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NATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION
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| Media Release March 16, 2007 Contact: Pamela Tudor, Coordinator Step It Up Philly (267) 709-3415 ptudor @ comcast.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDEPENDENCE MALL IS IRONIC SITE of NATIONAL "STEP IT UP" CAMPAIGN, APRIL 14 FOCUS ON COMBATING GLOBAL WARMING With some irony, Independence Mall will host Philadelphia's "Step It Up" campaign rally and speakers programs on Saturday, April 14. The Philadelphia event is an extension of the nation-wide Step It Up Campaign called by renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben and organized in cyberspace by recent college graduates dedicated to addressing the urgent need to combat global warming. Gatherings are at many of America's most iconic place: the levees in New Orleans, the melting glaciers on Mt Rainier, even the endangered coral reefs off Key West. Independence Mall itself is at low elevation and at risk from rising sea levels. Among the themes of the day is the need for "independence" from foreign oil, hence the resonance if not irony of the location. Speakers include the Global Marshall Plan's Frithjof Finkbeiner from Germany and Mayoral candidates. Environmental groups, students, congregations and performers will participate. Every group across the nation will be saying the same thing: "Step It Up, Congress! Cut Carbon 80% by 2050". As people gather, pictures of the protests will be linked electronically via the web -- before the weekend is out, this campaign is anticipated to have the largest protest the country has ever seen, if not in numbers then certainly in extent. Gatherings are planned in each of our 50 States. Step it Up in Philly will gather from noon to 2 pm at 6th and Market St, walking distance from SEPTA's Market East station. For more information, see www.StepItUpPhilly.org and www.StepItUp2007.org. |