a
noontime rally on the steps of Brower Commons on
College Avenue
and the speakers will include Assemblywoman
Linda Stender, primary sponsor of the Global
Warming Response Act in the N.J. Assembly.
The
march will proceed to Princeton on Saturday and
Ewing
on Sunday. Rallies
will be held at
Princeton
University
and The
College
of
New Jersey
.
The
march will conclude on April 16 with a major
rally at twelve noon on the steps of the State
House in
Trenton
, where thousands of post cards supporting the
Act will be presented to State Senator Barbara
Buono, primary sponsor of the bill in the N.J.
Senate.
Others
speaking on the April 16 will be: Carlos Miguel
Rymer, Jeff Tittle of the N.J. Sierra Club,
Suzanne Leta Liou of Environment New Jersey,
Rev. Fletcher Harper of Green Faith and Ted
Glick of the Climate Crisis Coalition.
“We
are building momentum by the scores of groups
who are supporting the
New Jersey
Climate March,” said Rymer. “It’s
Time to Step It Up on Climate!”
The
public is invited to participate in any of all
four days of the march beginning on Friday,
April 13 in New Brunswick, NJ; Saturday, April
14 in Princeton, NJ; Sunday, April 14 in
Lawrenceville, NJ; and to the Trenton State
House on Monday, April 16.
To
sign up for the march and to learn more, please
visit: www.njclimatemarch.org
or phone: 551-556-0189, 973-483-6713,
973-338-5398, 201-445-9272.
N.J. Climate March
Schedule
Friday,
April 13:
9:30
am—marchers gather outside
Rutgers
Student
Center
on
College Ave.
,
New Brunswick
12 noon—Rally at Brower Commons across from
Student
Center
, featuring Assemblywoman Linda Stender and
other speakers
1
pm on—March through
New Brunswick
, gather signatures on petitions, evening
activities
Saturday,
April 14:
10
am—leave for train station to ride to
Princeton Junction; march from there to and
around
Princeton
University
, petitioning
1
pm—Princeton Climate Change Rally at
Scudder
Plaza
4
pm—Petitioning and evening activities
Sunday,
April 15:
9:30—leave
on bus to Lawrenceville, rally there
11:00—begin
march to Ewing (The
College
of
New Jersey
)
4:00—Rally
at TCNJ on Loser Lawn (likely),
2000 Pennington Rd.
, followed by petitioning
Monday,
April 16:
9:30—leave
TCNJ for march to
Trenton
State
House
12
noon—Trenton Rally and Press Conference on
State House steps, 125 W. State St. Speakers
include Carlos Miguel Rymer, NJ Climate March,
Jeff Tittel, Sierra Club, State Senator Barbara
Buono, Rev. Fletcher Harper, Green Faith,
Suzanne Leta Liou, Environment New Jersey, Ted
Glick, Climate Crisis Coalition.
Afternoon:
lobbying for Global Warming Solutions
Act.
For
more information: www.njclimatemarch.org
or call 551-556-0189, 973-483-6713,
973-338-5398, 201-445-9272
