Climate Crisis Parade

This is a FREE event. RSVP via this link.

Join more than 53 organizations – as an individual, family, or organization – to rally the media to cover the CLIMATE CRISIS!

Every four years, Des Moines is “media central” during the days leading up to the Iowa Caucuses. To act on the opportunity of national and international coverage, we are hosting a Climate Crisis Parade.

Parking Info: https://www.dsmpartnership.com/downtowndsmusa/about-downtown/getting-around-parking#Parking

Meet at Cowles Commons to hear influential climate voices make the climate connections the media is ignoring.

March through the streets or skywalks (weather dependent) to the Iowa Events Center, with our Iowa Caucus message: “We Challenge YOU …!” Urge the media to give this global emergency the consistent coverage it deserves, even as we challenge the presidential candidates — and the general public — to prioritize climate action, since our lives and our future literally depend on it!

Because we’re working for the good of the planet and all its inhabitants, we will not welcome those with offensive or violent, messages, and the event will be strictly non-partisan.

CO-SPONSORS:
100 Grannies for a Livable Future
Ames Climate Action Team
Bold Iowa
Care of Creation Group, Cathedral Church of St. Paul
Catholic Peace Ministry
Central College SCATE (Students Concerned About The Environment)
Central District United Methodist Women
Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Des Moines
Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Iowa City
Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Mason City
Climate Action Iowa
Climate March
Climate Reality Project, Des Moines Chapter
Creative Visions
Des Moines Faith Committee for Peace
Des Moines, Order of the Sacred Earth
Des Moines Valley Friends (Quaker)
Environment Iowa
Farmers & Ranchers for a Green New Deal
First Unitarian Church of Des Moines
Homes 4 My Peeps
Indianola Green Team
Indigenous Iowa
Interfaith Green Coalition
Iowa Climate Strike
Iowa Interfaith Power and Light
League of United Latin American Citizens, Council 307
LENA Project
Methodist Federation for Social Action, Iowa Chapter
Millennials for Climate
Moms Clean Air Force
NAACP, Des Moines
National Wildlife Federation
Occupy the World Food Prize
Organic Consumers Association
Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Catholic Church of Ankeny
Oxfam
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Iowa
Physicians for Social Responsibility, US
Plymouth Church Creation Care and Justice Coalition
Regeneration International
Sage Sisters of Solidarity
Seeding Sovereignty
STAR*PAC
Student Climate Strike, Iowa City
Sunrise Movement
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities
Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City
United Methodist Trinity Las Americas — the Earth Guardians
University of Iowa Environmental Coalition
Urban Ambassadors
VegLife
Women’s Internal. League for Peace & Freedom, Des Moines Branch