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5.09.2008 - 06:08pm ET
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Mother's Day Mothers Paint Big Picture for Congress
Call for Bold and Urgent Action Now on Climate Change
(CSRwire) TAKOMA PARK, MD - May 9, 2008 - 1Sky, a new national campaign on climate
change, announced today that over 465 events in 43 states and the District
of Columbia and Puerto Rico are planned for Mother's Day weekend where
mothers in local communities will gather with their children, families,
and friends to communicate the big picture on climate change to the U.S.
Congress.
The events are being organized as part of a Mother's Day call to action by
1Sky, a campaign dedicated to ensuring bold federal legislation on climate
change as soon as possible. Communities nationwide will host events during
Mother's Day weekend to create murals that convey their vision of climate
change consequences and the urgent need for bold congressional solutions.
The murals will be delivered by 1Sky after the mural creation events to
the relevant congressional representatives from each mother's district.
Gillian Caldwell, Campaign Director for 1Sky and a mother of two, said
that the Mother's Day events were an especially fitting call for urgent
action by congress on climate change. "Mothers are key caretakers of
children and future generations," she said, "and these mothers are
standing up for their children and families in the social justice
tradition of Julia Ward Howe, the founder of Mother's Day in the
1800s."
"change and its threats are already here," Caldwell said, "but without
bold and immediate solutions from our government, future generations will
face severe threats to their health, safety, and economic security."
Caldwell also said that the problem of climate change is not unsolvable.
"Top scientists like James Hanson who serves on the 1Sky Scientific
Advisory Committee tell us that science-based solutions are
available---solutions that would create enormous potential for economic
growth and new pathways out of poverty as well as protecting our health,
safety, and the planet itself."
"What is required," Caldwell said, "is the political will to pass policy
at the scale of the problem. Nothing being discussed right now meets the
challenge we are confronting. And time is running out."
As part of the national call to action coordinated by the 1Sky campaign,
Greeenpeace and True Majority are organizing over 100 Mommy Meetups and
Stroller Rallies, where mothers and children are gathering and sending
collective audio-greeting cards to their Congress members.
About 1Sky
1Sky is a collaborative campaign with a single purpose: shifting federal
policy toward the prosperity of a sustainable, low-carbon economy. Through
innovative solutions and cutting-edge media, Internet, field and organizing
strategies, 1Sky gives organizations and individuals across the country the
power they need to make history. To find out more about 1Sky and the 1Sky
Solutions, visit www.1sky.org.
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