Climate Parade in Des Moines at noon on February 1st. Two buses have been reserved to leave Iowa City at 9:30 in the morning from the Coral ridge parking lot west of Barnes and Noble. We will return around 5:30 p.m. The mission of the parade is to urge the media to give this global emergency the coverage it deserves. We challenge the media, the presidential candidates, and the public to prioritize action on global warming. To get a seat on the bus: Email miriam kashia (miriam.kashia@gmail.com) with “Yes” I’m going, and “Yes” I want to ride the Grannies’ Parade bus. One bus is filled and we are working on filling the second one! The cost will be around $15.
WE GRANNIES ARE A CO-SPONSOR of the “CLIMATE CRISIS PARADE.” WE ARE HOPING FOR LOTS OF US GOING TO DES MOINES ON 2/1/20 TO PARTICIPATE. PLEASE REVIEW THE LIST BELOW OF SOME OF THE 70 CO-SPONSORS TO GET A SENSE OF HOW BIG THIS IMPACT CAN BE.
our “float” for the parade, will be the pipeline. More details on the bus.
PLEASE SEND ME A QUICK EMAIL (miriam.kashia@gmail.com) IF YOU WANT ME TO PUT YOU ON THE BUS RESERVATION LIST. INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER, PLEASE.
I’ll keep everyone updated as this emerges. LET’S DO THIS!!! miriam
List of some of the 70 co-sponsors
100 Grannies for a Livable Future, Ames Climate Action Team, Bold Iowa, Catholic Peace Ministry, Central College SCATE (Students Concerned About The Environment), Central District United Methodist Women, Citizens’ Climate Lobby (Des Moines), Citizens’ Climate Lobby (Iowa City), Citizens’ Climate Lobby (Mason City), Climate Action Iowa, Climate March, Climate Reality Project (Des Moines Chapter), Creative Visions, Des Moines Order of the Sacred Earth, Des Moines Valley Friends (Quaker), Environment Iowa, Homes 4 My Peeps, Indianola Green Team, Indigenous Iowa, Interfaith Green Coalition, Iowa Climate Strike, Iowa Interfaith Power and Light, League of United Latin American Citizens (Council 307), Methodist Federation for Social Action, Millennials for Climate, Moms Clean Air Force, NAACP (Des Moines), National Wildlife Federation, Physicians for Social Responsibility (Iowa), Physicians for Social Responsibility (US), Plymouth Church Creation Care and Justice Coalition, Sage Sisters of Solidarity, Seeding Sovereignty, STAR*PAC, Student Climate Strike (Iowa City), University of Iowa Environmental Coalition, Urban Ambassadors, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (Des Moines Branch).