LA Post Carbon at the
Doo Dah Parade
Sunday, November 21st, 11:30 AM
LA
Post Carbon will be entering the Doo
Dah Parade with an entry called Got
Oil? If you would like to participate
in the parade or the preparation, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/PostCarbonDooDah.
Visisit
LA.PostCarbon.org after the parade to see the photos!
The actors will include the out-of-gassers
pushing their car carrying empty gas cans, the Earth being followed by
a doctor(s) with a thermometer and stretcher, Uncle Sam who is "Addicted
to Oil" and a TV set looking for a place to plug in.
To counter all this oil addiction, there
will be a 12-Step Program for oil addicts. These steps are not meant to
be all inclusive, but to give people a starting point incremental steps
to end their addiction to oil.
12-Step
Program for Oil-Addicts
- Be aware of the oil you consume when you travel, shop, work and eat
- Understand that you need only make incremental changes
- Educate yourself about energy and sustainability
- Reduce number of car trips
- Increace walking or biking trips
- Become active in your local community
- Begin a garden
- Create Car or Van Pools
- Do away with non-essentials that don't contribute to our health or
well being
- Form an organic food-buying co-op
- Retrofit homes for energy and water efficiency
- Know that these steps are a small but important beginning
If your thinking of just showing up at 10:30
AM before the parade to join us after we did all the work of making props
and signs, Please Do! We can use your help! For more information
on the parade, visit.http://www.pasadenadoodahparade.com/DooDah-Main-1a.html
The marchers will be meeting at Memorial Park in Pasadena. The Park is located on Raymond Avenue between Walnut and Holly Streets