Saturday, August 13, 2016

Stand vs. oil trains, for clean Milwaukee waters Sunday

Props to these good folks, as the danger is clear and present.


Sunday Aug. 14th - Oil Train Event

Tuesday, August 9, 2016 1:29 P 

PARADE AND PADDLE -- CONVERGE AT THE CONFLUENCE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2016

3 to 5 PM


After decades of clean water efforts, crude oil train traffic — an ill-advised pipeline on rails snaking through Milwaukee — threatens our water, our health and our safety.

Join Citizens Acting for Rail Safety and the Milwaukee Riverkeeper to show your support for clean water and safe communities and to say "Get Explosive Oil Trains Off the Tracks and Bridges".


3:00 pm:PARADE on the Milwaukee River Walk - meet just west of the intersection of N. Water St. and E. Chicago St. in the Third Ward -- we'll have puppets and signs to carry. (Or you're welcome to come any time between 3 and 4 pm and hang out with us)

GUIDED RIVER PADDLE with the Milwaukee Riverkeeper 
Bring a boat (launch site is the Milwaukee County Bruce St. launch at 600 S. Water St.) or reserve one ahead of time with the MilwaukeeKayak.com.  Plan to arrive at 2 pm for boat rental or launching and decoration

4:00 pm:
CONVERGENCE CELEBRATION 
of clean water advocates on the River and on the River Walk at the Confluence of the Milwaukee and Menomonee Rivers, by the railroad swing bridge in the Third Ward. We'll create a spectacle with puppets, flags, & banners -- as Jahmes Finlayson leads us in drumming, chanting and singing. 

5:00 pm:
SOCIALIZING, STRATEGIZING, SNACKS AND UPDATES


Event map is attached - please ask me if you have any questions about where and when to meet or any other event logistics.



Register (free) and get event updates: http://2016convergence.eventbrite.com


Citizens Acting for Rail Safety- Milwaukee Area is a grassroots citizens’ organization working for the health, safety, and quality of life of communities threatened by rail transportation.  facebook.com/SafeRails.MikeArea

Milwaukee Riverkeeper is a science-based advocacy organization working for swimmable, fishable rivers. milwaukeeriverkeeper.org

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Anne Steinberg


414-332-0038

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