Author Archives: Shari Hrdina

Funny River Fire — Not So Funny

[By Kat Haber] Alaska is a great big, huge, massive, land-of-the-large place. Funny River is a lovely place in Alaska where our family has celebrated many a Memorial Day with friends fishing for the big salmon for which our Alaska rivers are famous. I live about an hour or so from there. May 19th during the final moments of our village meeting of the Great March for Climate Action I happened to quickly check in on my cell to discover a message that the land Continue reading →

Ashland: July 27

Campsite: American Lutheran Church / City Park July 27th Ashland Climate Conversation WHO: Nebraska Interfaith Power and Light and the Great March for Climate Action WHAT: Climate Conversation WHEN: Sunday, July 27 – Potluck Dinner @ 6pm, Conversation at 7pm WHERE: American Lutheran Church – 1941 Silver St., Ashland WHY: We can’t fix anything if we don’t sit down and have a conversation Please bring your favorite vegetarian and vegan dishes for the potluck dinner. Route for the day:

Omaha: July 28-30

Campsite: Hope Presbyterian Church (5220 S 159th Ave) First Central Congregational Church (421 S 36th St.) July 28th-30th On the morning of Tuesday, July 29 @ 7am we will meet at Hope Presbyterian Church (5220 S 159th Ave) to march with the marchers 13 miles to First Central Congregational Church (421 S 36th St.). You can also join them at them at noon for a Potluck, vegetarian and vegan lunch at Countryside Community Church (8787 Pacific St.). Please bring your favorite food without meat or Continue reading →

Parks: June 30

Campsite: South side of River Rd. by sign for Sage Hill Winery and Vineyard. 5pm: Marchers arrive 6pm: Bring a side dish and share in good food and conversation Quick facts Parks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads just north of U.S. Route 34, west of the city of Benkelman, the county seat of Dundy County. Route through town

Culbertson: July 3 & 4

Campsite: United Methodist Church *Route at the bottom of page, after events. Quick facts: Culbertson is a village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 595 at the 2010 census. On July 4th the town grows to over 2,000 people. July 3rd Event Climate Conversation in Culbertson. What: marchers and community members will convene to have a conversation about climate change. Where: United Methodist Church When: 6 pm potluck dinner and 7pm conversation _____________________________________________________________ July 4th Events Culbertson Parade in Culbertson. March alongside marchers in the 4th of July parade and join them in other events Continue reading →

Iowa State Coordinator

To apply: Email resume and cover letter to Ed Fallon at ed@climatemarch.org by June 27, 2014. Logistics Route. Collaborate with Staff, Logistics Team and Program Team.  The duty of the State Coordinator is to establish a pedestrian-safe route that also allows for access to/by Marcher support vehicles.  The route should be driven and viewed carefully to determine any discrepancies between GoogleMaps and reality, access by support vehicles and marchers, and for efficiency.  Make sure there are no impassable spots and actively seek better options than what has been roughly Continue reading →

Washington D.C. Organizer

To apply: Email resume and cover letter to Ed Fallon at ed@climatemarch.org by July 11, 2014. Job Description Organize a series of events with the goal of bringing thousands of marchers and March supporters to Washington, DC on November 1, 2014 and during the week that follows. November 1st would include a march, rally, and one other action-oriented event. The events and actions over the week that follows are a work in progress that will be worked out over the summer. During the next couple of months, marchers working Continue reading →