Well, tomorrow is the big day. In 24 hours I'll be riding the Metro into DC to join thousands of others in support of Climate Crisis Action Day. It starts at 11 a.m. EST with a rally on the west lawn of the Capitol (facing the mall), where several unnamed speakers will address global warming, ANWR and legislation issues regarding both. Supposedly, several "celebrities" will also be in tow, providing their "expertise" on climate change.
I hope we are given the chance to speak to the speakers (so to speak) tomorrow morning; I have a few tough questions for the organizers of the event, mostly about the questionable choice of using celebrity to promote and give a face to conservation. It has worked for promoting purely humanitarian causes in the past, but is this movement different and should it be addressed in a different manner? Furthermore, where are the young Goodalls and Attenboroughs of the world? Surely they would be glad to step up and reach out to people instead of a polarizing, disconnected celebrity. I'll try to have some answers Wednesday morning.
The real meat of Action Day will come after the rally, when we will be given the chance to speak to our state reps directly.
So, by Wednesday morning I should have complete coverage of the event (including photos and perhaps a video or two) right here. Stay tuned.
It's not too late to sign up or spread the word, btw. If any other bloggers/activists plan on attending, e-mail me at thevoltagegate [at] gmail.com or leave a comment on this thread to let me know.
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Hmmmmm. I might just have to respond to this in a post....