General Schedule — all events will be at the tipi camp, located between 9th and 12th Streets on the National Mall, unless otherwise noted. April 22, Tuesday Opening Ceremony – US Capitol Reflecting Pool, 11am-2pm Painting of Obama tipi, 4-6pm Music and sharing stories, 6-8pm Documentary showing, 8pm: Pipe Dreams, “Across the heartland of America, farmers and landowners are fighting to protect their land, their water, and their livelihood in what has become the most controversial environmental battle in the U.S. today: The Keystone XL Pipeline.”Director: Leslie Iwerks April 23, Wednesday Water ceremony, 9-10am Walk to various federal agencies for meetings/actions, 10-11am Meetings/actions with federal agencies, 11-1pm Painting of Obama tipi, 4-6pm Music and sharing stories, 6-8pm Documentary showing, 8 PM: Tipping Point — Through the story of a people forced to the brink and the revelation of what ‘dirty oil’ will do to our environment, this immensely powerful documentary helps us to really understand the trade-offs we make for our energy as we approach the end of the age of oil. Introduction by and Q and A with Francois Paulette April 24, Thursday Water ceremony, 9-10am Meetings with allied groups 11am-1pm Painting of Obama tipi, 4-6pm Music and sharing stories, 6-8pm #sosEPAnoKXL, 8pm: Giant light projection action to tell the EPA to intervene and say no to Keystone XL — hosted by the Other 98%. RSVP here April 25, Friday Water ceremony, 9-10am Prayer and song at Sec. Kerry home, 11am-noon Painting of Obama tipi, 4-6pm Music and sharing stories, 6-8pm Award-winning photographer Garth Lenz presents slides of the tarsands, joined by Crystal Lameman of the Beaver Lake Cree First Nation, 8-9pm April 26, Saturday Water ceremony, 9-10am Painting of tipi canvass liner with general public’s thumbprints, 10am-noon Group ceremony and procession with tipi, 11am-2pm Music and sharing stories at tipi camp, 6-8pm Documentary, 8 PM: H2Oil “H2Oil follows a voyage of discovery, heartbreak and politicization in the stories of those attempting to defend water in Alberta against tarsands expansion.” Director: Shannon Walsh, courtesy of Loaded Pictures / Dark Hollow Films April 27, Sunday Water ceremony, 9-10am Interfaith prayer ceremony – Lafayette Park, 10-11am Closing ceremony – Lafayette Park 11am-noon
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:59:16 +0000
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