Tag Archives: Climate Crisis Parade

You don’t want to miss Saturday’s parade!

January 30, 2020 by Ed Fallon
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Dear Friends, Saturday’s Climate Crisis Parade — challenging the media to cover climate — just keeps getting bigger. There are now seventy co-sponsors, and we’re expecting around a thousand participants! Indigenous communities will lead the parade, pulling a covered wagon symbolizing colonialism as one of the root causes of the climate crisis. Other parade entries include: — A 5-foot diameter globe marked with places already impacted by climate change; — Animals threatened with extinction, including a waddle of penguins, a polar bear, and (for fun) a Big Foot (if Continue reading →

Climate Crisis Parade Announces Speakers

January 21, 2020 by Ed Fallon
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The four speakers include Tyler LaMere and Keely Driscoll. LaMere is a Winnebago activist from Nebraska. Driscoll is a member of the Meskwaki nation and a student of international studies at the University of Iowa. Isabelle Brace is co-state Iowa lead for Iowa Climate Strike, and Ako Abdul-Samad is the director of Creative Visions.

Proof that we’re making a difference

January 14, 2020 by Ed Fallon
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In the fight to save all that we know and love from climate chaos, it sometimes may seem like we're spinning our wheels. Yet every once in awhile, Energy Transfer, the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), will let slip a truth that lets us know we truly are making a difference.

Join the Climate Crisis Parade!

December 18, 2019 by Ed Fallon
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When forty organizations come together to take collective climate action, what happens? The Climate Crisis Parade! This multi-faceted action is scheduled for 12:00 noon on Saturday, February 1st — the Saturday before the Iowa Caucuses. If you’re associated with an organization, church, student group, etc, and would like to be involved, please email the Steering Committee at [email protected]. Here’s the press release that went out this week announcing the Climate Crisis Parade, and here’s a link to the Facebook event. Get it on your calendar Continue reading →

Coalition Plans Major Climate Action Before Iowa Caucuses

December 17, 2019 by Samantha Kuhn
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samantha Kuhn at 847-682-2924 Contact: Steve Shivvers at 515-468-3923 Coalition plans major climate action before Iowa Caucuses Des Moines, Iowa – December 17, 2019 – A coalition of 38 environmental, civic, justice, and faith groups is organizing a Climate Crisis Parade two days before the Iowa Caucuses, challenging voters and the media to act with urgency on behalf of our climate. This event marks the first time these local, state, and national groups have worked together to spotlight the urgent need for all to act Continue reading →

Climate Crisis Parade challenges mainstream media

December 12, 2019 by Ed Fallon
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A coalition of 37 organizations just announced a major climate initiative, to be held a couple days prior to the Iowa Caucuses. Scheduled for Saturday, February 1 at 12:00 noon, the Climate Crisis Parade calls out the mainstream media for ignoring the urgency of the climate crisis. Here are three things you can do: 1. Join the effort on Facebook and share it with others. 2. Sign-up to participate through Eventbrite and we'll keep you posted with updates. 3. If you're with a group that would like to join the coalition, email [email protected] or call 858-35-MARCH (858-356-2724).