This & That ~ Area events related to Climate March ~ Sep 15, 2014

World leaders will be in New York City for a historic UN summit on climate change this weekend. Tens of thousands of passionate and dedicated allies will flood the streets of NYC in a unified demonstration to act on climate!
Here are some events going on in the area. The organization's website can put you in touch with events going on in NYC and elsewhere, as well as transportation and accommodations.

People’s Climate March http://peoplesclimate.org/march/

More Info on UN Summit at: http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/ Sept 21

LIVESTREAM: Democracy Now! Livestream 10:30am-1:30pm Sept 21 http://www.democracynow.org/live/peoples_climate_march 

ERIE

Sep 21 - My Home – Our Planet – the Future? Commit to Make a Difference  2 – 4 pm, in Perry Square, Erie PA  Organized by members of Benedictines for Peace, the celebration in Perry Square is in conjunction with a number of faith groups coming together in New York City on this date to take part in the People’s Climate March, convening at United Nations Headquarters. Speakers, poets, presentations by the Young People’s Chorus of Erie and the Erie Playhouse Youtheatre Showstoppers, special activities for children and families, ideas for reducing one’s personal carbon footprint, and an invitation to individuals and families to sign, a pledge to care for the earth.
In case of rain, festivities will move to the Yehl Ballroom in the Waldron Center of Gannon University (entrance off Peach Street, just north of the Hammermill Center).

FREDONIA

Sept 20 - March & Rally in Fredonia, NY 10:00 am in support of the UN Climate Summit. Meet at 9:30am at Fenton Hall SUNY. March to Gazebo in Commons...for a rally with scientific speakers..and awesome musicians...
 Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/361049577375872/

BUFFALO

Bus to "People's Climate March-NYC"
Bus leaves UB South Campus Park & Ride on Saturday, September 20 at 11:30 p.m. Check back periodically for arrival/departure times to and from New York City Bus returns to UB South Campus Park & Ride on Sunday, September 21 at approximately 11:30 p.m.The Sierra Club Niagara Group and local allied groups are organizing Buses to NYC and offering Scholarship Tickets to students and qualified participants. Show your support and get in line for the Buffalo Bus to NYC!Tickets: $50 Regular / $25 Student+Low Income Reserve Seats Here: http://tinyurl.com/mwc3e7g/ Itinerary (Check Back For Updates) at: http://niagarasierraclub.com/

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RELATED: BILL MCKIBBEN AT EDINBORO in OCTOBER

Bill McKibben: "Can We Still Fight Climate Change: Lessons from the Front Lines"

When: Oct 2, 2014   8-10:00PM 
Location Information:
Edinboro University - Louis C. Cole Auditorium – Memorial Hall  (View Map)
205 Meadville Street Edinboro, PA 16444 
Contact Information:
Name: Dr. Robert Haas    Email: rhaas@edinboro.edu

Bio: Mr. McKibben is a well-known educator and activist whose devotion to environmental and social issues marks him as the most important environmentalist of his generation. He is the author of a fourteen books about the environment, beginning with The End of Nature in 1989, which is regarded as the first book for a general audience on climate change. He is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign, 350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009. Time Magazine called him 'the planet's best green journalist' and the Boston Globe said in 2010 that he was 'probably the country's most important environmentalist.' Mr. McKibben is Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and holds honorary degrees from a dozen colleges, including the Universities of Massachusetts and Maine, the State University of New York, and Whittier and Colgate Colleges. In 2011 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Mr. McKibben is also a frequent contributor to various magazines including The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Orion Magazine, Mother Jones, The New York Review of Books, Granta, Rolling Stone, and Outside. He is also a board member and contributor to Grist Magazine.
Mr. McKibben has been awarded Guggenheim and Lyndhurst Fellowships, and he won the Lannan Prize for nonfiction writing in 2000. He has honorary degrees from Green Mountain College, Unity College, Lebanon Valley College and Sterling College.

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