Step it Up 2007 - April 14

Saturday, April 14, Here's the Good News: What is up for Weston and neighboring communities!

WESTON "Step It Up, Congress! Cut Carbon 80% by 2050"
Time: 9:00 am –12: pm
Locations:

• Omni Supermarket
• Transfer Station (Town Dump)
  

Activities at Omni Supermarket

• Table and signs on table
• Sign up sheets for e-mail addresses for Weston Climate Group
• 100 free fluorescent bulbs - Join our E-mail list and receive a free fluorescent light bulb
• Carbon and Cars exercise from Science Fair: calculate carbon costs around town
  
• Book marks with emission saving tips or a hand out of tips
• Federal and state legislatures' goals for emission reduction for this session on a one page hand out
• Signs – Banner: "Step It Up Congress!" -Weston Climate Group website (banner)
  
• Lose 3,000 lbs. in 30 Days with a carbon diet
• Climate Flicks at Weston Library (visit website for schedule)

Activities at the Transfer Station (Dump-sign will be furnished)
Time: 8:00 am –11:00 am

• Holding Small Signs on stick with Step It Up and Weston Climate Group
• Distributing one page handout
  

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

• PHOTOGRAPHER: to take photos and post on "Step it Up" website and print to take to elected officials' local offices. Also use in media (web and newspaper)
  
• TABLES - PLEASE e-mail me if you have an hour on April14th, and state when you can be available. We can use 2-3 people at the dump, and as many as possible at the Omni.
• Current volunteers: Donna, Habib, Joan, Debbie, Shirley and some maybes. Please let me know the hours you would like to staff the 2 activities.
  

NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES (110 Actions and Towns In Massachusetts)
http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/search/state/MA

Lexington, Belmont, Bedford
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Hastings Park at the corner of Mass. Ave and Worthen Road, Lexington
Speakers: U.S. Representative Ed Markey, Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

• Senator Susan Fargo, Democrat, Third Middlesex District
• Senator Robert Havern, Democrat, Fourth Middlesex District
• Representative Jim Marzilli, Democrat, 23rd Middlesex District
• Rep. Will Brownsberger, 24th Middlesex District, "Choices we face in controlling climate change"
• Marc Breslow, Director, Mass. Climate Action Network
• Barbara Hill, Exec. Director, Clean Power Now (Nantucket Sound Wind Farm Advocacy Group)
• Peggy McKibben, of Lexington, mother of organizer of national Step It Up, Bill McKibben
  

Boston Common
Time 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Featured Speaker: Ross Gelbspan, a pioneer in Climate Change, a national HERO for his long standing persistent speaking and writing on the issue. He is an inspiring speaker.

Carlisle Town Common
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Speakers: 8th Grade Film on Climate Change

Concord
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Walk Thoreau's Path at Brister's Hill

Lincoln
Drumlin Farm
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exciting and informative programs all day

Sudbury
Time: 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Hike and Family Picnic Round Hill
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Taped Ross Gelbspan talk, Al Gore Slide Show by Donna Merrit

Waltham
Town Common, Moody and Main Streets
Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Music and Speakers: Mayor McCarthy, Senator Fargo, Professor Olson, Professor Davis

Watertown
Library123 Main St
Tiime: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dan Grossman, radio and multimedia producer, traveler to Greenland, Artic, Antarctic, Peru. "The Coming Global Meltdown"