Climate Justice Climatique Pembroke (CJCP) plans to hold a Rally for our Planet this Friday, December 20 in front of Pembroke City Hall, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. This local, youth-led group invites everyone to attend who shares their concerns about protecting as much as possible of our local environment and communities for current and future generations.
A media advisory from organizer Dorian Pearce explains:
The marathon “COP 25” global climate action conference ended without any international agreement. It makes more sense to call this conference “COP-Out 25.” The nations already suffering from extreme weather chaos begged the world’s wealthiest economies to act now on climate science. Countries like the US, Brazil, China, Australia, Canada, and Russia would not commit to making the needed changes… Meanwhile, the clock keeps ticking towards the point of no return, estimated by the IPCC* to be 2030, although many scientists say that is optimistic.
Here in Renfrew County, we understand exactly how humanity’s most vulnerable populations feel about the scary future we face! CJCP is an emerging, local, youth-led group committed to protecting as much as possible of our local environment and communities for current and future generations. We are determined to press for environmental protection activities at our local community level, where we already feel the negative impacts such as extreme flooding, deep droughts, increased asthma, disappearing birds, higher food prices, etc.
We are excited that Pembroke City Council has agreed to us presenting our call for a Declaration of Climate Emergency and a proposed local/regional Action Plan. The meeting we will attend is to be held early in the new year. For more on these topics and related matters, please attend our December Rally for Action for our Planet: outside Pembroke City Hall, by the bridge in downtown Pembroke, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Click HERE for CJCP Facebook page or contact email: climatejusticepem@gmail.com
Pearce,D. (2019,Dec.17) Rally for our Planet: December 20th in front of Pembroke City Hall, 12:30 – 1:30 PM [media advisory]
Photo: Climate Justice Climatique Pembroke Facebook