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Bay Area Moving Planet This Sat Sept. 24 Still Needs Volunteers – and you can get FREE SF GREEN FESTIVAL TICKETS by volunteering!

Moving Planet - A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels - September 24, 2011

***The first 50 volunteers will get free T-Shirts and ALL volunteers will get free tickets to the 10 Anniversary Green Festival in SF!***

Moving Planet, Sept 24th is this Sat!!!

About 200 volunteers are needed this Saturday to make Bay Area Moving Planet happen smoothly.

That’s where you come in!

There are many kinds of volunteer opportunities available at all times of the day Sat (and this week beforehand).  Just fill out this short form to sign up: http://goo.gl/g1B13

In case you want to know more about Moving Planet:

Moving Planet is a worldwide rally on September 24, 2011 to call for solutions to the climate crisis—a single day to move away from fossil fuels. In cities and towns around the world, people will take to the streets on bicycles, skateboards, on foot, and more, coming together as a global community dedicated to moving our planet in a new direction, away from fossil fuels and towards a sustainable future. Here in the Bay Area, we’re on track to have one of the most massive mobilizations of people power (and pedal power!) our nation and world has ever seen. In fact 350.org* is dedicating a huge amount of staff time, resources, and money to make this one of our best events yet. So far, we have Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org; Mike Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club; and Carl Anthony, co-founder Race, Poverty and the Environment scheduled as speakers, with more politicians and leaders to come.

Local actions are happening all over the Bay Area in the A.M.

Then everyone will MEET at Justin Herman Plaza in SF at NOON.

We will PARADE down Market Street at 12:30 P.M. headed towards Civic Center Plaza, where speakers, entertainment, and activities abound through 6:00 P.M.

Remember to sign up to volunteer!
http://goo.gl/g1B13

Please spread the word to other potentially interested people/groups!

http://www.moving-planet.org/BayArea
https://www.facebook.com/bayareamovingplanet

contact for questions or comments:

Kimberley D.C. Schroder
Day-Of Logistics Coordinator for Bay Area Moving Planet
(925) 766-8813

*What is 350? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists measure carbon dioxide in “parts per million” (ppm), so 350ppm is the number humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change. To get there, we need a different kind of PPM—a “people powered movement” that is made of people like you in every corner of the planet

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How Being Bold Can Create a Just Food System in Africa

This guest post was written by Zakiya Harris, San Francisco Green Festival’s Community Catalyst and the Founder of Earthseed Consulting.

“As we embrace the cosmic shift transpiring on the planet, we bear witness to walls of separation fading into the realization of one global community.

The role of Africa is integral to this process.

Not only because it represents the birthplace of civilization but because the land and its people have served as “global canaries” in the coal mine of our collective conscience. Africa, is a symbol of how inconceivable beauty and unimaginable horrors can shape the landscape of the human spirit and affect the planet. Therefore, you cannot have a conversation about the transition toward a just food system without first exploring the implications of a just Africa. Before a seed is planted one must first ensure that the soil is healthy and in many ways Africa epitomizes the soil essential for the growth of humanity.”

How Being Bold Can Create a Just Food System in Africa via Zakiya Harris – TreeHugger

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