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2007
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Edmonton
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<p>Edmonton Climate Change Rally<br />Sunday, March 11 @ 12 Noon<br />Sir Winston Churchill Square</p><p>We're asking everyone concerned about climate change to please come out this Sunday and rally for Kyoto. Bring your family, friends, children and pets. This will be a fun afternoon with speakers, musicians, and other activities,<br /> but we need large numbers of people to demonstrate the breadth and strength of commitment in Canada to combatting global warming. We cannot afford to look feeble.</p><p>We are supporting rallies in cities throughout Canada on this coming Sunday, March 11. Learn more about us -- and what's happening in all the cities - <a href="http://www.canadiansforkyoto.com/">http://www.canadiansforkyoto.com</a><br /></p><p><strong>Speakers Include:</strong><br /></p><ul><li>Elder Taz Johnson-McGillis - Opening Ceremony</li><li>George Poitras - former chief of Alberta's Misikew Cree Nation</li><li>Barb Allard - Environmental video producer & writer; "Made in Alberta"</li><li>Lindsay Telfer Director of the Sierra Club of Canada, Prairie Chapter</li></ul><p><strong>Performances by:</strong><br /></p><ul><li>The Raging Grannies</li><li>Terry Morrison</li></ul><p><strong>NOTE:</strong> Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday morning, so set your clocks ahead an hour on Saturday night - if you forget this, you'll arrive at the rally an hour late!<br /><br /></p><h3>After the Rally: An Eco-Fair & Environmental Films (1-4:30pm)</h3><p><strong>Location:</strong> Edmonton Room at the Stanley Milner Library<br /><strong>Admission:</strong> Free to all<br /><br />1:00pm - 2:30pm: Eco-Fair & campaigning, socializing<br />2:30pm - 4:30pm: Film Screening of "<a href="http://www.climatecrisis.net">An Inconvenient Truth</a>" plus <a href="http://www.madeinalberta.ca">Made-In-Alberta</a> shorts</p><p>For more info email Kristina: <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">climatechangeedmonton</span> [at] <span class="d">hotmail [dot] com</span></span></p>
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