Metro Vancouver

Mother Earth Day Climate Justice Action

Join the Wave Against the Pave!

2:00pm
Friday April 22 2011

JOIN THE WAVE AGAINST THE PAVE!
As chainsaws roar and bulldozers get set to roll on the controversial $2 billion South Fraser Perimeter Road freeway (SFPR), join local residents and community groups to stand up for climate justice!

Last October, hundreds of people dug up the freewayconstruction site in Surrey with shovels and wheelbarrows, and in December we used sand from the SFPR to build a dike blocking the provincial cabinet offices. Now it's time to step up the campaign of mass direct action against climate crime. We need to turn up the heat, in order to turn down the heat.

WHAT & WHEN: Mass Direct Action against Climate Crime, to disrupt continuation of the South Fraser Perimeter Road freeway (SFPR), beginning at 2 pm on Friday April 22 (Mother Earth Day). Actions may continue over multiple days on this long weekend and beyond. There are a variety to get involved and demonstrate support, including roles with little or no legal risk: setting up info tables, talking to passersby, coordinating child-friendly games and activities, etc. All are welcome to participate.
 
WHAT TO BRING: Bring your own cup or bottle, food and snacks, banners, signs, sunscreen, and bus fare. We aim to provide drinking water, but please bring what you can.
 
WHERE: Meet at Annieville Supermarket, 10996 River Road, North Delta.
 
GETTING THERE:
 
By bus from Scott Road Skytrain: Take the 640, leaving at 1:45 pm, from Bay 7 (to the left when you exit the station). Get off at River Road & 90 Ave. Alternate route, as the 640 may be full, is to take the 312, leaving at 1:35 pm, from Bay 3 (to right when you exit station). Get off at 112 St & 90 Ave and walk on 90 Ave to River Road.
 
By bus from Ladner Exchange: Take the 640, leaving at 1:25 pm, from Bay 3. Get off at River Road & 90 Ave (11000 block River Road).
 
By bus from Scottsdale Exchange: Take the 312, leaving at 1:32 pm, from Bay 3. Get off at 112 St & 90 Ave and walk on 90 Ave to River Road.
The 640 bus runs a full schedule 7 days per week, from early til late.
 
By bicycle or bus from the Vancouver Earth Day Parade (EarthDayParade.ca): Ride the wave against the pave! A group bike ride will depart from Napier Green (Napier St. & Commercial Dr.) at 12 noon for a leisurely 27km / 2 hour ride to the action. Free buses will be leaving Britannia Field at 2pm! Note that these buses will not get you to the Delta action in time for the start (2pm), but the action is planned to be ongoing. These free buses will not be providing return trips; bring return fare if you are planning to return home on the frequent regular buses.
 
By bicycle from Surrey: A group ride will depart from Newton Exchange at 1 pm!
 
By car(pool): Some parking is available in the area.
 
WHEN YOU GET THERE: Please be very polite to the Annieville Supermarket and other neighbours. We need to maintain and build community support.
 
* * * To volunteer / help set up, please arrive ONE HOUR EARLY (1pm) at the Annieville Supermarket * * *
 
WHY: Now under legal challenge in federal court, the estimated $2 billion proposed SFPR freeway would greatly increase greenhouse gas emissions, pave invaluable farmland, scar the banks of the Fraser River, pollute elementary playgrounds, cause devastating health impacts, and damage indigenous heritage sites. This freeway is an irresponsible waste of public money, and many similar projects have been stopped before. The SFPR has already been "downgraded" due to lack of funds, and dubbed a "white elephant" in the mainstream press. We will emphasize the need to shift resources from climate crimes like freeways to public transit and electric rail, and to protect communities from flooding and other effects of global warming. Read more in our Q & A.
 
Endorsed by: Against Port Expansion, Bridgeview Community Action Group, Car Free Vancouver, Forest Protection Allies, Friends of the UBC Farm, Indigenous Action Movement, Lily Point Defenders, Livable Region Coalition, No One Is Illegal, Pedal Revolutionary Radio, Rising Tide North America, South Fraser Action Network, Streams of Justice, Sunbury Neighbourhood Association, Transformative Communities Project, Unitarian Church of Vancouver Environment Committee, Van.Act!, Vancouver Island Community Forest Action Network, Voters Taking Action on Climate Change, Wild Salmon First, Women Elders in Action, Youth Taking Action on Gateway, add your group's endorsement now!
 
CONTACT: Send endorsements and questions to info@stopthepave.org or call 604 877 1223 or 604 588 4203, and visit us at www.StopThePave.org/wave
 
REQUEST FOR DONATIONS: Please donate now to support this action! We can squeeze a lot of action out of a few bucks. Click here to donate via PayPal to info@stopthepave.org (or contact us to make alternate arrangements). Visit www.StopThePave.org/wave for more info including a list of requested food and gear. Thanks for your support.
 
Let's kick off a hot summer of resistance!