Posted by Carleen Pickard in End Dirty Energy, Featured, Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 6th November, 2011 | 4 Comments
We know what happened today – it’s been decades since an issue has brought these numbers to Washington to demonstrate such strong support for a President to stand up against corporate interests and be held accountable to his own campaign promises. We demonstrated the very best of our people power. We just need to hear from the President that he was listening. Read a report back from the day!
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Featured, Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 26th October, 2011 | No Comments
Over a thousand people gathered in front of President Obama’s fundraiser in San Francisco on Tuesday to keep the pressure on him to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline. It was said to be biggest protest yet in front of an Obama fundraiser.
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in End Dirty Energy, Fair Trade, Featured, Global Exchange News & Events on 21st October, 2011 | No Comments
President Obama will be in San Francisco at a $7500 per plate lunch with his biggest donors at the W Hotel and I’ll be outside with the good folks at CREDO Action telling President Obama that the Keystone XL pipeline is not the kind of change I was expecting from his administration. And as he contemplates green lighting the pipeline, on November 6th I’ll join thousands of others in front of the White House to tell Obama that he’s got the support he needs to say No to the Keystone XL pipeline, and say NO to EXPANDING the largest and most destructive industrial project in human history.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in End Dirty Energy, World News & Events on 28th September, 2011 | 1 Comment
On Sunday November 6 the Tar Sands Action will return to Washington DC to send an unmistakable message to the President.
Find out more about the upcoming action & how you can get involved.
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Featured, World News & Events on 24th September, 2011 | No Comments
Update: Monday Sept 26 – over 180 people were arrested for trespassing on Parliament Hill this morning including Maude Barlow, national chairperson at the Council of Canadians, Dave Coles, President of the Communication, Energy and Paperworkers union and CEP Executive Assistant, Fred Wilson, Graham Saul of Climate Action Network and Mikisew Cree George Poitras. Check »
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Featured, World News & Events on 2nd August, 2011 | 2 Comments
President Barack Obama will decide as early as September whether to approve a $7-billion, 1,700-mile long pipeline called Keystone XL to transport up to 900,000 barrels a day of tar sands crude from northern Alberta to refineries along the Gulf Coast of Texas. Thousands of North Americans – including Danny Glover, and NASA’s Dr. James Hansen – will be at the White House, day after day, demanding Obama reject Keystone XL. Many protesters will engage in peaceful civil disobedience, day after day to make their voices heard. Will you join them?
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