THE SHOUT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD 2015
“Revere Our Planet”
“Shout” is a one-day event to be held on Sunday, April 19th that
invites citizens of all ages, faiths, nationalities and
abilities to join together and "sound the alarm" about climate
change. The power of this event will be found not only in the
sheer number of participants/supporters, but in the breadth and
depth of civic, religious, environmental, academic, and
political leaders who attend. Held one day before the annual
remembrance of Paul Revere's ride, “SHOUT” will offer localized
events in the participating towns along the route that Paul
Revere rode 240 years ago and culminate in a public rally at
Minuteman National Park in Concord.
Notably, this event is being roundly supported (if not
triggered) by leaders within multiple, diverse faith groups, and
thus presents a very public -- potentially very powerful -means to elevate the conversation about climate change to an
ever-more personal, ethical level. The event is not, however,
exclusive to faith communities.
Event Overview
9:00 a.m. – A single rider carrying a SHOUT flag leaves
Charlestown after a small ceremony (dedication)
9:30 – 12:00 – the rider stops at hosting churches along the way
which will have organized activities with local conservation
groups. Additional riders will join. Bells may be rung.
12:00 p.m. Riders (and walkers and other supporters) will gather
at First Parish in Concord. Lunch will be served. Conservation
groups will be invited to staff their own single card table in
Monument Square (if permitted) and distribute materials. (If
this is not possible it will be done on the First Parish lawn.)
2:00 p.m. A rally will be held at MMNP with a keynote speaker
and 4 guest speakers (Unitarian, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist)
4:00 p.m. End
Publicity
Pre-Event: Design logo, tee shirts, reuseable water bottle
stickers. Provide general language and strategy (Carolyn),
promote within each town to all media using local resources;
photographs/video, public media (Town Coordinator).
During Event: Local TV coverage?
Post-Event: Town Coordinators.
Boston media? National?
National?
OPEN ITEMS
Start
Finalize Name (Group)
Recruit bike rider from Charlestown (Pris)
Find speaker for dedication ceremony (Senator, Rep,
Governor,Mayor, Revere relative?)
Make flag with SHOUT logo)
Publicity
Along the Route
Identify participating faith communities/churches/towns
Charlestown, Somerville, Cambridge?, Medford, Arlington,
Lexington, Lincoln, Concord (Polly)
Identify town coordinators, clarify roles (Team)
Organize local faith communities and environmental groups in
each town, plan activities, provide rest stop, recruit
additional bike riders, sell tee shirts, water containers,
stickers, publicize the event locally, secure local
permits/police oversight (Town Coordinator and their team)
Historically Correct? William Dawes (arrested at First Parish),
Samuel Prescott? Lexington Green event?
First Parish
Prepare as destination point (rest stop, water – possible use of
Concord water station), bike racks? Serve lunch (purchased,
recruit volunteers), sell tee shirts, water containers, stickers
Concord
Merriam’s Corner Reenactment (possible time conflict)
Monument Square
Organize invitations and organize card tables by all
participating environmental organizations (Town Coordinator)
Minuteman National Park
Secure all permits
Program Design/Order
Hand-outs
Electronics, microphones, stage
Publicity on site (Chronicle? Polly)
Keynote Speaker (Warren?)
Faith Speakers: Unitarian (Fred Small), Jewish (Rabbi
Shoshana), Buddhist, Christian (ID their “handlers”)
Symbolic Concord Minuteman to fire a shot (bike rider hand off
flag and shot is fired?)
Administration
Financial: Brad. Develop Budget (Tee shirts, water containers,
stickers, lawn signs, lunch, rental of speaker system), flyers,
posters, collect and manage money (ConcordCAN)
Fund Raising: ?
Sales of items, church contributions, public?
Publicity: Carolyn. Language, positioning and strategy – to be
executed locally by Town Coordinators.
Meetings: Jean (agendas, reminders), Judith (Facilite)
Project Coordination: