[SustainableTompkins] Step It Up Rally Today Nov 3 12-3 Tutelo Park

[Elan Shapiro]

STEP IT UP RALLY  TODAY NOV 3  12-3  TUTELO PARK
Who's a Leader?

Tutelo Park Gathering to Feature Local Officials, Honor Haudensaunee 
Leaders of the Past, and Highlight Peace as a Means for Reducing 
Greenhouse Gases

On Saturday, November 3, the public is invited to join in a local 
event in collaboration with the National Day of Climate Change 
Action.  As a part of the nationwide network Step It Up!, started by 
author, professor and climate change activist, Bill McKibben, there 
will be a "Who's a Leader?" outdoor rally and education event held 
from 12:00 noon to 3 pm in Tutelo Park in the Town of Ithaca.

This family-friendly event is intended to appeal to all ages, with a 
combination of educational and recreational opportunities-- and the 
weather is predicted to cooperate!

Now that Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 
have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, there has been more public 
interest in the connection between peace and climate change. The 
theme of the local Step It Up! "Who's a Leader?" event will be "Where 
we keep the pipe of peace." The phrase is the translated meaning of 
the name of the Cayuga village Coreogonal, which was located near the 
site of Tutelo Park centuries ago.  Groups working with Step It Up! 
across the nation will be holding events at locations that honor the 
examples of great leaders in the past who have responsibly managed 
difficult challenges.  This event will honor the leadership of the 
Cayugas and their fellow Haudenosaunee nations for their adoption of 
the Tutelo and Saponi peoples when they were displaced by European 
settlers from their own lands.

The event will include education about climate change, and 
information from local elected officials about what steps are being 
taken at the town, city, county, state and US level to meet the 
challenges of climate change.  Many elected representatives have 
already agreed to speak,(see tentative schedule below)  including 
Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, and representatives of town, city and 
county governments, as well as a representative from the office of 
Congressman Maurice Hinchey.  Local business leaders and youth 
interested in leading us to responsibly plan for their future will 
participate. There will also be activities for children, including 
"November Softball" (bring your bat and glove!), volleyball and 
nature walks to view a small wetland and two of the oldest trees in 
Tompkins County.  As the issue of climate change is very important to 
young people, there will be an emphasis on encouraging families to 
begin to discuss the issue with young people, as well as an 
opportunity for pre-voting-age youth to make their voices heard 
directly.

Location:
100 Bostwick Rd.
Directions:
Going South on Rt. 13A in Ithaca (Floral Ave.), turn Rt. on Bostwick 
Rd. Tutelo Park is less than one quarter mile from the intersection, 
on the left (South) side of the road, across from the Ithaca City 
School District Bus Garage.

For more information, please see the web site at: 
<http://www.stepitup2007.org/> www.stepitup2007.org


Welcome messages, climate change songs playing, make signs,
activities, add to banner, sign in, participants get index
finger dyed with green ink, etc.			12:00 pm

Story of Tutelo Park, Coreogonal			12:15 pm

It's All of Us-Sustainable Tompkins-
Elan Shapiro, Sustainable Tompkins Co-chair	12:30 pm

The View from the Town of Ithaca-
Town of Ithaca Supervisor-elect Herb Engman	12:40 pm

The View from the West Hill Neighborhood-
Town of Ithaca Legislator Will Burbank		12:55 pm

"Posers for Posters"-Group photo of Climate Leaders
(all present, with green-dyed index fingers raised)	1:00 pm

The View from the Outlying Towns-
David Makar (Dryden), Liz Thomas (Ulysses)	1:05 pm

The View from a Downtown Neighborhood-
City Aldersperson Michelle Berry			1:10 pm

The View from the County-
County Legislator Pam Mackesey			1:15 pm

The View from Collegetown-
County Legislator Nathan Shinagawa		1:20 pm

The View from Energy Independent Caroline-
Stephen Nicholson				1:30 pm

A Youth View from Newfield-
Newfield High School Senior Patrick Hunter		1:35 pm

The View from Local Sustainable Business Owners	1:45 pm

The View from the City of Ithaca-
Mayor Carolyn Peterson				1:50 pm

The View from Congress-
Dan Lamb, District Rep for Congressman Hinchey	2:10 pm

The View from the State Assembly-
Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton	                        2:30 pm

Wrap-up, picnicking, walks to see huge trees,
and November softball,volleyball pick-up games	2:50 pm

-- 
Elan Shapiro
Sustainable Tompkins Program Co-Chair
Sustainable Living Associates, Principal
Frog's Way B&B
211 Rachel Carson Way
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-275-0249

"We must be the change we want to see in the world"
	          Mohandas Gandhi