: Highlands County Democratic Party Monique James – 863-381-3882 Audrey Asciutto – 863-273-0308 – highlandsdecchair@gmail.com Bike CD12 – Lake Tarpon https://actionnetwork.org/events/bike-cd12-tarpons-springs-fl?source=direct_link https://www.meetup.com/PascoActivists/events/238467681/ 4/29 (8:30a – ?) John Chesnut Sr. Park, 2200 East Lake Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34685 Bike CD12 – Clearwater/Safety Harbor, FL https://actionnetwork.org/events/bike-cd12-clearwatersafety-harbor-fl?referrer=&source=widget https://www.meetup.com/PascoActivists/events/238591888/ 4/29 (8:45a – ?) Ream Wilson Trail, 1501 N Belcher Rd, Clearwater, FL 33765 Bike CD12 – Odessa, FL https://actionnetwork.org/events/bike-cd12-odessa-fl 4/29 (9a – ?) Lutz Lake Fern Trail Head, 7020 Lutz Lake Fern Road, Odessa, FL 33556 Bike CD12 – New Port Richey, FL https://actionnetwork.org/events/bike-cd12-new-port-richey-fl?source=direct_link https://www.meetup.com/PascoActivists/events/238471738/ 4/29 (10:30a – ?) Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park, 10500 Wilderness Park Boulevard, New Port Richey, FL 34655 Bike CD12 – Dade City, FL https://actionnetwork.org/events/bike-cd12-dade-city-fl https://www.meetup.com/PascoActivists/events/238472212/ 4/29 (12:15p – ?) Withlacoochee State Trail – Trilby Trail Head – 37451 Trilby Rd, Dade City, FL 33523 Contacts for all CD12 Bike Rides: Elise Mysels – PascoActivists@gmail.com or pascopda@gmail.com, (813) 956-8661 Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)
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