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“Our house is on fire.”
This September 20, young people across the world are rising up to defend the future of life on this planet. Grand Junction isn’t going to miss out. We’ve waited for 30 years for politicians to act. It’s time to be our own climate heroes and #MakeEarthCoolAgain.
“Our house is on fire. I am here to say, our house is on fire. Adults keep saying: ‘We owe it to the young people to give them hope.’ But I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is.”
— Greta Thunberg
There will be speakers! Actions! Music! And art!
At 4 pm, CMU students will rally on campus around the climate crisis. Join us after class as we lead the way to the main event happening at 5 pm at Lincoln Park.
At 5 pm in the grassy loop area at Lincoln Park, we’ll hear from student speakers and others, engage in an interactive art experience, take direct actions to demand climate urgency be addressed at every level, and learn how, every day, we can contribute as individuals to #MakeEarthCoolAgain.
This movement needs you, and you need it.
Jeriel joined the Western Colorado Alliance staff in February 2017 (back when we were still Western Colorado Congress), but you may remember her as our Canvass Director for the successful Minimum Wage ballot initiative in 2016! In her young career, Jeriel has worked with engaged citizens across Colorado on issues ranging from veterans' affairs, healthcare and women’s rights. Jeriel has called Grand Junction and the Western Slope home for 16 years, and enjoys running, hiking, biking and crafting with her daughter Emma.