Programs set for RI Climate events on October 24
Rhode Islanders joining together in the effort to stop global warming announced the programs for the 4 events that will take place in Rhode Island on October 24 as part of the 350.org International Day of Action.
The morning will open at 9 AM with workshops at the First Unitarian Church at the Corner of Benefit and Benevolent Streets in Providence. Workshops scheduled are:
At noon a gathering for Aquidneck Island and Jamestown will take place on Easton's Beach in Newport , with brief talks by Senator Theresa Paiva-Weed, Newport Mayor Jeanne Marie Napolitano, and representatives from National Grid, RI Interfaith Power and Light, and the Aquidneck Island Watershed Council. There will be music by the Recovery All Stars. The official launch of the four-town Neighborhood Energy Challenge will offer a positive action that participants can take to fight climate change. Exhibitors will offer ways to save energy. National Grid, a major sponsor of the Challenge, will highlight its programs, particularly “Energy Action: Aquidneck and Jamestown,” a pilot program for efficiency on the islands. Everyone is welcome.
Also at noon there will be a rally at Waterplace Park in Providence that will open with The Beneficent Congregational Church Choir chanting, drumming and singing. Speakers on the program include Greg Gerritt of Prosperity For Rhode Island, Paul Beaudette, President of the Environment Council of Rhode Island and the Reverend Barbara Fast of the Westminster Unitarian Church in East Greenwich. Currently there are a several Brown University Watson Environmental Scholars from Africa studying Climate Change and it is expected that one of them will present a global picture of the situation. The rally will also include children’s activities and a photograph of the participants in a 350 configuration in solidarity with 350 pictures taken at rallies across the globe on that day.
The Rhode Island events for the International Day for Climate Action will close with a 2 PM talk by Christine Muller on “Climate Change and Justice” at the Fellowship Hall of the Peacedale Congregational Church, 261 Columbia Street, Wakefield, RI followed by the ringing of church bells through southern Rhode Island.
More information on local Climate Action Day events can be found at the 350.org <http://350.org/> website and by contacting the Environment Council of Rhode Island (www.environmentcouncilri.com <http://www.environmentcouncilri.com/> ) and RI Interfaith Power and Light (www.riipl.org <http://www.riipl.org/> ).
Rhode Islanders joining together in the effort to stop global warming announced the programs for the 4 events that will take place in Rhode Island on October 24 as part of the 350.org International Day of Action.
The morning will open at 9 AM with workshops at the First Unitarian Church at the Corner of Benefit and Benevolent Streets in Providence. Workshops scheduled are:
- How to Write an OpEd Piece and Get It Published: Robert Whitcomb, Providence Journal Editorial Page Editor
- Individual Food Choices and Climate Change: Polly Walker, MD, Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
- Home Energy Conservation Strategies: David Brown, Independent Energy Consultant
- *Must Have Standards in Energy Legislation: David W. Oliver, PhD, Corporate Strategy Consultant & Environmental Policy Activist
- Using the New Media to Build Public Opinion: Ben Schreckinger & Sydney Ember, Senior Staff Writers – Brown Daily Herald
At noon a gathering for Aquidneck Island and Jamestown will take place on Easton's Beach in Newport , with brief talks by Senator Theresa Paiva-Weed, Newport Mayor Jeanne Marie Napolitano, and representatives from National Grid, RI Interfaith Power and Light, and the Aquidneck Island Watershed Council. There will be music by the Recovery All Stars. The official launch of the four-town Neighborhood Energy Challenge will offer a positive action that participants can take to fight climate change. Exhibitors will offer ways to save energy. National Grid, a major sponsor of the Challenge, will highlight its programs, particularly “Energy Action: Aquidneck and Jamestown,” a pilot program for efficiency on the islands. Everyone is welcome.
Also at noon there will be a rally at Waterplace Park in Providence that will open with The Beneficent Congregational Church Choir chanting, drumming and singing. Speakers on the program include Greg Gerritt of Prosperity For Rhode Island, Paul Beaudette, President of the Environment Council of Rhode Island and the Reverend Barbara Fast of the Westminster Unitarian Church in East Greenwich. Currently there are a several Brown University Watson Environmental Scholars from Africa studying Climate Change and it is expected that one of them will present a global picture of the situation. The rally will also include children’s activities and a photograph of the participants in a 350 configuration in solidarity with 350 pictures taken at rallies across the globe on that day.
The Rhode Island events for the International Day for Climate Action will close with a 2 PM talk by Christine Muller on “Climate Change and Justice” at the Fellowship Hall of the Peacedale Congregational Church, 261 Columbia Street, Wakefield, RI followed by the ringing of church bells through southern Rhode Island.
More information on local Climate Action Day events can be found at the 350.org <http://350.org/> website and by contacting the Environment Council of Rhode Island (www.environmentcouncilri.com <http://www.environmentcouncilri.com/> ) and RI Interfaith Power and Light (www.riipl.org <http://www.riipl.org/> ).
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