On September 21st in New York, the People’s Climate March will be the biggest mass mobilization the climate movement has ever seen. As world leaders gather for a landmark climate summit at the UN Headquarters, a movement of movements is mobilizing to reflect the seriousness, urgency, and people-power needed to address the climate crisis. This is a new climate movement – where concerns of social justice, economic inequality, good jobs, healthy communities, and a sustainable environment come together. This is our chance to change everything — and to do that, we need everyone.
So we’re hitting the road this August for the People’s Climate Tour. People’s Climate March organizers will visit four East Coast cities to help local activists and groups get ready for the fight ahead. Join a People’s Climate Tour stop near you to hear from a diverse and inspiring array of social movement leaders on the intersection of climate change and social justice, and how you can get involved in this movement of movements. Find a city near you:
Boston
Friday, August 22nd, 7:00
Boston Opera House
Confirmed Speakers:
- Vanessa Rule – co-director and lead organizer for Mothers Out Front, co-founder of Better Future Project
- Sandra Steingraber – biologist, author, and science advisor for Americans Against Fracking
- Koreti Tiumalu – Pacific Islands Climate Warrior Campaign
- Bill McKibben – author, educator, environmentalist, co-founder of 350.org
- Varshini Prakash – student organizer at UM Amherst, Board member at REC, Coordinator at Divestment Student Network
Click here to buy tickets for the Boston tour stop.
Philadelphia
Saturday, August 23, 7:30
Lew Klein Hall, Temple University
Confirmed Speakers:
- Lisa Jackson – former EPA administrator
- Sandra Steingraber – biologist, author, and science advisor for Americans Against Fracking
- Bill McKibben – author, educator, environmentalist, co-founder of 350.org
- Koreti Tiumaul – Pacific Islands Climate Warrior Campaign
- Eva Wu, artivist – Norris Square Neighborhood Project & Young People’s Just Transition Project
Click here to buy tickets for the Philly tour stop.
Washington, DC
Sunday, August 24, 7:30
Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University
Confirmed speakers:
- Lisa Jackson – former EPA administrator
- Reverend Lennox Yearwood – minister, community activist, and President of the Hip Hop Caucus
- Sandra Steingraber – biologist, author, and science advisor for Americans Against Fracking
- Bill McKibben – author, educator, environmentalist, co-founder of 350.org
- Koreti Tiumaul – Pacific Islands Climate Warrior Campaign
- Deirdre Shelley – student divestment organizer at American University
Click here to buy tickets for the DC tour stop.
New York City
Friday, September 12
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Details coming your way shortly.
Stay tuned, stay active, and march on!