Roll Beyond Coal - Chicago's International Day of Climate Action

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Time: September 24, 2011 from 11am to 3pm
Location: Daley Plaza, Dvorak Park
City/Town: Chicago
Website or Map: http://www.climateactionchica…
Event Type: ride, and, rally
Organized By: Chicago's 350.org
Latest Activity: Sep 26, 2011

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This event is part bike ride, part rally. On Saturday morning, cyclists from all over Chicago will converge on Daley Plaza. They will leave Daley Plaza at 11 a.m. to caravan to Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood and meet up with rally goers near the Fisk Coal-Fired Power Plant. Near Fisk, we will rally at 12:30 p.m. and then march/ride to call for an end to the toxic pollution from the Fisk and Crawford coal plants and current plans for dirty energy projects and demand a swift transition to clean energy and jobs. See the event website and come join us!

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Comment by S.Presley☠ on September 26, 2011 at 5:47am: Here are some pictures I took...

http://www.satanpresley.com/photographs.html

Comment by April on September 25, 2011 at 6:38pm: Did anyone get any good photos? I'm working on a blog post and would love some pics! Thanks!

Comment by Cliff Zimmerman on September 25, 2011 at 10:41am: Thanks to all those who came out for the Moving Planet event! It turned into a nice day in the afternoon for our rally and march, spreading our message through Pilsen with a large, organized group, over 225 people marching, chanting and growing as we went. I think even Midwest Gen knows that the coal plants days are numbered!

Comment by Cliff Zimmerman on September 21, 2011 at 11:07am: Another gathering spot for a "pre-ride" has become Palmer Square in Logan Square (at the statue) with a departure time of 10 a.m. Please feel free to gather here and ride with the group if you live nearby!

Comment by Todd Allen on September 20, 2011 at 5:04pm: I'll be out with my tricycle and trailered PA system that I regularly take on Critical Mass and various other events. I have a wireless mic. A passenger on the trailer can use a wired mic for a little better sound quality.

I can also play music, before during or after the ride if desired. I have perhaps an hours worth of topical tracks. Could stretch it with stuff about oil, nuclear power or general environmentalism. If there are any suggestions or requests please email me speedebikes at gmail dot com.

Comment by Cliff Zimmerman on September 18, 2011 at 1:24pm

So far there are at least 3 organized "pre-rides" starting points where riders will be meeting up to pedal to Daley Plaza. These rides will be starting here:

from the Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park at 9:30 a.m.
from the Cudahy Library on the Loyola campus at 9:45 a.m.
from the circular rest area at Foster Beach and the lakefront path around 9:45 a.m.

If anyone would like to suggest another starting point to meetup with others, feel free to post it here and also perhaps on the 350.org website, as I've done for the one for Rogers Park: http://www.moving-planet.org/events/us/chicago/2111

Comment by April on September 18, 2011 at 6:27am: Angie, could you repost those last two comments on the forum discussion about the event. Thanks!

Comment by Angie on September 18, 2011 at 4:45am: We are working on making signs and having streamers at Daley so folks can dress up their bike. People should wear green and feel free to decorate their bike with clean energy/stop climate change messages!

Comment by Angie on September 18, 2011 at 4:44am: I know of three organized rides (from Loyola, Rogers Park, Sierra Club) to Daley Plaza to meet up with bike caravan. Anyone can organize a ride from their part of town to Daley to meet up with everyone.

Comment by April on September 17, 2011 at 7:44am: I posted a forum discussion about the event. Everyone, please comment to bump it up to top and keep it on the front page all week. Also RSVP here in addition to on Facebook and the official website. Large numbers will encourage more rsvps. One more thing, invite your friends, there is nothing like a personal invitation to get people interested. Thanks!