Calling all Maine Natural Guard members to help bring the essential message that the Pentagon is the biggest polluter on the planet to a climate action being organized by 350 Maine:
RISE for Climate, Jobs and Justice
Saturday Sep 8 -- noon
Portland, Maine
The Maine Natural Guard will display our MNG t-shirts and messaging:
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| Click here to order your shirt |
or other costumes:
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| That's Natasha Mayers holding her giant (cardboard) carbon footprint |
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| That's Cynthia Howard as a polar bear who recognizes the largest cause of carbon polluting |
We will carry signs such as:
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| image: Suzanna Lasker |
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| Image: Lisa Savage |
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Image: Jason Rawn |
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| Bruce Gagnon in action for life on the planet |
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| Last Run (serigraph by Kenny Cole) |
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| Mary Beth Sullivan showing that public transportation light rail could be built at Bath Iron Works instead of warships. |
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| Jenny Gray sharing her conversion vision |
You can join the Natural Guard campaign by signing the pledge here.
Be a communication worker and help bring news of the path of real resistance to people befuddled by corporate media messaging.
Add your name to join the Natural Guard effort from wherever you are!
I pledge to speak out about the effects of militarism on our environment, because the commons we all share that sustain life are valuable to me.
I pledge to speak out about the effects of militarism on our environment, because the commons we all share that sustain life are valuable to me.
In discussions about security and safety, I will remind others of the need to count in the cost in pollution and fuel consumption of waging wars all around the planet.
In discussions about acting soon to protect our loved ones from the effects of climate chaos, I will remind others of the need to examine the role of the Pentagon and its many contractors in contributing to planetary warming.
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| Mark Roman, Ridgely Fuller and other climate activists at Bath Iron Works bridge banner drop |
We welcome all who want to help bring this important message on September 8, one which is very often omitted from climate events. FMI call me at 399-7623
thanks!
Lisa
For more information on the September 8 event:
This is our invitation to participate in a joint action as part of the global RISE for Climate, Jobs and Justice in Portland on Saturday, September 8th beginning at noon. It’s part of a worldwide mobilization taking place four days before the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. 350 Maine is coordinating the event focused on the rising and warming waters of the Gulf of Maine, but we expect the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club to join us as co-sponsors. Our goals for the event are to move the state legislature toward climate action; get voters to ask what candidates in the November election are going to do to take action on climate change; and to register new voters. We want people to see and understand how much is at stake and how important it is to elect people willing to work seriously on environmental issues as well as jobs and justice.
The New Orleans Style Funeral procession we are planning will pass through the center of town and end at a point currently being determined, but at a place where a modest and active rally can take place combined with voter registration. We want as many people as possible to be involved in the action with individual groups taking responsibility for a specific components of the overall program. This should be a fun event that carries a serious message and purpose. Accordingly, some of the ideas being considered include: ● The Leftist Marching Band to lead the funeral procession ● A coffin containing a Gulf of Maine codfish and/or other endangered species inside ● Puppets, cheerleaders and dancers ● People in costumes that emphasize mourning or sea level rise ● Floats or similar (e.g. Noah’s Ark, a giant lobster, fishermen with empty nets, etc.) ● Fishermen & lobstermen with empty traps and nets (income & job loss) ● Symbols of rising, warming seas (e.g. blue ribbon) ● Children, teens, college students participating in any way they see fit ● Rally point activities that are lively and active: o With local performers (singers, dancers, band) o Limited talks that include funeral orations or memorial addresses o Tables with displays of Portland areas likely to be flooded, climate action plans (simple, easy things everyone can do), Children’s Trust, etc. o Voter registration ● YOUR IDEA PLEASE
The event wants to be big and memorable. Would you be interested in helping us pull it off? Will you get involved and help make it happen? You, ------, are invited to play an active role in the overall planning and event coordination and/or to simply take an active role in the event itself. Since we are working on a tight schedule, we’d like to hear from you a.s.a.p. one way or another. Let us know what you think.
With best regards, Espahbad Dodd & Chuck Spanger, 350 Maine
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