Rochester Climate March 2024

Start: Friday, September 27, 2024 4:00 PM

End: Friday, September 27, 2024 7:00 PM

Location:Washington Square Park10 St Marys Pl, Rochester, NY 14607 US

Join us to march to call for stronger action on climate change and ending abuse of fossil fuels! We will gather at 4:00 PM on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Washington Square Park and start marching at 4:30. We will march to several locations in downtown Rochester and then return to Washington Square Park, where we will have an organizational fair until 7:00. Our goal is to build local engagement on this global issue: to mobilize local residents to engage in climate action that local organizations are taking. This event is a collaboration between the Sunrise Movement, Rochester Youth Climate Leaders, Students for a Democratic Society at University of Rochester, Extinction Rebellion Rochester, Third Act Upstate NY, Rochester Area Interfaith Climate Action, Climate Reality Finger Lakes, Citizens' Climate Lobby Rochester, the Climate Solutions Accelerator of the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region, and other climate-concerned organizations and individuals.

The organizers of this march strive to make it a powerful, energizing, and fun event that is accessible to every member of our Greater Rochester community who wants to participate. Location: start and end at Washington Square Park Park can be entered from Court Street, St. Marys Place, Woodbury Boulevard, and South Clinton Avenue. The park is accessible from the surrounding sidewalks and there are no stairs that need to be climbed. There will be one handicapped-accessible restroom available to use at First Universalist Church of Rochester, 150 S Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14604. Language access: Speakers at the event will use English. Speakers will use an amplification device to make it easier for everyone to hear them. There will be ASL interpreters present to interpret what the speakers say. Getting to the event: Participants will be encouraged to walk, bike, take the RTS bus, and carpool to the event. The RTS Transit Center is 0.4 mile (approximately nine minutes walking) from Washington Square Park. There are also RTS bus stops at Court & Clinton and at Court & St. Marys. Participants who need to park a vehicle can use the Court Street Garage (which includes twenty handicapped spaces), Washington Square Garage (which includes fifteen handicapped spaces), and metered street parking (which includes handicapped spaces at Washington Square Park). If any questions about event accessibility, please email brady@climategfl.org.
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