{"article":{"id":119429,"heading":"Oil Addicts to march in Doo Dah Parade Nov 21","author":"Eric Einem","created":"2004-11-16 05:23:03","modified":"2005-08-15 03:05:30","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:05:30","article":"\nLA Post Carbon at the \r\n Doo Dah Parade
\r\n Sunday, November 21st, 11:30 AM<\/b>\r\n

LA \r\n Post Carbon will be entering the Doo \r\n Dah Parade with an entry called Got \r\n Oil?<\/b> If you would like to participate \r\n in the parade or the preparation, visit groups.yahoo.com\/group\/PostCarbonDooDah.<\/p>\r\n

Visisit \r\n LA.PostCarbon.org after the parade to see the photos!<\/b><\/p>\r\n

The actors will include the out-of-gassers \r\n pushing their car carrying empty gas cans, the Earth being followed by \r\n a doctor(s) with a thermometer and stretcher, Uncle Sam who is \"Addicted \r\n to Oil\" and a TV set looking for a place to plug in.<\/p>\r\n

To counter all this oil addiction, there \r\n will be a 12-Step Program for oil addicts. These steps are not meant to \r\n be all inclusive, but to give people a starting point incremental steps \r\n to end their addiction to oil.<\/p>\r\n 12-Step \r\n Program for Oil-Addicts\r\n

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  1. Be aware of the oil you consume when you travel, shop, work and eat<\/li>\r\n
  2. Understand that you need only make incremental changes<\/li>\r\n
  3. Educate yourself about energy and sustainability<\/li>\r\n
  4. Reduce number of car trips<\/li>\r\n
  5. Increace walking or biking trips<\/li>\r\n
  6. Become active in your local community <\/li>\r\n
  7. Begin a garden<\/li>\r\n
  8. Create Car or Van Pools <\/li>\r\n
  9. Do away with non-essentials that don't contribute to our health or \r\n well being<\/li>\r\n
  10. Form an organic food-buying co-op<\/li>\r\n
  11. Retrofit homes for energy and water efficiency <\/li>\r\n
  12. Know that these steps are a small but important beginning<\/li>\r\n <\/ol>\r\n

    If your thinking of just showing up at 10:30 \r\n AM before the parade to join us after we did all the work of making props \r\n and signs, Please Do! We can use your help!<\/b> For more information \r\n on the parade, visit.http:\/\/www.pasadenadoodahparade.com\/DooDah-Main-1a.html<\/p>\r\n

    The marchers will be meeting at Memorial Park in Pasadena. The Park is located on Raymond Avenue between Walnut and Holly Streets<\/p>\r\n\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"eric@einem.us","link":"http:\/\/LA.PostCarbon.org","address":"","phone":"714-926-1916","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"LA Post Carbon will be entering the Doo Dah parade in Pasadena with an entry called "Got Oil?" The entry will include out-of-gassers pushing their car and carrying empty gas cans and the Earth being followed by a doctors with a thermometer and stretcher.","numcomment":4,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2004\/11\/fightingforoil.jpg","filesize":"32.7 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2004\/11\/119429.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2004\/11\/fightingforoil.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2004\/11\/fightingforoil.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":119457,"heading":"Brilliant Performance Art!!","article":"this is some great stuff you posted! I wish I was still living out there to participate!\r\n Nice touch with the strung-out Uncle Sam... how about him mainlining a IV drip from an oil barrel??","author":"RevereRides","parent_id":119429,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-11-16 11:18:29","modified":"2004-11-16 11:18:29","fileurl":""},{"id":119472,"heading":"Riverside Peace Group Also Participating in Doo Dah Parade","article":"Riverside Area Peace and Justice Action will also be participating in the Doo Dah Parade.","author":"tired","parent_id":119429,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-11-18 05:46:05","modified":"2004-11-18 05:46:05","fileurl":""},{"id":119686,"heading":"Green Party also marched in Doo Dah for 3rd year","article":"The Green Party had a blast marching for our 3rd consecutive year.\r\n\r\nOur theme was "Post Partisan Depression."\r\n\r\nView photos at http:\/\/polizeros.com\/\r\n(scroll down to see all the photos in the Sunday entry on Bob Morris' blog)","author":"twirl","parent_id":119429,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-11-24 03:47:59","modified":"2004-11-24 03:47:59","fileurl":""},{"id":119899,"heading":"Pictures from Parade","article":"Pictures of the Got Oil? entry can be seen at http:\/\/LA.PostCarbon.org\/doodah.html\r\n\r\n","author":"Eric","parent_id":119429,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2004-11-29 08:09:22","modified":"2005-08-15 03:05:30","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/11\/more5.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/11\/more5.jpg"}}]}