Event Description:
Greenpeace's version of Step It Up. Last spring we joined the sea of people event in Battery Park, you may remember us from our giant whale costumes. This year, we're hosting our very own Step It Up event. Our purpose: put Representative Gregory Meeks of Queens District 6 in the hot seat and ask him why he has yet to sign onto the Safe Climate Act, a bill that demands an 80% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2050. Meeks is Democrat of the House that has yet to cosponsor this bill. Our plan: We're hosting a Project Hotseat rally/community building event at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans, Queens. We are inviting school groups, community groups and businesses to come and personally ask Congressman Meeks to step up to the global warming challenge. We'll be having a march around the park, ending in the southeast section near the outdoor stage. We're bringing literature on global warming/climate change, Greenpeace petitions to sign in support of substantive climate change legislation, and trivia games. We want to generate dozens of letters to Congress, and we'll even be making origami "hotseats" to send to Gregory Meeks. You can also take your turn at being videotaped in the "hotseat" sending a message to Congress about your concerns with climate change. The time to sign onto strong global warming policies is now. It's about time our politicians listen to our demands. We want as many people as possible, so come out and rally with Greenpeace! If you plan to come, send an email to lauren.siegel@wdc.greenpeace.org Also, make sure to wear a red shirt. for info about our campaign check out www.projecthotseat.org

Location:
177th St. and Baisley Blvd.

Directions:
Event will be held at Roy Wilkins Park in Saint Albans, Queens. Take E, F or J train to Jamaica Center. Exit near intersection of Parsons Blvd and Archer Ave Take the Q84 Bus from Archer Ave and Parsons Blvd station heading to Laurelton Get off at 120 Av and Irwin Pl (Bus will be going down Merrick towards Baisley, you'll start to see a park on the left) OR take the J train to the last stop, then take the Q5 or the Q85 bus up to Baisley blvd.