Join the 350 Rally at the MN State Capitol!

October 24th, Noon-1:30 p.m. (also bike rides before and after)
Where: The Minnesota State Capitol!
Who:
Speakers will include US Congressman Keith Ellison, US Congressoman Betty McCollum, MN State Senator Ellen Anderson, and MN State Representatives Kate Knuth and Jeremy Kalin.

Live music provided by Absolute Gruv. Complimentary fair trade coffee provided by Peace Coffee!

Sponsors include:
Will Steger Foundation: www.willstegerfoundation.org
Oxfam America: http://oxfam-mn.blogspot.com
1Sky: www.1sky.org
Augsburg College: www.augsburg.edu

Bicyclers will ride in from across the metro area and call for swift action on climate change at the State Capitol at noon on October 24. Please meet us at the Capitol for the action or join one of our scheduled bike routes! We will listen to speakers, take a creative 350 picture, and enjoy some live music and great company.

Interested in biking to the event?
Join 350 climate riders biking to the Capitol on Saturday morning:
Leaving from the School of Environmental Studies @ 9:00 AM (contact: maiad@willstegerfoundation.org)
Leaving from the Augsburg College, Murphy Park @ 10:45 AM
(contact: spanswic@augsburg.edu)

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Also, this is the culminating event for a longer bike trek across Minnesota that started October 10th. Reed Aronow, MN delegate with the Will Steger Foundation to the UN climate negotiations, has been biking more than 350 miles to talk with people about sustainable agriculture, clean energy, and climate solutions. Visit his blog: bikemn350.blogspot.com, and see further information below.

LAST WEEK OF BIKE MN 350 TREK SCHEDULE:

Day Nine: Sunday, October 18th
Fort Ridgely
New Ulm
Courtland
Nicollet
St. Peter: 5:30pm meet and greet at St. Peter Food Co-op
Judson
Mankato
Overnight at Sakatah Singing Hills campsite

Day Ten: Monday, October 19th
Sakatah Singing Hills Trail:
Madison Lake
Elysian
Waterville
Warsaw
Faribault: River Bend Nature Center informal stop
Medford
Owatonna

Day Eleven: Tuesday, October, 20th
Owatonna
Dodge Center
Kasson
Byron
Rochester: Meet and greet w/ parents of ND Youth Delegate to UN Conference On Climate Change

Day Twelve: Wednesday, October 21st
Rochester Bike Trail:
Rochester
Oronoco
Pine Island
Zumbrota: Bag lunch meet and greet event at Crossings At Carnegie
Bellechester
Lake City: Stop at Hazelnut Farm
Frontenac
Wacouta
Red Wing: Red Wing Community College

Day Thirteen: Thursday, October 22nd
Cannon Falls Bike Trail:
Red Wing
Hay
Creek
Vasa
Cannon Falls
Stanton
Northfield: Carleton & St. Olaf Student Event

Day Fourteen: Friday, October 23rd
Northfield
Castle Rock
Lakeville
Farmington Loop
Apple Valley: Evening event at School of Environmental Studies @ MN Zoo

Day Fifteen: Saturday, October 24th
Departure party from SES/ MN Zoo
Apple Valley
Burnsville
Bloomington
St. Paul: Tour of Day of 350 Action Events in Twin Cities
Noon: 350 Gathering at the St. Paul Capitol, meeting with legislators
3pm: Stop at Minneapolis 350 Day of Action Party
3:50pm: Carrot Mob event (a ton of people go to an eco-friendly business and buy something; this year it is a hardware store which is trying to go carbon neutral).
5pm: Stop at Edina 350 Day of Action Party
Sunset: Join up with 350 Twin Cities Night Bike Team