The West Michigan Peoples’ Climate March is a walk in downtown Grand Rapids, MI that calls upon our community to come together to honor the environment and motivate all the people who care about the future of our Earth and our communities.
Register now: http://wmeac.org/peoplesclimatemarch/
When: Saturday, September 19th, 2015 1:00 – 2:30 PM following the Mayors’ Annual Grand River Clean Up
Where: The March will commence at Sixth Street Bridge Park in Grand Rapids, MI along the Grand River at approximately 1:15pm. The route will follow sidewalks and pedestrian pathways from 6th Street Bridge Park to Monroe, Lyon, Gillett Bridge, and then will return on the Riverwalk across the 6th Street Bridge and back to the park.
Who: The event is an inclusive celebratory, family friendly walk to motivate all people who care about the future of our earth and communities. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
The event is sponsored and organized by the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, the West Michigan Environmental Action Council, Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, Partners for a Racism Free Community, Wisemaker of the Geek Group, and Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Why: Climate action and planning is occurring at the local, state, national, and international level to forward positive change. Ultimately, all climate actions and impacts are local. West Michigan Peoples’ Climate March partners are calling on all Michiganders to think climate global and act climate local. We need to build climate resilient communities right here in West Michigan.
• Resilient communities contribute fewer climate emissions to the atmosphere. Resilient communities are built, organized, and prepared to better respond to climate change impacts such as extreme heat and violent storms.
• Michigan needs state energy policies that require our utilities to increase our portfolio of clean energy by at least 1.5% annually. We need to eliminate energy waste. We should make our state energy portfolio at least 2% more efficient every single year. Energy efficiency is the cleanest, cheapest, and most quickly deployed energy source and climate solution available to Michiganders.
Americans have always responded to big challenges with big ideas, innovation, and hard work. In August, the President asked the American people to once again take on a global problem: climate change.
Register now: http://wmeac.org/peoplesclimatemarch/
