350 Day of climate awareness – Oct 24th 2009
If you have organized a consciousness-raising event for next Saturday—October 24th—the day of climate awareness www.350.org — make sure you post your events there.
Search for local events at Earththrives’ PV valley 350 event search
(It also has a saved copy of local events since 350.org has been pretty busy)
30 min break in order to visit info tables, play games, do art project for prizes, get snack at food vendors.
1pm – Parade three blocks to football field, make big 350 on field, photograph for 350 website, free ice cream for all who stay for photo.
workshops will include food preservation, building retrofit, weatherization skills, teach-in led by local college students, pachamam film on need for spiritual awakening, low carbon diet study program, backyard gardening, composting (worms!), and more!
AMHERST 350 CELEBRATION
SATURDAY OCT. 24 FROM 11:30 TO 1:00
JOIN THE WORLD TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE!
SINGERS/CLIMATE THEATER/GAMES/RIVETING SPEAKERS
AMHERST JOINS OVER 4,000 EVENTS IN MORE THAN 170 COUNTRIES
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION
A DAY TO REMEMBER!
11:30 KID GAMES / 350 X 2 BELL RINGING / SINGERS SERENADING
MAPLE SYRUP/FACTOID POSTING/ TABLES
11:50 * MARCH OF THE MAPLES – DRUMS, BELLS, HUGE PUPPETS *
NOON– ** CLIMATE THEATER TAKES THE STAGE! **
350 MAPLE TREES IN ACTION
SINGERS:
MOLLY SCOTT
THE RAGING GRANNIES
AMHERST COLLEGE MADRIGALS
THE ELUSIVE – DUO
THE GIN AND TONICS
EXCITING KEYNOTE SPEAKER – MARGARET BULLITT-JONAS
TOWN PROCLAMATION
STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS