This September, millions of us will walk out of our workplaces and homes to join young climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. [Veterans for Peace-Madison has endorsed the Climate Strike. ]
A walkout and actions at the state Capitol and at Madison Gas and Electric will take place on September 20.
Our house is on fire — let’s act like it. We demand climate justice for everyone.
“Madison strikers are demanding that Governor Evers, our county, and our city government declare a climate emergency. Our private sector demands to MG&E are that it divest and transition completely to 100% renewable energy by 2030 by closing the Columbia & Elm Road Coal Plants still in use.”
Wisconsin Youth Climate Action Team
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Schedule for Friday. 8/20:
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Concert for Climate (State Capitol Steps – State St.) - 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
MG&E Rally – Railroad Street (Teach-ins, Action Booths, Food Trucks, & more activities!) - 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM
March to Capitol - 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Rally – Capitol Steps, State Street (Speakers, Chalking, Action Booths, & more!) - 4:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Rally – Rotunda (Free Pizza, Petition/Letter delivery, & more!)
Strike Planning Meeting September 5 from 7 PM – 9 PM, Wisconsin Network for Peace, Justice & Sustainability office at 30 W Mifflin #702, Madison
Banner drops Sep 5, 6, 12, 13, 19
Extinction Rebellion Presentation
Sunday, September 8 from 12:30 – 2 PMpin
First Unitarian Society of Madison @ 900 University Bay Dr, Madison
Climate Strike-Madison Facebook Event
“Our house is on fire. The climate crisis is an emergency but we’re not acting like it. People everywhere are at risk if we let oil, coal and gas companies continue to pour more fuel on the fire.
Our hotter planet is already hurting millions of people. If we don’t act now to transition fairly and swiftly away from fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy access for all, the injustice of the climate crisis will only get worse.
We need to act right now to stop burning fossil fuels and ensure a rapid energy revolution with equity, reparations and climate justice at its heart.
But it’s going to take all of us working together to succeed. Join the Climate Strikes starting on September 20 – three days out from the UN’s climate emergency summit and continuing on September 27.
Millions of us will walk out from home, work, school or university to declare a climate emergency and show our politicians what action in line with climate science and justice means.
The climate crisis won’t wait, so neither will we.”
