Fort Greene Climate Change Festival

This April 14th, Fort Greene's Urban Spring cafe is sponsoring Spring into Greene, a festival in conjunction with the Step It Up 2007 campaign for National Day of Climate Action. It will be one of nearly 800 powerful actions taking place all across the country to put pressure on Congress to cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.

The event will include live music by local artists, inspirational speakers, practical green business and lifestyle solutions, an artwork display from local students concerned about climate change, and the weekly Saturday morning farmer's market. Spring into Greene will involve the whole of the community: seniors to students, and people from all economic and social backgrounds. Focusing on the natural diversity and creativity within Fort Greene, Spring into Greene approaches the important issue of climate change with a positive and inspired angle, and will educate and create critical awareness of the gravity of global warming. The festival will illuminate the very real and accessible possibilities for change, and connect the dots by demonstrating how our informed choices in eating, transportation, and energy use will lead to the necessary reductions in carbon emissions by 2050.

Spring Into Greene showcases Fort Greene as a beacon of creativity and environmental responsibility, by highlighting local companies who are making green waves, and issuing a call to action for all local residents, schools, and businesses to meet the ambitious and necessary challenge of "80% by '50."

Spring Into Greene will make it possible for all participants and passers-by to begin this profound change on the day of the event. The event will show that switching to no-emissions electricity, installing compact fluorescent lightbulbs, and making necessary energy-efficient consumer and transportation choices is well within our reach. It will be an exciting and important opportunity to bring our unique community together around what is likely the most important challenge of our time. For more information please visit the Step It Up website

You can also contact them via email or telephone: spring-into-greene@googlegroups.com or (718) 237-0797