Vancouver rally joins nationwide call to Defend Our Climate
Media Advisory - November 15, 2013
Saturday’s #NoEnbridge event to push for climate action over tankers and pipelines
VANCOUVER – This Saturday, November 16th, thousands of concerned citizens, First Nations, political leaders and environmentalists will come together in Vancouver for an important rally as part of the nationwide day of action to Defend Our Climate and our Communities.
WHAT: The #NoEnbridge event at Science World is one of more than 100 coordinated events happening across Canada, to express unified opposition to rampant fossil fuel development in the face of the most serious environmental challenge of our time: climate change. This rally comes at a critical stage in the ongoing resistance to projects like the Enbridge Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline, as well as other fossil fuel infrastructure including the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline and coal ports planned for the Salish Sea.
WHEN: Saturday, November 16, 2013
2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Science World
1455 Quebec St.
Vancouver, BC
WHO: Speakers at the event include…
- Art Sterritt, Coastal First Nations
- Nathan Cullen, MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley
- Jasmine Thomas, Yinka Dene Alliance
- Eoin Madden, Wilderness Committee
- Sam Harrison, Kids 4 Climate Action
- Ben West, ForestEthics Advocacy (MC)
- And more…
The Vancouver rally has been organized by ForestEthics Advocacy and the Wilderness Committee, with the support of a dedicated team of volunteers.
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For more information, contact:
Eoin Madden, Climate Campaigner, Wilderness Committee - 604-353-9603
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1463056330586589/
For details on other events across Canada, visit http://www.defendourclimate.ca/
