STEP IT UP RALLY TODAY NOV 3 12-3 TUTELO PARK Who's a Leader? Tutelo Park Gathering to Feature Local Officials, Honor Haudensaunee Leaders of the Past, and Highlight Peace as a Means for Reducing Greenhouse Gases
On Saturday, November 3, the public is invited to join in a local event in collaboration with the National Day of Climate Change Action. As a part of the nationwide network Step It Up!, started by author, professor and climate change activist, Bill McKibben, there will be a "Who's a Leader?" outdoor rally and education event held from 12:00 noon to 3 pm in Tutelo Park in the Town of Ithaca. This family-friendly event is intended to appeal to all ages, with a combination of educational and recreational opportunities-- and the weather is predicted to cooperate! Now that Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, there has been more public interest in the connection between peace and climate change. The theme of the local Step It Up! "Who's a Leader?" event will be "Where we keep the pipe of peace." The phrase is the translated meaning of the name of the Cayuga village Coreogonal, which was located near the site of Tutelo Park centuries ago. Groups working with Step It Up! across the nation will be holding events at locations that honor the examples of great leaders in the past who have responsibly managed difficult challenges. This event will honor the leadership of the Cayugas and their fellow Haudenosaunee nations for their adoption of the Tutelo and Saponi peoples when they were displaced by European settlers from their own lands. The event will include education about climate change, and information from local elected officials about what steps are being taken at the town, city, county, state and US level to meet the challenges of climate change. Many elected representatives have already agreed to speak,(see tentative schedule below) including Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, and representatives of town, city and county governments, as well as a representative from the office of Congressman Maurice Hinchey. Local business leaders and youth interested in leading us to responsibly plan for their future will participate. There will also be activities for children, including "November Softball" (bring your bat and glove!), volleyball and nature walks to view a small wetland and two of the oldest trees in Tompkins County. As the issue of climate change is very important to young people, there will be an emphasis on encouraging families to begin to discuss the issue with young people, as well as an opportunity for pre-voting-age youth to make their voices heard directly. Location: 100 Bostwick Rd. Directions: Going South on Rt. 13A in Ithaca (Floral Ave.), turn Rt. on Bostwick Rd. Tutelo Park is less than one quarter mile from the intersection, on the left (South) side of the road, across from the Ithaca City School District Bus Garage. For more information, please see the web site at: <http://www.stepitup2007.org/> www.stepitup2007.org Welcome messages, climate change songs playing, make signs, activities, add to banner, sign in, participants get index finger dyed with green ink, etc. 12:00 pm Story of Tutelo Park, Coreogonal 12:15 pm It's All of Us-Sustainable Tompkins- Elan Shapiro, Sustainable Tompkins Co-chair 12:30 pm The View from the Town of Ithaca- Town of Ithaca Supervisor-elect Herb Engman 12:40 pm The View from the West Hill Neighborhood- Town of Ithaca Legislator Will Burbank 12:55 pm "Posers for Posters"-Group photo of Climate Leaders (all present, with green-dyed index fingers raised) 1:00 pm The View from the Outlying Towns- David Makar (Dryden), Liz Thomas (Ulysses) 1:05 pm The View from a Downtown Neighborhood- City Aldersperson Michelle Berry 1:10 pm The View from the County- County Legislator Pam Mackesey 1:15 pm The View from Collegetown- County Legislator Nathan Shinagawa 1:20 pm The View from Energy Independent Caroline- Stephen Nicholson 1:30 pm A Youth View from Newfield- Newfield High School Senior Patrick Hunter 1:35 pm The View from Local Sustainable Business Owners 1:45 pm The View from the City of Ithaca- Mayor Carolyn Peterson 1:50 pm The View from Congress- Dan Lamb, District Rep for Congressman Hinchey 2:10 pm The View from the State Assembly- Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton 2:30 pm Wrap-up, picnicking, walks to see huge trees, and November softball,volleyball pick-up games 2:50 pm -- Elan Shapiro Sustainable Tompkins Program Co-Chair Sustainable Living Associates, Principal Frog's Way B&B 211 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607-275-0249 "We must be the change we want to see in the world" Mohandas Gandhi _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
