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The actions we’ll be taking will be done via Twitter. If you' are unfamiliar with Twitter, you are encouraged to attend our Twitter Training Session Tuesday 4/21 at 6 pm. Click here to register for the training session. Alternatively, here is a brief overview of Twitter. Here is our guide to making memes, which will also be an important part of the Virtual Rally.
Event Schedule
First Section Speakers:
Kate Donnelly: On Killingly and the Fight for a Green Connecticut
Ben Martin: Fracked Gas and Global Warming
Dan Fischer: Conversion to 100% Renewable Energy
First Action:
Following the speeches we will all tweet @GovNedLamont. Here's our chance to tell him how we really feel about the proposed Killingly fracked gas plant!
Be sure to accompany your message with the following hashtags & @'s: #NoMoreDirtyPowerInKillingly #GovernorYouHaveThePower #TippingPoint2030ComingFast @SenatorCohenCT @WNPR @CtClimate @NYTimes @350 @BillMcKibben @DemocracyNow
Second Section Speakers:
Unidad Latina en Acción: The Ongoing Struggle for Immigrant Justice in CT and Beyond
Barbara Fair: Our Broken Justice System in the time of COVID-19
Marcus Maldonado: Puerto Rico Needs Our Solidarity
Second Action:
We will all do a solidarity tweet to one or multiple groups fighting for justice. Some suggested hashtags & @'s: #FREEMUMIA #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners #FreeThemAllCT #CovidBehindBars #stopsolitary @ULAnewhaven @stopsolitaryct @NAACP
Musical Performance From CT State Troubadour Nekita Waller
Third Action:
Make a COVID19 or Climate Change-related meme or poster and tweet it @CtClimate with the hashtag #CT4CJ (Connecticut for Climate Justice).
Third Section Speakers:
Martha Klein: The Keystone XL Pipeline, A Disaster in the Making
Tom Goldtooth: An Indigenous-Led Green New Deal
Tony Cherolis: Public Transportation and Land Use
Mitch Linck: War, Sanctions and the Virus
Final Action:
In a tweet, record a short (10-30 second) video explaining why you are against the ongoing pipeline projects, including the hashtags #NoKXL #NoCGL #NoDAPL #NoACP @SELC_org