Climate March

 

 "Climate change is a defining issue of our time and there is no time to lose," he said. "There is no Plan B because we do not have planet B. We have to work and galvanize our action." ABC News

Side Events:

While the People’s Climate March, U.N. Climate Summit, and Climate Week are the most pronounced happenings with the biggest potential to make a lasting impression, a number of other worthwhile events are being organized to bring attention to less-discussed climate issues.

• The Converge for Climate Conference from Sept. 19-21 will focus on broadening the scope of climate action to include system-challenging solutions. “The root of the problem is an economic system that exploits people and the planet for profit,” state the organizers. “It is a system that requires constant growth, exploitation, warfare, racism, poverty and ever-increasing ecological devastation to function.” The opening plenary on Friday, 9/19, will include hip hop artist Immortal Technique, and on Saturday, 9/20, Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate, and The Shock Doctrine will speak.
  
• The People’s Climate Justice Summit on September 22 and 23 will convene community delegations to focus on the frontlines of climate change where the poor and vulnerable are often the hardest hit. The Summit delegates will convene at the U.N. Church Center, directly across the street from the U.N., and the proceedings will be live-streamed for public viewing at The New School. The organizers argue that the U.N. Climate Summit represents the next step in “corporate takeover of the UN climate negotiations.” They want to bring attention to the “indigenous peoples’ communities, communities of color and working-class white communities that are the first and most impacted by the storms, floods and droughts,” exacerbated by climate change.
• The Religions For The Earth Conference will bring together more than 200 religious and spiritual leaders from across the world to gather at Union Theological Seminary from Sept. 19-21. On Sunday, after the climate march, a multi-faith service focused on climate change at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine will feature former Vice President Al Gore. The conference is part of the Climate Week events, a full list of which can be viewed at:
  
  www.climateweeknyc.org/events/
  
  Climate Progress