CORRECTION: Wednesday’s Green Events: Gore, Protests and Babies
Correction: The first version of this story had a big mistake. The Gore/Bradbury event is Thursday, not today. My thanks to a sharp-eyed reader who caught the error.
A lot happening today, mostly thanks to one guy, former Vice President Al Gore.
In what could be the photo opportunity of the day, the Oregon Environmental Council is holding a “Crawl To Action” event. The group is going to release a large group of babies in a mall, letting them crawl towards a tiny replica of the U.S. Capitol. That’ll be followed by a press conference where they’ll call on Congress to toughen federal laws on toxic chemicals. This is part of a national campaign with similar crawls taking place in other cities.
- When: The event starting time is 10:00am, but the crawl isn’t expected until 10:45am. Things will wrap up by 2:00pm
- Where: Washington Square Mall
- For More Information: Oregon Environmental Council
Then in the late afternoon, the focus returns to…you guessed it… Al Gore. A group called MoveOnDotGore is rallying the faithful for a protest against Gore and climate change legislation. As word about that spread around, environmentalists responded by setting up a pro-Gore rally. That’s being sponsored by Repower America, a group which advocates for green energy and is closely tied to the former Vice-President.
- When: Start times are a little unclear, but things could get under way about 5:00pm.
- Where: Keller Auditorum
- For More Information: See MoveOnDotGore or Repower America.
Finally, the mother of all events, at least for today. Gore delivers a public lecture to promote his new book and outline some of his ideas on how to solve the global warming crisis.
- When: 7:30pm
- Where: Keller Auditorium
- Cost: Tickets start at $52. Haven’t heard if they’ve sold out or not.
- For More Information: Portland Center For Performing Arts, Keller Auditorium
