Indianapolis Green Congregations is participating in
the "Indy Beyond Coal" human billboard at the Indy Beyond Coal Rally
on June 1st at 12 noon at the Indiana State Museum Lawn.
Since St Luke’s UMC is a member of this organization,
I would like to invite you to participate in this happening. Contact me at brandtb@stlukesumc.com
to express interest in joining me on June 1.
Here is an outline of the event:
This a critical time for our city's energy future--
Indianapolis Power and Light plans to raise rates to fund projects on the
dirty, outdated Harding Street coal plant on Indy's south side which will lock
Indianapolis into another 20 or 30 years of pollution, health risks and rising
fossil fuel costs. IPL's Harding Street coal plant is the largest industrial
polluter in the city, and the leading source of carbon pollution. We know IPL
can do better, and that Indy deserves a future free of coal pollution- we call
on you to join us in asking IPL to move Indy beyond coal into a clean energy
future!
Our June 1st Indy Beyond Coal Rally is going to be
fun, exciting and a clear watermark that the beyond coal movement is alive and
well in Indy. We’ll kick off around 12:00 noon at the Indiana State Museum Lawn
and be done by 1:00 pm. We will be bringing together community leaders,
grassroots supporters, and groups from across Indy to send a clear message to
IPL that the city supports a clean energy future. Community leaders (faith,
nonprofit, neighborhood associations, etc) will be speaking out at this event.
Our photo mosaic project will be in the background with quotes from people
across Indy on how this coal plant impacts them.
Then all the participants will come together and send
an incredibly powerful message by creating a human billboard spelling
"Indy Beyond Coal." Community groups and supporters will take lead to
create this message. See here: http://action.sierraclub.org/images/content/pagebuilder/austin_beyond_coal75391.jpg
Please share this letter with community leaders who
might be interested- Indy Beyond Coal Sign-on Letter: https://docs.google.com/a/sierraclub.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFMtd3dySTdWVG1xd09KZU5ZY05SZUE6MQ#gid=0
More info on the campaign:
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Betty Brandt
Director, Spiritual Life Center
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
100 W. 86th St., Indianapolis IN 46260
317-846-3404 ext 339
