On Saturday, March 1, 2014, the SoCal 350 Climate Action Coalition and its regional partners rallied in the shadow of a Port of Los Angeles oil refinery, sending marchers on a 17.5-mile trek through the streets until they reached downtown Los Angeles. Read about it here. Hundreds of marchers then continued their journey for 3,000 miles towards Washington D.C., reaching out to everyday citizens along the way on how they can fight climate change in their daily lives.
Great March for Climate Action
Opening Rally & Kick-Off
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Port of Los Angeles
RSVP: http://j.mp/GreatMarchRSVP
Download Flyer: Great March for Climate Flyer – English and Spanish
Media Advisory: LA Launches the Great March for Climate Action
En Español: Gran Marcha por la Acción Climática: Apertura en Los Angeles – 01 de Marzo
Speakers and Bios: SPEAKER BIOS-Great March for Climate-2014-Final
“Climate Change is Personal!”
Join together for the largest coast-to-coast climate march in American history!
On Saturday, March 1, at 9:00 a.m. (8:30 a.m. press conference), join the SoCal Climate Action Coalition 350 and its regional partners to help kick off the Great March for Climate Action. Thousands are projected to join the mobilized mass movement starting in the Port of Los Angeles, with hundreds continuing to march 3,000 miles to Washington D.C. to deliver the message that we need immediate legislative and executive action to solve the climate crisis.
What is the Great March for Climate Action: The goal of the Great March for Climate Action (ClimateMarch.org) is to change the heart and mind of America and its elected leaders to act NOW to address the climate crisis. This will be the largest coast-to-coast climate march in American history.
Why Participate in the Kickoff? The symptoms of climate change are clear and abundantly real. Climate scientists’ dire predictions are coming true faster than forecasted. We are suffering the effects of global climate disruptions including fires, droughts, storms, rising seas, species extinctions and loss of human life. NOW is the time for all of us to step up and let our collective voices be heard. We must ask our elected officials for real solutions that transition us away from exploration, production, transportation, and consumption of climate-damaging fuels that pollute our land, water, ocean, and air.
EVENT DETAILS
When: Saturday, March 1st
Rally Location: Wilmington Waterfront Park, Wilmington, CA (Los Angeles Harbor — “C” Street Exit, Left, off I-110 South)
Getting There: Transportation Options for Rally
March A Little Or A Lot – Feel free to march only a little, meet us along the route, or join us for the closing ceremony. The full route is 17.5 miles and ends near L.A. Expo Park/USC area (Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90007).
March Route: http://j.mp/1mozkTJ
RSVP: http://j.mp/GreatMarchRSVP
Bring: Signs, reusable water bottles, snacks, and cash for food
*Rally participants are encouraged to learn the song: “Do it Now” (http://j.mp/ClimateSong)
SCHEDULE
Sunrise – Native American Sunrise Ceremony (all are welcome)
8:30 am – Press Briefing
9:00 am – Rally
10:00 am – March Starts
10:40 am to 1:30 pm – Climate Action Fair (at 2.5 miles)
10:00 am to 6:00 pm* – Great March Duration to Los Angeles Exposition Park area (17.5 miles total)
6:00/6:30 pm – Day One Closing Ceremony with Native American drum ceremony and bands (Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90007) For More Info and RSVP: Click Here
*Climate Action Fair: located at Wilmington Athletic Complex, 1650 Figueroa Blvd., Wilmington, CA. For those that would prefer to walk a shorter distance, there will be a stopping point with activities and entertainment at 2.5 miles into the march.
Speaker List
Click Here for Speakers and Bios: SPEAKER BIOS-Great March for Climate-2014-Final
PRESS BRIEFING
Jessica Aldridge – SoCal Climate Action Coalition Representative
Paul Koretz – Los Angeles City Councilmember – 5th District
Joe Buscaino – Los Angeles City Councilmember – 15th District
Matt Petersen – Chief Sustainability Officer, LA Mayor Garcetti
Paolo Montenegro – Registered Nurse at UCLA Medical Center, California Nurses Association
Monic Uriarte – Community Health Promoter, Esperanza Community Housing
Ed Fallon – Founder & Director, Great March For Climate Action
RALLY
MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Ed Begley, Jr. – Actor, Environmentalist
Art Cisneros, “Earth Man with a Good Heart” – Chumash Elder and Firekeeper of the Barbareno Chumash Council
Alicia Rivera – Community Organizer, Communities for a Better Envrionment
Adam Scow – California Director, Food & Water Watch
Arnie Saiki – Coordinator, Moana Nui Action Alliance
Jasmine Kavezade – UC Riverside Undergrad / Sustainable UCR and Sierra Club, My Generation Campaign
Opamago Agyemang – The Sierra Club My generation Campaign
Giselle Juarez – 5th grader, Union Ave. Elementary Beyond Carbon Science Club
David Lopez – 4th grader, Union Ave. Elementary Beyond Carbon Science Club
Melanie Winter – Founder & Director, The River Project
James Waterhouse – Co-founder, Pasadena Foothills Chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby/Climate Reality Speaker
Rev. Dr. Beth A. Johnson – Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, San Diego
Kwazi Nkrumah – Co-coordinator, Martin Luther King Coalition of Greater Los Angeles
Entertainment:
“3 Degrees,” Skip Haynes – Director, CLAW (Citizens For Los Angeles Wildlife)
“Do it Now,” Gary Mitchell – Muscian/ Executive Director, Planet Rehab
SUNRISE OR CLOSING CEREMONIES
Cal State University Long Beach – Community Drum (Sunrise prayer and drums)
Semillas Community School (Aztec dancers) (Closing Ceremony)
Amy Clarke – Independent Singer/Songwriter/Musician & Gaia Grove Founder (Closing Ceremony)
Click to enlarge. You get to Wilmington Waterfront Park by taking the “C” Street Exit in Wilmington off of the I-110 Freeway South and heading east, the take a right on Figueroa, left on Harry Bridges, left on King to get back on C Street, fronting the park. Parking is on a lot C Street (Item 15) with overflow at 31 – next to the artificial turf area. As well, lots of free street parking is available.
GET CONNECTED
Website: http://j.mp/GreatMarchWU
Facebook Event: http://j.mp/ClimateMarchFB
Sign the Community Based Action Letter: “California Decision Makers & Legislative Representatives Take Real Action on Climate Change!” http://j.mp/HearUsCA
We Stand in Solidarity: The organizers of the Great March for Climate Action, in recognition of the serious air quality and pollution issues facing some of the most vulnerable members of our California communities, agreed to start their 3,000-mile march at the Port of Los Angeles. Citizens of Southern California will have the unique honor to host the kick-off rally and be part of history.
Thanks to David Hendricks for the Great March flyer and SoCal 350 Logo!
Supporting Organizations
350 Santa Barbara
A New Day in America
Allesandro Chapter of Coalition for Educational Justice
Alliance for Climate Education*
ARC Sustainability
Arts:Earth Partnership
Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council (A3PCON)
Baldwin Hills Oil Watch
Ballona Creek Renaissance (BCR)
BAYAN-SoCal
Biodiesel Coop of Los Angeles*
Brea Congregational UCC Social Action Leadership Team
BREATHE California of Los Angeles County
Burbank Green Alliance*
California Interfaith Power and Light
California League of Latin American Citizens (CALLAC)
California Student Public Interest Research Group
Camp Nast Assocs.
Canyon Land Conservation Fund
Center for Biological Diversity
Citizens Climate Lobby (national)*
Citizens Climate Lobby, North Orange County group
CLAW (Citizens For Los Angeles Wildlife)
Climate Change Committee-Sierra Club Angeles Chapter*
Climate Parents
Coalition for Educational Justice (city-wide)*
CODEPINK Los Angeles
Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism, Los Angeles Chapter
Communities for a Better Environment*
CRSP Institute for Urban Ecovillages at L.A. Eco-Village
Dance 4 Oceans
Democratic Socialists of America, Los Angeles
Democrats for Neighborhood Action
dubroWORKS PR/Marketing
E.A.G.L.E. Environmental Action Group for a Livable Earth
Earth Resource Foundation
Environmental Priorities Network
Food & Water Watch*
Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks
Gaia Grove
Green Life Consulting
Green Party of Los Angeles County
Greenpeace
Heal the Bay
Heroes of Sustainability
Hippo Works*
Hunger Action LA
Idle No More Los Angeles*
International Socialist Organization – Los Angeles*
LA Bioneers
LA Progressive
Label GMOs IE (Inland Empire)
Labelgmos.org
Long Beach Coalition for a Safe Environment
Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz*
Los Angeles Green Drinks
Martin Luther King Coalition Of Greater Los Angeles*
Miss R*EVOLutionaries*
Moana Nui Action Alliance*
Money Out Voters In – MOVI
My EcoVillage*
National Action Network Los Angeles
National Nurses United*
NELA Radical Neighbors for Peace through Justice
Occupy Democracy Pasadena
Occupy Long Beach
Occupy San Pedro
Occupy Venice
Ocean Outfall Group
Organic Consumers Association
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)
Planet Rehab
Pomona Valley Chapter, Progressive Christians Uniting
Progressive Christians Uniting
Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains
Progressive Teachers for Action (PEAC)
Rainforest Action Network
Rising Tide Southern California
Sachamama*
SanDiego350.org
Santa Barbara “Frack Back” To Save The Central Coast
SaveWithSunlight, Inc.
Sierra Club- Beyond Coal
Sierra Club Beyond Oil Campaign
South Bay 350 Climate Action Group
Southern California Watershed Alliance
St. Cyprian’s Justice & Peace Ministry
St. Mark Presbyterian Church Ecophilians
Surfrider Foundation San Diego County Chapter
Surfrider Foundation West LA / Malibu Chapter
Tar Sands Action Southern California*
Transition Pasadena
UN Association Whittier Chapter*
United Native Americans
USGBC-LA
Volta ecodesign
Whittier Area peace and Justice Coalition*
Wild Heritage Planners*
WilderUtopia*
Women for: Orange County
Women’s Environmental Council
Zero Waste Company
*Denotes Planning Committee
Will You Take A Stand?
A firefighter in Groveland, California, battles the Rim Fire, which burned vast tracts of Yosemite National Park. Summer 2013. Scientific predictions call for more heat waves, wildfires, drought, and extreme weather events in the absence of urgent measures to kick the fossil fuel habit and transition to a clean renewable energy economy. Photo: Elias Funez/Modesto Bee/ZUMA
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Blessing to all who do this march & thanks for doing it!