People's Climate Movement Staten Island

Date: 
Saturday, April 29, 2017 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Long Island Action

Climate change is a worldwide problem. Access to clean air, water and food affect each and every one of us regardless of race, class, gender, immigration status, sexual orientation or political affiliation. For the sake of all humankind, we must unite globally and act locally to confront the most urgent issue of the 21 Century.

Staten Island, NY home of Freshkills Landfill, Brookfield Landfill and other areas of toxic dumping, has been on the frontlines of man-made environmental crises for decades. In 2012, the citizens of Staten Island experienced first-hand the effects of climate change during Super Storm Sandy when the ocean surged, destroying homes, businesses, and most tragically lives. Staten Island was hit particularly hard by the storm; 24 Islanders lost their lives, and thousands of people were uprooted from the destruction. Nearly 5 years later, many Staten Islanders are still struggling to rebuild.

On April 29th, Sustainable Staten Island, Move Forward Staten Island, and a broad coalition of labor unions, immigration rights groups, environmental justice and other community organizations from throughout New York City will stand together in solidarity to demand climate action now on the federal, state and local levels. The Staten Island March will symbolically be held in an area heavily impacted by Super Storm Sandy in remembrance of the 53 New Yorkers who lost their lives during the storm.

If you can’t make it to the national People’s Climate March in DC, taking place the same day, please join us on April 29th at 12pm at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk on Staten Island. Let's put partisan politics aside, and march together to collectively raise our voices to demand action on environmental and climate issues at all levels of government. Our future quite literally depends on it.

If your organization would like to be listed as a participating organization or if you’d like to join the organizing Committee, please contact us.

Contact:

Sustainable Staten Island Contact Person: Steve Lawton at Slawton74@gmail.com, 9176827049
or
Move Forward Staten Island, Contact Person: Julienne, at info@moveforward.nyc

*Permit application pending. Exact route will be announced once approved.

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: Communications Workers of America Local 1102, Divest Barnard for a Just Transition, Staten Island 4 Change, Staten Island Rising (formerly Pantsuit Nation SI chapter) Staten Island Women Who March, Unitarian Church of Staten Island Social Justice Roundtable, Peace Action of Staten Island, Columbia Divest for Climate Justice, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 726, Committee to Save Mount Manresa, Young Democrats of Richmond County, NYC Democratic Socialist of America,Communications Workers of America Local 1180, NY Working Families Party, La Colmena - Community Job Center, El Centro del Inmigrante, Professional Staff Congress -CSI Chapter, Fight Back Bay Ridge, New York State Nurses Association, Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund

*LIST IN FORMATION

Address: 
South Beach Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk, Staten Island, NY, United States