On Saturday, September 24th at 2pm, Moving Planet, a coalition of businesses, non-profits, colleges and universities, and individuals concerned about global warming, will gather on the Statehouse lawn in Montpelier for the largest climate action event ever held in Vermont.
The schedule of events includes:
2pm - Festival of Solutions and Music
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3:30pm - Rally
5pm - Solar-Powered Dance Party
Climate champions from dozens of communities will bike, walk, bus, and carpool to the Capitol to promote their vision of a green future for everyone in the Green Mountain State, which includes:
Green Jobs for All
Energy Efficient Homes and Buildings for All
100% Renewable Energy for All
Local, Healthy Food for All
Green Transport for All
Community Forests for All
Exhibitors at our festival of solutions will include;
Hunger Mountain Coop, Goddard college, 350Vermont, The Green Building Network, Idle Free Vermont, Hempfully Green, Rural Vermont, Ben and Jerry's (with FREE ICE CREAM!) and so much more!!
Entertainment will include several songs from a local Climate Opera and a dance choreographed by a local dance troop to Bill McKibben's inspiring Powershift speech.
Join us at the statehouse to celebrate the work that Vermonters are doing all over the state and to highlight what the Green Mountain State can do to truly list the path back to 350PPM - be a part of history!
Get Here any way you can - on bike, on skateboard, in electric car and even carpool -
Join a bike ride coming from:
Burlington, Brattleboro, Green Mountain College, Hardwick, or Vermont Law School
RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=260809313933235
for carpool options check out this from Go Vermont:
https://www.rideproweb.com/vt35/trip/search?destId=34265
Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=260809313933235
Added by Common Good Vermont on September 19, 2011