Bozeman Happenings!

Heya! Here are three activism-y things going on in Bozeman when I'm here- if anyone from Bozeman wants to join me I'll be there!

The first thing is on May 3 and it's a presentation by Defenders of Wildlife- I hear there are treats involved and it will discuss the Defenders' work and what we can do to help! It's from 5:30 to 6:30 but I think there is some stuff going on after as well. I can't find the link to it (I deleted the email) but it looks cool.

On May 5th there is an amazing showing of four short TRUST films, live music, food, and talks at the emerson. 350.org (Bill Mckibben and others' organization) has dubbed May 5th the day to connect the dots- a day to piece together all of the "natural" disasters and show people what is happening and will continue to happen to the earth if we don't change. I'm really excited about this one- it's at 6:30. here is the link!
http://act.climatedots.org/event/impacts_en/2602/signup/?akid=&zip=59715&source=0#

Then there is David Cobb on May 7. He was a green party canidate who is now touring the U.S. with a group called move to amend which is the leading group patitioning to remove corprate personhood from the constitution. It's at the labor temple from 6-8 pm. here is the link:
http://movetoamend.org/events/bozeman-mt-move-amend-barnstorming-tour-david-cobb-creating-democracy-and-challenging

Franke Wilmer

Yeee Montana! Franke Wilmer thanks for listening!

Montana

I am doing a project about the natural environment and how people are connected to it and came across this. I'm excited to see you Montana!

MONTANA: Shaped by Nature from Montana Office of Tourism on Vimeo.

Garry Foley Video

This is a great video of Garry Foley talking about what it means to be an Aboriginal activist in Australia. He starts the conversation of how do I, a person who profits from injustice no matter if I want to or not, act to change the system. Look at myself, look local- that's a place to start.

99% Spring

This is why I'm excited. I know there are issues with Occupy- there will always be issues and room for debate on big things like these but the bottom line is this is powerful. The chilly winter months may have put a bit of a damper on Occupy physically but the fire is still burning- brighter and stronger than ever. Here is a quick summery from The Guardian. For some reason I can't embed the video so here is the link.

From the Mayday general strike to the July 4th protests things are going to get LOUD!
As one of my friends recently said in an email, it's a good summer to get involved in activism- in fact I can't think of a better one!

Global Warming and May 5th

Hello everyone,
I know I've been off the blog for a bit but I'm back! I feel totally overwhelmed by all the things I could post about, but I thought I'd start with this: 350.org and May 5th action!

I don't know how to start describe the importance of the environment or how we are negatively impacting the planet. We need the earth for food, shelter, water, in fact without it we would not be alive. Not only that but we need a world that had weather that will allow us to live on it. This is hard when floods are increasing with sea levels, CO2 emissions are till rocketing, the oceans are being more acidic, our oxygen-producing forests are being turned into cutting boards at alarming rates, and droughts and fires are becoming more and more welcome. How can we plant our crops when there is no predictable weather pattern? How can we build our houses for our families when we don't know if we will be under water in three months or out of water all together? Even if we do have water, it may just be flammable! (gasland) Our world is changing- it already has.

Now, Bill McKibben is a probably one of the best known environmentalists and he has been writing and speaking out for our good old earth for quite some time. He has written loads of books, most recent and horrifyingly important being Eaarth, a book about how global warming has already impacted and continues to impact our lives in irreversible and uncontrollable ways. He is one of the amazing team that make up 350.org, a website dedicated to environmental activism and education.

First, please read Eaarth- I can't think of anything you could read that is more important than this book.

Second please check out 350.org. Below is a video that McKibben put up about fighting the government on oil subsidies.

Finally, the title of this post- as you may see on 350.org, has to do with what is happening on May 5th. On May 5th people are rising up, connecting the dots, and speaking out against the coal and oil industry. This video says it all.

Here is a petition to sign if you are interested. Stay active, stay aware, stay informed. 350.org is also a part of the 99% spring- it's going to be a big summer for us all!

Without an earth to live on that we CAN live on not much else matter- it's not political, it's not hippie, it's not something to be ignored!