The Northeast Florida Sierra Club Group will join others Saturday,
March 7 in a March For Ocean Justice
at 11:30 a.m. in St. Augustine. Have your signs and banners ready! The event
includes a march from the east side of the Bridge of Lions to the press conference location in the front of the City of St. Augustine City Hall, 75
King Street, 32084.
The Environmental Youth Council, Mayor Nancy Shaver and the
City of St. Augustine have invited U. S. Senator Bill Nelson, 30+ elected
officials and other municipalities, environmental and citizen groups,
commercial fishermen, and others to a "March for Ocean Justice and Press
Conference", on Saturday, March 7 at noon, in downtown St. Augustine.
The
event will raise awareness of the opposition to plans for seismic testing and
drilling in waters off the coast of Florida and other states (GA, SC, NC, etc.)
, and to consolidate and motivate that opposition. We will be taking to the
streets to urge the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and President Obama to
reverse the decision to open the Atlantic Basin to seismic testing using sonic
cannons, the first step toward offshore dirty fuel development. Learn more about the Obama decision to move forward with seismic testing.
The city of Neptune Beach has passed a resolution opposing
air gun blasting and offshore drilling in the Atlantic. Thanks to Mayor
Harriett Pruett for her leadership on this issue.
Location: Meet on the east side of the Bridge of Lions at
the small park at 11:30 a.m.
Event schedule:
11:30 - rally attendees meet at the east side of the Bridge
of Lions
12:00 - rally attendees march from Bridge of Lions to City
Hall
12:30 - Press conference begins at city hall
1:00 - Press interviews with elected officials and
environmental leaders
For more info on the event, contact Brian Paradise of the NE FL
Sierra Club Group at bgpardaise@comcast.net, and Check out the Facebook event, join and invite your friends.
