When
Saturday, April 23, 2022
9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. EDT
Where
Centennial Commons Park
Contact
Andrew Sarpolis
The Oakland County Earth Day March and Rally will ask Oakland County communities to seize this moment to fight climate change.
A first-of-its-kind event in its ambition and scope. The Oakland County Earth Day March and Rally will ask Oakland County communities to seize this moment to take administrative action to fight against the climate crisis while creating justice, protecting future generations, and creating sustainable jobs.
Our communities can begin creating community-wide plans that tackle climate change and leave us a sustainable world.
We ask that you please mark your calendars for the morning of April 23, 2022. We will have art, live music, a march, and speeches from our political leaders. This event will take place in Royal Oak, MI, which will be releasing its citizen-driven climate action plan around Earth Day.
SCHEDULE:
Climate March: 10 AM
Rally (With Live Music): 11 AM
Earth Fair (With 30+ Booths): 9AM-1PM
MUSICAL ACTS/SPEAKERS:
Dave Woodward -- Oakland County Commission Chairman and County Commissioner
Dave Coulter -- Oakland County Executive
Reverend Mandy Beal -- Senior Minister at Birmingham Unitarian Universalist Church
Dr. Jonathan Overpeck -- Dean of University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, Coordinating Lead Author (WG1) of Nobel-Prize Winning IPCC Fourth Assessment
Dr. Julia Cole -- Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at University of Michigan
Kimathi Boothe -- Chair of North Oakland Branch of the NAACP's Climate Justice Program
Heather Chen -- High Schooler and a Leader of Sunrise Movement Oakland County
MUSICAL ACTS: Folk musicians Jere Stormer, Judy Insley, and the band Avatar Mode