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Moving Planet Raleigh-Durham -- What can the Triangle do for the Sphere?

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About The Event

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Thanks so much to everyone who attended our Moving Planet event in Durham. Above you'll see a few photos taken. Here's a link to a short video Todd Tinkham and his crew created that captured the energy of our event. Thanks, Todd! http://vimeo.com/29549600
Save the date of Saturday, September 24th please!! This is THE big one for North Carolina!
 
That's the date of the next big 350.org event Moving Planet.  Our team is organizing a great event here in the Triangle area!  
 
The location will be The Pavilion at Durham Central Park at 501 Foster Street in Durham. We'll have people coming from all directions on bikes, carpooling in hybrids and biodiesel cars, walking, using public transportation (and yes, cars, too), converging together for the special event. We'll have zumba dancing and standing yoga poses, so an active movement and a grounding movement to connect with the Earth! We'll have speakers, organizations with booths, an environmental quiz, cooking with local, sustainable food,  roving ask a question and more.
 
We're aiming for 1,000+ people. We've talked about having an event that is multi-cultural and inter-generational, with a broad appeal. The goal is to move the planet--shift behaviors, create awareness, educate. Think local food, conservationists,  artists, faith groups, Earth advocates, solar panels, and electric cars.
Music will be provided by the wonderful percussion group, Rhythmicity. Bring your drums to join in during the jam session.  Between 2:30 and 3 we will form a large 350 using bikes and people. Rhythmicity will lead each number in a different rhythm for a fun  moving 350!! We're building a people-powered movement for climate action in the Triangle and NC!!!
 
The theme we're using for our event is, "What can the Triangle do for the Sphere (Earth)?" It will be so neat to see people create a canvas on the 24th using that theme!

Our featured speakers will be Alice Loyd, Food is the Key; Dennis Markatos-Soriano, East Coast Greenway Alliance; and Bo Glenn, Durham-Orange Friends of Tranist. 
 
We are connecting with partners like 350.org, Transition Durham, Transition Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC Conservation Network, NC Sierra Club, NC Interfaith Power & Light, East Coast Greenway Alliance, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, NCWARN, Durham-Orange Friends of Transit, Bike Carrboro, Conservation Trust for NC, Durham City-County Sustainability Office, NC League of Conservation Voters, NCSU Greenpeace, Triangle Land Conservancy, Cook for Good, Scrap Exchange, Bountiful Backyards, and SEEDS.

Earlier this spring Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill received the distinction of being listed as the number one gas guzzling region in the U.S.. Not something to be proud of! Participants will have the opportunity to sign a petition in support of a half cent sales tax referendum  in Durham County this fall to pay for regional transit. Another petition will ask for the opportunity to vote on a referendum next year in Wake and Orange Counties for regional transit. The Triangle needs to work together to help reduce air pollution and the number of cars on the road!! We will share the signatures with respective county commissioners and city council members.

Bicyclists, check out this link from East Coast Greenway Alliance for bike routes and to RSVP for the ride! We thank Weaver Street Market and Great Harvest Bread Company for donating snacks for the cyclists when they arrive. 

For information on the biodiesel bus, carpooling, and public transportation options check this link on the Transition Carrboro/Chapel Hill site! We don't want to have lots of cars at this event! 

Please remember to bring your own reusuable water bottle. We're striving for a zero waste event!! You might want to bring a blanket to sit on.
 
Let me know if you will be able to attend or help on September 24th, plus, help get the word out to your friends and networks as the date gets closer by clicking on the contact the organizer link! Thanks so much!
Description in Spanish below! 
Planeta en Movimiento --¿Qué puede hacer El Triángulo por la Esfera?

Sobre el evento 

Reserva la fecha del sábado, 24 de septiembre! Este es un GRAN día para Carolina del Norte!!

La fecha del próximo evento del 350.org Planeta en Movimiento. Nuestro equipo está organizando un gran evento aquí en el área del Triángulo!

 

El lugar será The Pavilion at Durham Central Park (El Pabellón del Parque Central de Durham) en la 501 Foster Street en Durham. Tendremos gente viniendo de todas las direcciones en bici, compartiendo transporte en carros híbridos y de biodiesel, caminando, en transporte público (y sí, en carros, también), uniéndose para este especial evento. Tendremos Zumba y Yoga al aire libre, es decir, movimientos activos y movimientos para conectarnos con La Tierra! Tendremos presentadores, organizaciones dando información, trivia medioambiental, cocina con comida local y sustentable y más. 

 

Esperamos más de 1,000 personas. Hablamos de tener un evento que sea multi-cultural e inter-generacional, que atraiga a mucha gente. La meta es mover el planeta- cambiar nuestros comportamientos, concientizarnos, informarnos. Habrá comida local, artistas, grupos basados en la fe, defensores de La Tierra, paneles solares, carros eléctricos, música, etc. La música estará a cargo de un grupo de percusión maravilloso, Rhythmicity. Estamos construyendo un movimiento cuyo combustible es la gente para tomar acción en cuanto soluciones climáticas en el Triángulo y en Carolina del Norte!

 

El lema es “¿Qué puede hacer el Triángulo por la Esfera (La Tierra)?” Tendremos una lienzo grande para que los asistentes lo decoren artísticamente usando este lema!

 

Nuestros presentadores principales son, Alice Loyd, Food is the Key (La Comida es la Clave); Dennis Markatos-Soriano, East Coast Greenway Alliance (Alianza por los Espacios Verdes de la Costa Este); y Bo Glenn, Durham-Orange Friends of Transit (Durham-Orange Amigos del Transporte Público).

 

Nos estamos conectando con organizaciones tales como 350.org, Transition Durham, Transition Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC Conservation Network, NC Sierra Club, NC Interfaith Power & Light, East Coast Greenway Alliance, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, NCWARN, Durham-Orange Friends of Transit, Bike Carrboro, Conservation Trust for NC, Durham City-County Sustainability Office, NC League of Conservation Voters, NCSU Greenpeace, Triangle Land Conservancy, Cook for Good, Scrap Exchange and SEEDS.

En la primavera, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill quedó en primer lugar a nivel nacional en ser la región más consumidora de gasolina. Algo de lo que no estamos orgullosos. Los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de firmar una petición en apoyo a un referendo en el condado de Durham para que los impuestos sirvan para pagar por un sistema de transporte público regional. Habrá otra petición para solicitar un referendo en los condados de Wake y de Orange para el transporte público regional. Necesitamos trabajar juntos en El Triángulo para ayudar a reducir la contaminación ambiental y el número de carros en las calles! Pasaremos las firmas a los comisionados y los concejales de la ciudad.

 

Los ciclistas pueden ver el siguiente enlace [Here it’s where the link for the bicyclist would go] de la East Coast Greenway Alliance para rutas de bicicletas y para avisar si te uniras a la ida en bici hasta el evento.

 

Para mayor información sobre las opciones del bus de biodiesel, compartir transporte y transporte público, puedes ver este enlace [Here it’s where the link for the transportation info would go]  en la página de Transition Carrboro/Chapel Hill.

 

Recuerda traer tu propia botella re-usable de agua. Tenemos como una de las metas que sea un evento zero basura! También puedes traer algo para sentarte en el pasto.

 

Avisanos si vas a poder asistir o ayudar el 24 de septiembre (necesitamos extra voluntarios el 24!) También ayudanos a avisarle a tus amigos y contactos al darle click en “contact the organizer”. Muchas gracias!

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Where

The Pavilion at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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When

2pm - 5pm

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