On March 11, in 20 or more communities around Wisconsin, people from all walks will hold simultaneous climate justice assemblies.
Participants will show solidarity with the Indigenous-led movement to stop Line 5 and other threats to Mother Earth. Some of these assemblies will happen at noon and some at 5 p.m. Each safely distanced outdoor assembly will be as unique as the individual communities holding them.
In Wausau, participants will gather from noon to 1 p.m. downtown at the 400 Block.
All of the gatherings will attempt to connect to virtual gatherings that will also be streamed to Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/marchforthtoearthdayproject. To receive a link to join these virtual gatherings, register at https://tinyurl.com/MF2EDVirtualReg.
Organizers call upon all leaders and policymakers to do whatever it takes to protect future life on Earth.
Specifically, they call for:
- The declaration of a climate emergency at all levels of government.
- An end to any further expansions to fossil fuel infrastructure.
- Enbridge to remove its failing pipelines from Wisconsin and the treaty lands of the Great Lakes Region’s First Nations.
- All leaders and policymakers to facilitate rapid and massive investments in the transition to clean and renewable energy sources.
- Recognition of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-spirit people (MMIWg2S) epidemic and its connection to the resource extraction industry.
For a list of actions, locations and start times, visit tinyurl.com/MF2EDSchedule.
For more information, call 608-630-3633 or write to BuildingUnityWi@gmail.com.
