Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28th, 2008
Boston Fossil Fools Day Media Contact:
Colleen Cronin
781-308-2458 / bostonfossilfools@gmail.com
Fossil Fools Day National Media Contact:
Monica Vaughan, Rising Tide North America
541-521-1832 / fossilfools@risingtidenorthamerica.org
APRIL FOOLS DAY ACTION TO TARGET FOSSIL FUELS INDUSTRY
WHO: Rising Tide North America, Energy Action Coalition, and the Rainforest Action Network
WHAT: Fossil Fools Day of Action, Rally for Climate Justice
WHERE: Copley Square, Boston in coordination with over 100 actions taking place across the U.S., Europe, New Zealand, and Australia.
WHEN: April Fools Day, Tuesday, April 1st, 2008. 9:00am.
WHY: Activists expose the dirty-energy industry for the Fossil Fools that they are and calling for community-based solutions to climate change.
BOSTON, MA – Activists from a number of Boston-based social and environmental justice organizations are collaborating to plan for a rally and action in Copley Square on Tuesday, April 1st. In coordination with actions taking place around the globe, Boston’s Fossil Fools Day protesters will expose the fossil fuels industry, which is the largest contributor to climate change and responsible for massive human rights violations around the world.
“Climate change is one of the most serious problems facing our planet and our communities today, and it’s not just about carbon in the atmosphere,” said Erin Fitzgerald, who helped organize the action. “The people who are most affected by the mining and burning of fossil fuels are already oppressed by the economic system that requires so much dirty energy. We need real community solutions now.”
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