SoCal 350 Climate Action is a sponsor to this event put on by AIM SoCal, Idle No More LA-Venice. Here is the invite… The momentum is rising at an unprecedented rate! Los Angeles will UNITE in a show of SOLIDARITY with the rest of the Nation! The RIGHTS and RESPECT of Indigenous people is long overdue!

From Rachel Bruhnke, SoCal 350 Volunteer Organizer: Sick and tired of Wars for Oil? Of almost 50% of our Federal discretionary tax dollar spending going to finance wars-past, present and future? Tired of War being always seen as the “solution”, when we know that Sustainable Development and a Green Economy for All is where humanity (including the U.S.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JULY 10    MEDIA RELEASE: Rally/Teach-In at Exposition Park/Jessie Brewer Jr Park Near Natural History Museum of LA County Highlights Public Opposition to Dangerous Oil Trains As Los Angeles implements a more sustainable vision of our future and our Los Angeles River, danger rides the rails into our city.

Greetings SoCal 350 Climate Action Friends! On May 14, 2016 Californians will convene in Downtown L.A. for a mass action to stop oil and gas drilling in our neighborhoods. 350.org’s activist legend Bill McKibben will be leading the charge, with appearances from NextGen Climate’s Tom Steyer, Activists from Frontline Communities, LA Hip Hop Group Inner City Dwellers, Grammy-Nominated Singer/Actress Antonique Smith, Korean Drummers, and thousands of people from across the state will be there.

Many people look to California to inspire what it means to take climate change seriously. We are leading the way thanks to many activists from around the state, like you. But, we know we need to move with more urgency to match the level of crisis we are approaching. With cities running out of water, sea levels rising, and our health being compromised — half measures will not do.