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You are invited to join local groups for the 5th and final ‘Tar Sands Healing Walk’, June 28-29 in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Inspired to heal the people and places devastated by tar sands development, the Tar Sands Healing Walk is not a rally, march, or protest, but a respectful acknowledgment of suffering due to unhealthy energy addictions. We will walk in solidarity with the First Nations (Native Americans) of Canada in this walk. A planning meeting will be held at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, May 27 at Maialina Pizzeria, 602 S Main St, Moscow. Following this, we will walk to the Kenworthy for the free showing of ‘Years of Living Dangerously’. Sponsored by Wild Idaho Rising Tide and Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition. For more information about the Healing Walk, visit http://www.healingwalk.org/ and contact Pat Fuerst, 509-339-5213, epfuerst@frontier.com.
The Palouse Land Trust and Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition are hosting the second annual trail clean up at Idler’s Rest Nature Preserve from 9am – 12 noon on June 14th. This lovely cedar grove is enjoyed by many area residents. It is owned and managed by the Palouse Land Trust, which is dependent on donations from the community to maintain the Preserve, so this is a wonderful opportunity to show how much we care about these special places. Carpoolers can meet at 8:30 at the Unitarian Church (420 E. 2nd St., Moscow). As a thank you for all your hard work a delicious Co-op lunch will be served around 11:30. Trish Heeken from the Idaho and Latah County Conservation Departments will be joining us to identify both the invasives and the native good guys. Last year she found a rare plant she had never seen before in this area. For directions or questions, email Amy Trujillo at amy.trujillo@palouselandtrust.org or Pat Rathmann. An RSVP is appreciated so we can make sure to have enough food.
PESC will have a table and we need people to help share with others about our mission, CCL and other upcoming events. Please let me know if you can help. The inaugural PCEI Sustainability Festival will bring together local businesses, community groups and individuals interested in creating a healthy, innovative and more sustainable Palouse. PCEI has identified water, food, waste, energy, ecology and health as the pillars of sustainability. Bring the family and come learn from local experts on ways to reduce your impact! Community Partners will have hands-on demonstrations and activities for all ages.
— snacks provided — at the Yellow House (414 E. 2nd St. Moscow).
Agenda will include detailed plans for the March for Survival Sunday Sept 21: we have permission to use the Chipman Trail! This march is in solidarity with the 350.org huge climate demonstration in NYC. Also planning for the UI PalousaFest Table on August 23rd, Gasland II at Kenworthy September 15. Please send additional agenda items to me.
(Please note the change in the date for March for Survival. We previously had planned for the day before, but this conflicted with a WSU football game.)
The award winning documentary Gasland Part II will have its Moscow area premier at the Kenworthy on Monday, September 15, at 7pm. This sequel to Gasland released in 2009 continues to explore the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil known as “fracking,” one of the most divisive environmental issues facing our nation today. Gasland Part 2 argues how and why fracked wells leak contaminated water and air and contributing to climate change. Audience members are invited to stay after the showing for a thought- provoking discussion. This event is sponsored by the Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition with a generous donation from the Batina family.
Normally we would meet on this day but we will be busy with the “March for Survival” event instead. We will meet again next month on the third Sunday at noon as usual.
You are invited to the ‘March for Survival’ Sept. 21 at 2 pm in Pullman, followed by a Celebration at 6 pm in Moscow. We will walk from Pullman to Moscow on the Chipman trail in solidarity with the ‘People’s Climate March’, the biggest demonstration in the history of the climate change movement on the same day in NY City. Our March and Celebration are peaceful events of healing, hope, and inspiration for all. We will promote climate change awareness and support those suffering from the environmental consequences of Canada’s tar sands oil extraction, especially First Nations Peoples.
Our March begins at 2 pm at the head of the Chipman Trail (Quality Inn parking lot) with a Native American blessing by Roger Vielle. We will walk the length of the Chipman Trail to its endpoint across from the Palouse Mall (8 miles), with an option to exit at the halfway point. You are invited to bring signs expressing your concerns about climate change. Bring water bottles, snacks, and outdoor clothing suitable for an 8-mile walk (hot sunny weather is forecast).
Our Celebration begins at 6 pm in Friendship Square in Moscow, with a potluck, Native American drummers, local environmental speakers, and opportunities to connect with like-minded community members and groups.
Carpools will meet at 1 pm at the southeast corner of the Palouse Mall parking lot which is across the lot from Winco – (intersection of Pullman Rd & Farm Rd), across the road from the end of the Chipman trail. This will enable residents to return to Pullman or to go to Friendship Square after the March.
Organized by the Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition. For more information contact Lori Batina skydancer8@gmail.com, Pat Fuerst epfuerst@frontier.com, 509-339-5213, or our Facebook page “Palouse March for Survival”.