Rally in Berkeley for public transit as a civil right and a strategy to combat climate change, as part of Transit Equity Day.
This national day of action honors Rosa Parks’ February 4th birthday and the Civil Rights movement by lifting up the rights of all people to high-quality public transportation powered by clean/renewable energy.
Sponsoring organizations:
Amalgamated Transit Union, Jobs with Justice, Institute for Policy Studies, Chainbreaker Collective, The LEAP, Labor Community Strategy Center, Americans for Transit, Pittsburghers for Public Transit, Partnership for Working Families, OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, Labor Network for Sustainability
Endorsements:
Greenpeace, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, People’s Action
WHEN
Monday, February 5, 4 pm
WHERE
Solano Ave at Fresno Ave, Berkeley
(at the weekly Tax the Rich rally)