Peoples Climate Rally and March: Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice

Start: Saturday, September 08, 2018• 1:00 PM

End: Saturday, September 08, 2018• 3:00 PM

On September 8, thousands of rallies will be held in cities and towns around the world to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil free world that works for all of us. As part of this movement, a coalition of 20+ groups will be hosting a Peoples Climate Rally and March in Milwaukee, WI. Starting at noon, we'll have tables and other exhibits in Zeidler Union Square. At 1 PM, we'll have a rally, and afterwards we will march to the Milwaukee City Hall and back.

Join us as we hold our local leaders to account and demand that they walk the talk on climate action.

2018 Peoples Climate March and Rally

Rise for Climate, Jobs, & Justice

Noon: Tabling and voter registration

12:15: Marshall Training

12:45: Street Theater begins

12:55: George starts ushering kids up on stage


1:00: Rally Begins- George Opens
1:03: Art Shegonee gives opening blessing

1:08: George introduces the event, etc.

Speeches (3 minutes each with transition and introduction in-between)

1:13: Luz Sosa

1:18: Whose Garden is This? by David Drake

1:23: Minister Greg Lewis

1:28: Sister Janet Weyker

1:33: Brenda Coley

1:38: Fossil Fuel Blues by Chris Meyer

1:43: Huda Alkaff

1:47: George gives march instructions/thank you’s

1:50: Greta Neubauer

2:00: George kicks-off chants; drummers begin drumming


2:00: March to City Hall

2:45: More tabling; Voter Registration

4:00: Clean-Up

Partners: 350-Milwaukee, 350 Stevens Point, Black Leaders Organizing Communities, Bublr Bikes, Casa Maria Catholic Workers, Catholics for Peace and Justice, Citizens' Climate Lobby - Racine/Kenosha, Citizen Action, Citizens Acting for Rail Safety (CARS)- Watertown, Clean Air Moms Action-Wisconsin, Congregations United to Serve Humanity (CUSH), Cream City Conservation, Democratic Socialists of America, Eco Justice Center, First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee- Earth Justice Ministry, Friends of Milwaukee’s Downtown Forest, Gaia Coalition Network, Grassroots Northshore, Grassroots Southshore, Grassroots Tosa, Greater Milwaukee Green Party,  Green Party Wisconsin, Interfaith Earth Network, Milwaukee DSA, Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH), Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA), Milwaukee Water Commons, NextGen America, Organizing for Action, Our Wisconsin Revolution-Milwaukee, PDA Milwaukee, Peace Action Wisconsin, Racine Interfaith Coalition (RIC), Rid Racism Milwaukee, SE WI NORML, Sierra Club, Stewards of Prophetic Hopeful Intentional Action (SOPHIA), Students Allied for a Green Earth (SAGE), Sunrise Movement Southeast Wisconsin, Tax March Wisconsin, United Nations Association, UW Waukesha Ecology Club, WAVE-Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort, Victory Garden Initiative, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, Water Protectors of Milwaukee,  Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, Wisconsin Education Association Council, Region 7, Wisconsin Green Muslims, Wisconsin Interfaith Power and Light, Wisconsin Poor People's Campaign, WISDOM, Working Families Party