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To view arrival dates for each city, hover your cursor over the dots on the map. All dates are subject to change. All cities on our March Route are invited to visit the March Camp, visitors from everywhere are welcome to come learn, share, and support. Bring the family, friends, collaborative-congruent ideas, and musical instruments. Would you like to coordinate your school, organization, or family to meet the March as it visits your neighborhood?  Are you an educator or climate change teacher who wants to Continue reading →

Dear Climate March Friends, (Note: For those of you who receive my weekly talk-show update, much of what I am about to share may sound familiar.) Beyond any impact next year’s March will have on the climate crisis itself, eight months of communal living could have a profound effect on marchers. Our life-style will provide a stark contrast to the isolation that tends to characterize life in America today. Isolation is not only accepted as normal and natural, it is institutionalized. Whether in an office Continue reading →

Dear Climate March Friends, Iowa State Senator Rob Hogg has done an amazing job providing leadership on climate action here in Iowa, both at the Statehouse and at the grassroots level. Through a series of tours, he is now working to connect with climate activists across the country. Friday, he heads to New England for a 14-day tour through New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The schedule for Rob’s public events can be found on his Facebook Page. If he is coming to a town Continue reading →

Meet Steve Martin, our first marcher from Kentucky. Steve is a retired small-business owner whose family business, Martin Studio of Photography, recently closed after operating for 64 years in Henderson, a town of 28,000 people on the banks of the Ohio River. Steve’s concern about climate change deepened after participating in a rally against the Keystone Pipeline with his son at the White House earlier this year. An estimated 35,000 people turned out for that event, at which 350.org president and co-founder, Bill McKibben, said, Continue reading →

Meet Sean Glenn. She’s 21 and will graduate from Emerson College in Boston this year with a degree in theater education. Sean grew up in West Simsbury, Connecticut, and learned at an early age from her parents, Lori and Mike, the importance of taking action to make a difference in the world. And get this: Sean wants to do the entire March in silence! “There’s no shortage of information out there on climate change,” says Sean. “But it’s not working. Too many people aren’t hearing Continue reading →

The Great March for Climate Action announced today that it is now ready to formally accept applications from prospective marchers interested in participating in next year’s eight-month, 2,980-mile trek from Los Angeles to Washington, DC. The Marcher Application and an accompanying promotional video were sent to 132 people who expressed interest in marching. The application and video can be found at ClimateMarch.org “Sending out this application is very exciting for me,” reports Marcher Director, Zach Heffernen. “The diversity of individuals who requested an application is Continue reading →

In response to President Obama’s speech today on climate change, the Great March for Climate Action reports that while the President guided us towards future action, there is still a lot to do. “This is a good start that we will build upon,” said Ed Fallon, Founder and Director of the Climate March. “As the President indicated, this job is for everyone – politicians and civil society. The President suggested we need to push our own communities and broaden the circles addressing the climate crisis, Continue reading →

Dear Friends, Thanks to a fantastic staff team, a growing corps of volunteers and your efforts, we’ve made solid progress this past week toward organizing next year’s epic March to mobilize Americans to fight the climate crisis. Here’s the short list of benchmarks achieved: – Outreach on social media is taking off. Over the past ten days, we’ve seen more than a 50% increase in Facebook “likes” and our website traffic has doubled. Thanks to all of you who have made this happen! And please keep Continue reading →

An E&E Publishing Service ADVOCACY: Former Iowa politician plans cross-country trek to raise climate awareness  (Friday, June 7, 2013) Elizabeth Harball, E&E reporter In February, Ed Fallon, a former Iowa politician who served seven terms in the state Legislature and ran in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2006, stated on his website that he would be making a “campaign announcement” March 1, prompting speculation that he would soon begin another run for political office. But this time Fallon isn’t running. What he announced was a walk. Continue reading →