We joined our friends, family, and strangers (whom are no longer strangers) to make our voices heard all the way to New York City. September 23rd the United Nations Climate Change Conference begins. People from all over the world have gathered for the largest climate change march in history. Sister Joan Brown from New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light brought everyone together. Our voices rang out united with the message; we need everyone to connect the dots to heal our Earth. If our home is not healthy, no one can be healthy. Earth is our home, we need it for food security, jobs, water, energy, faith....everything. Some of us were asked to bring a picture of someone that has been affected by climate change. I looked around and a took a picture of the crowd; climate change affects ALL of us. Look around everyone and everything is affected by it. Climate change causes food, fuel and job shortages as well as prices to increase. People and animals starve. Our earth is very sick and we are too.
What can we do to help? We can turn off the lights when we leave a room, walk to work or school whenever possible, reuse bags, share a meal, pack a lunch, shop locally, eat seasonal foods, eat less meat, ride the bus, car pool, and/or don't buy so much stuff. You can also make some noise; call, write and/or visit your Senators and Congressmen, demand that they support laws calling for a decrease in pollution. Don't forget the local government; the city, the governor and the city counsel. VOTE. We are in an election year let them know what you care about so they will care too. Go to:
Your voice counts, make it loud
Your footprint matters, make it light.
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| Marching together, united for our Earth. |
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| The Earth is in our hands, hold her well. |
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| Linda worked hard creating this wonderful banner. |
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| Many gathered: Bread New Mexico, Alb. Mennonite Community, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Citizen's Climate Lobby, Conservation Voters, New Mexico Education Fund, Environment New Mexico, La Montanita Co-op, MASE, Oxfam Action Corps, NM Climate Coalition, NM Conference of Churches, New Mexico Solar Energy Association, NM Interfaith Power and Light, Physicians for Social Responsibility, 350.ORG, Positive Solar Energy, Sierra Club, Transition UNM, US Green Building Council New Mexico, Veterans for Peace, Audoban New Mexico and many others. |
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| New Mexicans for the Earth |
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| Standing together at the People's Climate Pilgrimage. |
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Make your voice loud and your footprints light.
THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT JOINED THE MARCH! |
