On April 29th there will be a People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C. All over the country there will be sister marches. In the Bay Area, we will be having a rally at Lake Merritt with a procession around the lake. We are trying to join hands around the entire lake. What a statement that would make to send an image of hands around all of Lake Merritt out to the world. If you’ve ever wondered if your presence at a rally really matters, well, it does at this one. To do this, we need each & every person, & we need you to commit to bringing at least 5 friends/family members/housemates with you!
10:30 am: Interfaith Service. Look for the white tent 100′ to the left of the Lake Merritt Amphitheater.
11 am: Rally at Lake Merritt Amphitheater (south end of lake)
Family-friendly, children’s activities, info tables, and main stage with Maria Gomez as MC and Barbara Lee as speaker.
11:30 am Music: Occupella and Lake Shore Baptist chorus
11:50 am Official Welcome, Ohlone Prayer and Local Campaigns: Idle No More, SF BAY, No Coal in
Oakland, Richmond Refineries, Livermore Aquifers, Community Choice Energy
12:30 pm Music: Rupa and the April Fishes
1:05 pm The Big Picture: Labor representative, Barbara Lee, Greg Akili
1:20 pm Music and Spoken Word: Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, Laurie Lewis, Jevon Cochran
1:40 pm Resist, Build, and Rise! Bay Resistance, SB 562 Single Payer Health, Code Pink, Labor, Interfaith,
BLM, A Just Transition, Housing Rights
3:00 pm Circle the Lake: Led by Calpulli Huey Papaloti-Aztec Danzantes + the Boomshake Women’s
Drumming Collective