Connecticut Groups Join March to “End Fossil Fuels”

Connecticut environmental, peace, labor and senior groups will be well represented at the “End Fossil Fuels” Climate March in New York City on Sunday, September 17 in New York City three days before the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit to provide a people's voice to the deliberations.

Union members are preparing to join the labor contingent. The Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs will march with other environmental justice advocates to demand that President Biden “take bold climate action, reject new fossil fuel projects, phase out fossil fuel production, and declare a climate emergency.”

Seniors are participating through the newly formed environmental organization Third Act CT.

Environmental groups organized with the Connecticut Climate Crisis Mobilization (C3M) to “stop fossil fuel expansion.” Their call says “marchers will leverage as much national and international pressure as possible to call on Biden to change course. This is a critical moment.” C3M is leading a campaign for a Connecticut Environmental Rights Amendment to the state constitution to establish a right to “clean and healthy air, water, and soil and a stable climate and healthy ecosystems.” with equitable protection. The bill was brought to the state legislation this year and will be brought again in the next session.

The Greater New Haven Peace Council and other peace activists are marching with the Anti-Militarism hub headed up by Code Pink. "We know that for real 'climate ambition', we must address the largest institutional polluter in the world, the US Pentagon," said organizer Olivia DiNucci. "Fossil fuels have been and continue to be a primary reason for many of the wars over the last century. A just transition to clean renewable energy and environmental, social and economic justice for low-income and people and communities of color are essential to world peace."

Communist Party clubs in Connecticut will march in the national Communist Party contingent as part of the Anti-Militarism hub. Joe Sims, co-chair of the Communist Party USA called upon  “progressive and democratic folks to join the fight to stop the twin existential crises of global scorching and  threat of nuclear war. Ending use of fossil fuels is critical to both. We're joining the anti-militarism contingent to demonstrate our support for achieving these goals and to demand Biden meet the march's demand to end fossil fuels and stop pursuing Cold War 2.0 policies.”