The People's Climate March of Southern Illinois is a march for climate justice. We march in solidarity with the main People's Climate March in Washington D.C. We march in solidarity with people in Southern Illinois and around the world who are adversely affected by the climate crisis. We march in solidarity with all communities and identities that are also currently under attack by the same systems of power that are disrupting our climate: people of color, workers, indigenous people, immigrants, women, LGBTQIA, young people, and more. We march in resistance to this disruption, and we march in support of just solutions and the many grassroots individuals and groups that pursue them.
We march for our families. We march for our air, our water, and our land. We march for clean energy jobs and climate justice. We march for our communities and the people we love.
SCHEDULE
12:30 PM to 01:00 PM: Rally
01:00 PM to 02:00 PM: March
02:00 PM onward: Festival
ROUTE
The march will head north along Illinois Ave to Mill Street, then north along University Ave to Elm Street, east along Elm St to Illinois Ave, and south along Illinois Ave back to Gaia House.
FESTIVAL
Music by Meridian 90, Sitaradiance, and Others TBA
Finger Food Potluck
Speakers & Information Fair