Climate Rally in DC

The world’s largest climate rally in history is going on right now (April 25) in Washington DC and you can watch it live right here.

The live stream below will feature everyone  from James Hansen to James Cameron to  Sting to Joe Romm (thanks to Climate Progress for this notice, by the way) right here:

(I removed the video because it was starting automatically and it couldn’t be turned off).

Other speakers this afternoon include:

Climate scientists like James Hansen, and Stephen Schneider.

EPA chief (and heroine!) Lisa Jackson & CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley
Cultural leaders like James Cameron (Avatar; Titanic) and Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale; The Blind Assassin)
Top business executives from Siemens, Phillips, UL, Future Friendly & SunEdison
Top labor leaders, including the President of the AFL-CIO and Secretary of the SEIU.

Progressive activists, including Jesse Jackson, Lydia Camarillo, & Hilary Shelton
Climate policy gurus like Joe Romm, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, & Rafael Fantauzzi
Spiritual leaders, including Rev. Theresa Thames, Rev. Richard Cizik, & Rabbi Warren Stone
Athletes like Dhani Jones, Aaron Peirsol, & Billy Demong

Environmentalists like Bobby Kennedy & Phillipe Cousteau

I wish I was there! In between the speakers we will hear from some of the most committed artists in the nation, including Sting, John Legend, The Roots, Willie Colon, Passion Pit, Bob Weir, Jimmy Cliff, Joss Stone, Booker T, The Honor Society, Mavis Staples….Here is the music schedule:

12:00 – Bob Weir (w/Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, John Cage, John Kadlecik)
12:45 – Willie Colon
1:25 – Honor Society
2:20 – Passion Pit
3:10 – Jimmy Cliff (w/ John Legend, Bob Weir)
4:05 – The Roots
4:55 – The Roots and Friends (Mavis Staples, Booker T., Patrick Stump, Joss Stone, Robert Randolph, Bob Weir)
5:45 – John Legend w/ The Roots
6:35 – Sting w/ The Roots.

From Climate Progress and EarthDay.org.

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