Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Lame Deer will rally from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM on April 26th Montanans for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. There will be a clean-up of Lame Deer Avenue, and then a climate and coal rally with speakers and a BBQ. See the full agenda below! Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away from dirty fossil fuel development projects like the Otter Creek Mine and Keystone XL Pipeline. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Lame Deer and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM WHERE: Veterans Park For more information, please contact Vanessa Braided Hair at nessa.grace43@gmail.com Clean Up of Lame Deer Avenue Agenda: *Shuttle to start location for participants. BBQ and Rally Agenda Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Bigfork will rally from 12-1 on April 26th on Electric Avenue, Downtown for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. There will be a public sharing about climate change and climate solutions. An evening event is scheduled at the O’Shaughnessy Theater. Learn more at Conserve Montana! Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away from dirty fossil fuel development projects like the Otter Creek Mine and Keystone XL Pipeline. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Bigfork and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 12:00-1:00 PM WHERE: Electric Avenue, Downtown For more info contact: Jeffrey Funk at metafunk@cyberport.net, (406) 837-4208 Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Billings will rally from 12-1 on April 26th at the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis.There will be speakers, music, and chants, providing local perspectives on the costs of coal and the benefits of renewables. Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away from dirty fossil fuel development projects like the Otter Creek Mine and Keystone XL Pipeline. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Billings and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 12:00-1:00 PM WHERE: Yellowstone County Courthouse Lawn For more info contact: Alicia Pettys at (406) 248-1154 or Email alicia@northernplains.org Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Columbia Falls will rally from 12-1 on April 26th at the corner of Highway 2 and Nucleus Avenue, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. This is a honk and wave rally! Learn more at Conserve Montana! Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away from dirty fossil fuel development projects like the Otter Creek Mine and Keystone XL Pipeline. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Columbia Falls and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 12:00-1:00 PM WHERE: Highway 2 and Nucleus Avenue, Honk and Wave For more info contact: Diane Taylor at dianeftaylor@gmail.com, (406) 892-1640 Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Hamilton will rally from 12-1 on April 26th at Hamilton City Hall for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. There will be several speakers, with topics including, forest fires, water (including the Bitterroot River and the fish in it), wildlife, local renewable energy (including local renewable energy businesses), and agriculture. There will be tabling in the park on various topics and postcards comments to the EPA. Speakers will include: Following the rally, at 1:00 PM at Legion Park, across from city hall, there will be a celebration of earth day, including: At 2:00 PM, their will be a rally March. Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to limit carbon pollution. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Hamilton and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 12-1 PM WHERE: Hamilton City Hall For more info contact: Jill Davies at rivercare@blackfoot.net Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Pablo and the surrounding area will rally at Salish Kootenai College (Hwy 93, Pablo, The Late Louie Caye Sr. Memorial Building) on April 26th for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. There will be a round table discussion and three speakers: Dr. Kirwin Werner, Salish Kootenai College – Global Climate Change from an Ecological Perspective; Mike Durglo – Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribal Representative will explain the Tribal Response to Global Climate Change (a program that has been up and running for some time now); Karl Sutton – Community Supported Agriculture as a response to Global Climate Change. Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away carbon polluting projects and towards clean and renewable energy. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Pablo and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 12:00-3:00 PM WHERE: Salish Kootenai College (Hwy 93, Pablo, The Late Louie Caye Sr. Memorial Building) For more info contact: Kirwin Werner, jkw@ronan.net, 676-8988 Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Red Lodge will rally from 12-1 on April 26th Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. Treasure Hunt: Participants will receive a map of places in Red Lodge using sustainable renewable and low-carbon impact resources, and award points and prizes for those finding the most examples. An explanation of the importance of these examples in combatting climate change will also be provided. There will also be a model of a glacier showing the increasing melting in recent years and its effect on sea level rise and climate change. Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away from dirty fossil fuel development projects like the Otter Creek Mine and Keystone XL Pipeline. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Red Lodge and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 12:00-2:00 PM WHERE: Lions Park For more info, contact: Jay Mennenga at Email wayfarer@centurylink.net Apr 26, 2014 Rally Details: If you would like to help organize a rally in your community, please Email meic@meic.org or call us at (406) 443-2520. In conjunction with the rallies, Montanans for Climate Solutions is holding an essay contest for high school students! More information can be found here! Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Whitefish will rally from 12-1 PM on April 26th at the corner of Spokane Ave. and 2nd Street for Montanans for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. This is a honk and wave rally featuring Bluegrass band Left Side Brains. An evening event is scheduled at the O’Shaughnessy Theater. Learn more at Conserve Montana! Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away from dirty fossil fuel development projects like the Otter Creek Mine and Keystone XL Pipeline. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Whitefish and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 12:00-1:00 PM WHERE: Corner of Spokane Ave. and 2nd Street For more information, contact: Steve Thompson at (406) 250-9810 or Email sthompson@gmail.com Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Kalispell will rally from 12-1 on April 26th at Depot Park on Main Street for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. This is a honk and wave rally, and will feature music by the Tropical Montana Marimba Ensemble. There is an evening event scheduled at the O’Shaughnessy Theater. Learn more at Conserve Montana! Learn more at Conserve Montana! Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away from dirty fossil fuel development projects like the Otter Creek Mine and Keystone XL Pipeline. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Kalispell and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 12:00-1:00 PM WHERE: Depot Park on Main Street For more info contact: Laura Behenna at (406) 257-2116, Email: hillhiker2020mt@yahoo.com Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Helena will rally from 12:30-2:00 on April 26th on the North Side of the Montana Capitol Building for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. There will be several speakers, including city commissioner Andres Haladay and community leader Francis Kromkowsi as well as educational booths, food, and music! Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to limit carbon pollution. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Helena and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 12:30-2:00 PM WHERE: North Side of Montana Capitol Building For more info contact: Anne Hedges, (406) 443-2520, ahedges@meic.org OR Page Atcheson at page@northernplains.org Apr 26, 2014 On Saturday April 26th, 13 communities across Montana will be holding Montanans for Climate Solutions events to call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. More than 80 organizations and businesses have signed on to sponsor these events across the state. Join Bozeman’s Climate Solutions Parade! Parade starts at 1pm at Bogert Park Saturday April 26 for a walk down Main Street sidewalks to the Rally. All are Welcome! Rain or Shine! Show your enthusiasm for Montana’s outdoors and for Climate Solutions (dance, music, costume?) and win prizes to be awarded at the Rally! Come early to Bogert Park to make signs and decorate your strollers at a tent outside the pavilion during the City’s Sustainability Fair 10am to 1pm. Rally at Soroptomist Park (rain location at the Eagles) at 2pm with speakers Molly Cross, climate scientist and climate change adaptation coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society, City Commissioner Carson Taylor, and Kristen Walser from the Bozeman Citizens Climate Lobby, a rancher, the winner of the student essay contest and music by the Longhorns. Plus, opportunities for action! Come early to Bogert Park for the City of Bozeman’s Sustainability Fair 10-1pm, with food, music, and Clean Up Day activities. There will be booths highlighting changes in our land, waterways, snow, and our Montana way of life. On the sidelines, we’ll have sign making and stroller decorating for the parade. For more info contact: Kristen Walser at (406) 551-0388, Email kwalser14@yahoo.com or Greg Findley at (406) 422-6025, greg@detourdestinations.com Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, the citizens of Great Falls will gather from 1-3 PM on April 26th at the 2nd floor of Paris Gibson Square for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. There will be a a 1:00 PM showing of “Coal Road to China,” a grassroots film by Jan and Harold Hoem, the founders of Montana Elders for a Livable Tomorrow. Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away from dirty fossil fuel development projects like the Otter Creek Mine and Keystone XL Pipeline. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Great Falls and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 1:00-3:00 PM WHERE: Paris Gibson Square, 2nd floor For more info contact: Rich Liebert at (406) 736-5791, or Email wwranch@3rivers.net Apr 26, 2014 Concurrent with rallies held across Montana, Missoulians will rally at the XXXs on North Higgins on April 26th for Montanans for Climate Solutions, a multi-community event that will call on state and federal officials to take decisive and clear action to reduce dangerous carbon pollution and support proactive steps to solve the climate crisis. Montanans from all walks of life will urge our decision-makers to embrace renewable energy, and energy efficiency and conservation policies that move us towards a clean energy economy. It is time to move away from dirty fossil fuel development projects like the Otter Creek Mine and Keystone XL Pipeline. Speakers at the rally will include Nobel Laureate Dr. Steve Running, Indian People’s Action organizer and UM Professor of Native American Studies Dr. George Price, and others. We need urgent action to phase out carbon-intensive fossil fuels and fire up the clean energy economy. Please come out and help Missoula and Montana add our voices to the chorus! WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 1:00 PM WHERE: Railroad & North Higgins Ave (the “XXXs”) For more info contact: Bob Clark, bob.clark@sierraclub.org, (406) 549-1142Lame Deer: Montanans for Climate Solutions
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Bigfork: Montanans for Climate Solutions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMBillings: Montanans for Climate Solutions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMColumbia Falls: Montanans for Climate Solutions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMHamilton: Montanans for Climate Solutions
12:00 PM - 2:30 PMPablo: Montanans for Climate Solutions
12:00 PM - 3:00 PMRed Lodge: Montanans for Climate Solutions
12:00 PM - 3:00 PMStatewide: Montanans For Climate Solutions
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
On Saturday, April 26, 2014, Montanans from all backgrounds will rally at cities across the state to raise the issue of climate change and to pressure public officials and businesses to support proactive and positive solutions to the climate crisis.Whitefish: Montanans for Climate Solutions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMKalispell: Montanans for Climate Solutions
12:15 PM - 12:15 PMHelena: Montanans for Climate Solutions
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMBozeman: Montanans for Climate Solutions
1:00 PM - 3:00 PMGreat Falls: Montanans for Climate Solutions
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Missoula: Montanans for Climate Solutions
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Also check out the Conservation Calendar for more Montana events.
