[GPSCC-chat] Summer / Fall Actions

[Gerry Gras]

Tian Harter wrote:
> On Sept 24th Bike Party is doing a climate ride starting at discovery
> meadow. Diane Solomon is the key person, but I'm involved. It would be
> great if the event could get a lot more support somehow:
>
> http://www.facebook.com/?sk=nf#!/event.php?eid=225058397524436
>
> Can you guys see that page?

I can't see it without logging in, and I don't have a Facebook account.

>
> Can we get the Green Party endorsement?

I don't see the point, but I guess you can ask
to put it on the agenda.

I was able to find it at moving-planet.org by
searching for what was near my old zip code
in Sunnyvale.

Gerry


>
> Here is the blurb from that webpage:
>
> World-wide, Saturday September 24th is the day to take positive peaceful
> action to reduce climate change by moving without fossil fuels. We’re
> doing it in San Jose with an all ages kid-friendly bike party from 11 am
> to 2 pm!
>
> Let’s meet at 11am at Discovery Meadow Park, at the corner of Woz Way
> and San Carlos Street. We’ll ride together to the Luna Park Chalk
> Festival at Bakesto Park and take an hour to enjoy the Festival and
> lun...ch together. Bring your own or buy from the vendors. From Bakesto
> Park we’ll ride to another amazing location that’s still being worked
> out, then back to Discovery Meadow Park by 2 pm.
>
> San Jose Bike Party Birds will help facilitate the ride.
>
> A grassroots movement started by www.350.org, Green Peace, Global
> Exchange and Friends of the Earth is calling it Moving Planet Day. So
> far, groups in 188 countries are up for this and a big blow out event is
> scheduled in San Francisco, while we bike party in San Jo. See
> www.moving-planet.org for more info.
>
> We’re a coalition of concerned South Bay earthlings that have decided to
> join in on this global rally with a bike party.
>
> So far this ride has been endorsed by Sierra Club's Loma Prieta Chapter,
> San Jose Bike Party, San Jose Bike Soiree, the Silicon Valley Bicycle
> Coalition, the City of San Jose's Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory
> Committee, SJSU’s Transportations Solutions group and TransForm. More
> are signing on each week.
>
> Gerry Gras wrote:
>>
>> FYI,
>>
>> I am assembling a list of actions planned for the near
>> future. Below is my current list. If you have any
>> additional info, please let me know.
>>
>> Apparently the 2 democracy events are both inspired
>> at least partly by the Tahrir Square experience.
>>
>> Also, on July 28, there is a planning meeting in Oakland
>> for the Sept 24 Moving Planet action:
>> http://www.moving-planet.org/BayArea
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>> ================
>>
>> July 26 - Support Tim DeChristopher
>> - Salt Lake City & San Francisco & elsewhere
>> http://www.peacefuluprising.org/climate-trial/action-map-july-26th-solidarity-with-tim-dechristopher
>>
>> (Climate Change)
>>
>>
>> Aug 20 - Sep 3 - Tar Sands Action
>> - Washington D.C. & elsewhere
>> http://www.tarsandsaction.org/
>> (Climate Change)
>>
>>
>> Sep 17 - Occupy Wall Street - New York
>> http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/occupywallstreet.html
>> (Democracy)
>>
>>
>> Sep 24 - Moving Planet (a 350.org event) - everywhere
>> http://www.moving-planet.org/
>> (Climate Change)
>>
>>
>> Oct 6 - ?? - October 2011 - Washington D.C.
>> http://october2011.org/
>> (Democracy)
>>
>>
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