{"id":11338,"date":"2022-04-02T19:55:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T23:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/?p=11338"},"modified":"2022-04-19T20:00:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T00:00:41","slug":"earth-days-downtown-ann-arbor-on-the-commons-april-21-24-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/2022\/earth-days-downtown-ann-arbor-on-the-commons-april-21-24-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"EARTH DAYS DOWNTOWN ANN ARBOR ON THE COMMONS: APRIL 21-24, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Library Lane and Fifth Avenue Noon to 6 and into the evening with Drums and Dancing, weather permitting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THURSDAY April 21, 2022:<br>The Commons is Open, Cars are Gone. Tables and Chairs. carpets and kids toys, open Mic. Central Park Now!<br>noon &gt; opening bell and Land Acknowledgement<br>12:30 &gt;. &#8220;DecaDome&#8221; Commons office and information point, Set up opening<br>1-2 &gt;. Discussion: The Commons is Commonly Pooled Resources Self-Managed by the Users:<br>What resources can we commonly pool?<br>2-3 &gt; Discussion: Artists Brainstorming Public Art Ideas for the Center of the City<br>Murals for the walls and Elevator Building. Entry and Exit Signage<br>Chalking for fun&#8212;&#8220;chalk the walk you talk&#8221;<br>3-5 more chalking, open mic, music,\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FRIDAY\u2026actual Earth Day April 22, 2022.<br>noon bell<br>noon-12:30 Land Acknowledgement : What Earth Are We on<br>Land Return. What can be done.? Potawatomi relations.<br>12:30-1:00 Opening Question : What Earth Day means to me \u2026(reading from the &#8220;survey&#8221;)<br>Opening song. and sing along<br>Music [Jim Griff Griffin ]<br>1:-2:30 Mayoral Candidates discussion debate: All Candidates Invited<br>Climate calamities, social needs, mutual aid and the commons are all questions facing our tree town:<br>What do candidates have to say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>.#1 &gt;&gt; #2 &gt;&gt; #3<br>*speaking order by lot. time equalized<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2:30-2:45***brief introduction. Green Brick Road to Sustainability and Survival,<br>Local climate and earth conscious organizations invited to be a &#8220;green brick&#8221;<br>with a table or easel giving visual program presentation, and a leaflet inviting<br>citizen participation, for those walking the Green Bricks, on a pathway through the commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2:45-3:15. Earth Dance and plastic burial Megan Sims<br>Save Soil program<br>Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3:15-4. The Green Team: reporting work: Growing the Earth, Community Garden, pollinators, composting, seeds and<br>volunteers,<br>4-4:30. A2 zero City Climate plan, Sustainable Energy Utility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4:30-5. music: opening song again. Mary and Eric Fithian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5-5:15 Global Big Picture\u2026The next COP Conference of Parties, Intergovernmental Report,<br>Deep Adaptation and Extinction Rebellion.<br>5:15. -5:30. &#8220;New Earth Manifesto&#8221; opening reading<br>5:30- 6\u2026 Game &#8220;Adapt&#8221;: Bridget O&#8217;Brien<br>Music band and drumming into the evening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SATURDAY: April 23<br>noon: bell<br>12-12;20 Land Acknowledgement and Knowledge from our relations<br>12:20-12:30 What Earth Day means to me\u2026: Elected Officials and Candidates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12:20-:-12:30 -Exhibits open: The &#8220;commons&#8221; book and drawings table, City Energy Plan exhibit.<br>12:30 -1:30 John Heath band<br>1:30-2:00. Reports from the Green Brick Road to Sustainability and Survival: Fermi, Line 5, Prohibition Treaty, Public Power, Climate Lobby, Student Actions<br>2:00-3:00. Music and talk.<br>3- 3:30 Poetry. One Single Rose. Rose Marie Wilson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3:30 -4:00. Peter Linebaugh: The Commons in the world, Enclosure, Privatization and Theft: with time for Questions.<br>&#8220;Climate calamity as the ultimate enclosure.&#8221;<br>4:00 -4:30<br>Ann Arbor City A2Zero 2030 carbon neutral program, with time for questions Missy Stultz<br>Project Grow 50th anniversary Scott Richardson\u2026.<br>What Earth Day means to me: candidates : Angeline Smith<br>Council of the Commons : Lisa Disch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   Adam Zemke : introducer<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4:30-6. MUSIC HEADLINER LAITH AL-SAADI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6:-7:00-ish PM on **** Drumming and drum circle, bring your drum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dancing into the evening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SUNDAY: April 24<br>Noon. Bell.<br>12-12:30 Land Acknowledgement and Restoration draft Resolution? How!<br>12:30- 1:30 Sunday Prayers and words<br>What Earth Days Means to me: open Mic<br>open mic<br>1:30 -2:30 Sunday Band Steve Somers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2:30-3:30 One hour Thinking outside the box:<br>2:30 -3: New Earth Manifesto, concluded reading and 2022 vision Odile Hugonot Haber<br>3:- 3:30 Peace Table.. .Art for making Peace with the Earth Alan Haber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3:30-4:30 Sunday Band Ralph McKee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4:30 on. open jamming<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; next actions. discussion tables and meet-ups<br>Bloomsday Party May 21-22<br>Juneteenth June 19 and the United Nations Decade for People of African descent, 2015-2024,<br>Reparations how! Ann Arbor-Asheville Alliance<br>Ann Arbor Bicentennial 1824-2024 To what future? Vision,History, Outreach, inclusive,<br>Flea Market in July\u2026pass on your good old stuff,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6PM Clean up: aiming for zero waste, leave no trace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Library Lane and Fifth Avenue Noon to 6 and into the evening with Drums and Dancing, weather permitting THURSDAY April 21, 2022:The Commons is Open, Cars are Gone. Tables and Chairs. carpets and kids toys, open Mic. 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