On September 8th, groups in Illinois will hold marches and rallies, attend town halls and community forums, and host events as part of the nationwide Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice movement. The People’s Climate Movement (PCM) called on people to demand that our leaders and elected officials commit to real solutions to the climate crisis, and the people of Illinois have responded.
Events will take place across all parts of the state. With funding from PCM, PRN and others will support Rise for Climate Jobs and Justice events in Carbondale, Champaign, Decatur, Elmwood/Joliet, Galena, and Mattoon-Charleston.
The people of downstate Illinois have gathered diverse voices to talk about local issues and demand bold action on climate change where they live.
Carbondale
“Reinventing Power, Screening & Clean Energy Forum”
Friday, Sept 7th, 5:30-8:30pm
Carbondale Civic Center, Rm 108, 200 S. Illinois, Carbondale, IL 62920
“March for Unity and Unity Celebration”
Saturday, Sept 8th, 10:15am
March from Rockhill Baptist Church (South Marion and Monroe St) to Attucks Park
Unity Celebration at Attucks Park (North Wall St) after March at 11am
Champaign
“Rise for Climate Jobs and Justice”
Saturday, Sept 8th, 11am-1pm
Scott Park, 207 E. Springfield Ave, Champaign, IL 61820
Mattoon-Charleston
“Power Our Planet”
Saturday, Sept 8th, 1-3pm
Douglas-Hart Nature Center, 2204 Dewitt Ave E, Mattoon, IL 61938
Decatur
“Rise March”
Saturday, Sept 8th, 1-5pm
March from Old King’s Orchard Community Center, (815 N. Church St., Decatur, IL 62521) to Decatur City Center Plaza (300 block N. Water Street, Decatur)
Elwood/Joliet
Rise for Climate Jobs and Justice
O’Conner Park, 0 NE Deer Run, Elwood, IL
Galena
Various locations in Galena, Dubuque, Platteville
The September 8th events are just the latest in an ongoing effort to move people towards real change in the face of our global environmental crises. In 2014, PCM made history with their first People’s Climate March. A National Day of Action was held in 2015 to build a broad-based climate movement, followed by marches and the 100 Days of Mobilization in 2017 to rally against the Administration’s climate agenda.
Those events have laid the foundation for a movement that can achieve real results in 2018. This September, leaders from across the globe will be gathering in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) to celebrate climate achievements and commit to accelerated action needed to prevent climate change and realize the historic Paris Agreement. Six weeks later, our country will vote in the midterm elections. The adjacency of these events, including the Sept 8th Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice actions, are an extraordinary opportunity to give people a voice in demanding action on climate change
Join PRN and others across the state in calling for substantial commitments in protecting our environment and jobs.
