Step It Up 2007 is organizing a National Day of Climate Action on April 14, 2007. Their goal for this day is to hold rallies across the U.S. at some of the country’s most iconic locations, such as the levees in New Orleans and Battery Park in New York City (where thousands of people will make a “blue line” to represent the city’s new beachfront that could result from the effects of global warming). In each city, the same message will be delivered:

Step it up, Congress! Cut Carbon 80% by 2050.

Groups have already been forming, including a few in Orange County. On their Events Search page, you can plug in your zip code to find groups and their planned activities for your area. Right now, there are groups in Los Alamitos, Fullerton, Irvine, and Huntington Beach. (There are also a bunch more in LA County.)

Now, since I’ll be demonstrating in LA tomorrow, I figure it would be best to stay local for this one. I’ll probably hit up the one in HB that’s being organized by the Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment. I have no prior experiences or communications with the group, but I’m actually quite intrigued right now so I’m looking forward to joining them on the 14th.

Filed by Maria in activism, environment