Step It Up Austin!
Texas State Capitol - Austin, TX
April 14, 2007 12:00PM to 02:00PM
Event Description:This April 14th, tens of thousands of Americans will gather all across the country at meaningful, iconic places to call for action on climate change. Join the USGBC Central Texas - Balcones Chapter together with a coalition of local organizations, Texas State House Representative Mark Strama, and Austin Mayor Will Wynn at the Texas State Capitol at Noon. Help us encourage Congress to enact immediate cuts in carbon emissions, and pledge an 80% reduction by 2050. No half measures, no easy compromises-the time has come to take the real actions that can stabilize our climate.
The Austin Event will include:
>>>Keynote by Rep. Mark Strama
>>>Mayor Wynn to address Austin's Climate Protection Plan
>>>Remarks by local environmental champions: Bill Moore, Habitat for Humanity's Michael Willard, Sierra Club's Casey Martinez, Efficiency Texas' Brigid Shea, USGBC's Kathy Zarsky, and AIA COTE's Michele Van Hyfte
>>>Sign Letters to Congress
>>>Learn how you can participate in a Carbon Offset Program
>>>Games, Prizes, and Entertainment
>>>Several groups are organizing to ride their bicycles to the event. More information to come!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
12:05 welcoming remarks and Step It Up introduction- Kathy Zarsky, Chair of USGBC Central Texas-Balcones Chapter
12:15 Keynote address: TX State House Rep. Mark Strama
12:20 Austin Climate Protection Plan & local municipal action: Mayor Will Wynn
12:25 AIA Committee on the Environment: Michele Van Hyfte, Chair of Austin AIA COTE
12:30 Sierra Club's "Cool Cities": Casey Martinez
12:35 TRIVIA AND GIVE-AWAY
12:40 Bill Moore, local builder and "This Old House" rising star
12:45 Efficiency Texas Coalition: Brigid Shea, Operations Manager
12:50 Habitat for Humanity: Michael Willard, Austin's Executive Director
12:55 UT Solar Decathlon: student team member
1:00 Group Photo on Capitol Steps (this photo is a very important part of this event, so if speakers need to leave early we may slide this up- LET US KNOW!)
1:15-1:45 MUSIC, TRIVIA AND GAMES WITH GIVE-AWAYS
We also hope to have an art installation on the grounds from Austin Green Art
Location:
Texas State Capitol
1100 Congress Ave (Cross Street: 11th Street)
Austin, TX 78701
Directions:For public transit options please visit Cap Metro's site at
http://www.capmetro.org/riding/ .
If you must drive:
Parking At 1201 San Jacinto, across the street from the Texas State Library and
Archives, this 3 level parking facility provides convenient, free and low-cost
parking for visitors to the Texas State Capitol Complex and downtown Austin.
The Capitol Visitors Parking Garage occupies the block bordered by San Jacinto
and Trinity (West/East) and 13th and 12th Streets (North/South). San Jacinto is
a one-way street going South. Trinity is a one-way street going North. Directly
behind the parking garage is Waterloo Park, making the garage a good parking
place for the many events held at Waterloo.
Our goal is to have a carbon neutral event.
Unfortunately many of us, in the process of organizing a Step It Up 2007 rally,
will be emitting carbon. To account for this unavoidable dilemma, there will be
an opportunity for participants to donate to a fund that will be used to
purchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to offset any carbon emissions.
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