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GULF COAST FAMILIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
JOIN FORCES TO SEND A GIANT HUMAN TEXT MESSAGE
TO BP AND PRESIDENT OBAMA
Emergeny Food Assistance to Be Provided to Fisherman Families
WHO: Hundreds of Gulf Coast families are being brought together by the Commercial Fisherman of America, Global Green USA, and others
WHAT: The Shrimping/Fishing Community and Environmental Groups join forces at Grand Isle, Lousiana to send a giant human text message to BP, President Obama, and the country in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Supporters from New Orleans will join for a community barbecue and provide 300 boxes of donated food from Second Harvest.
The event is a call to action for a full clean up of the spill, restitution for lost jobs and income, and accelerated efforts towards green energy and green jobs. The event will culminate in a large-scale aerial photograph of hundreds of participants delivering a message with their bodies.
WHEN: 1 PM, Sunday, May 16, 2010
WHERE: Public Beach at foot of Grand Isle Bridge on Grand Isle, LA
(Directions from New Orleans: Take 90West to LA 1 South towards Grand Isle State Park. Go 63 miles and cross Grand Isle bridge. Event is at Public Beach at foot of Grand Isle Bridge just past (next to) Bridgeside Marina.
WHY: Watch This Video
Fisherman Speak Out
VISUALS: Aerial Photographs will be available immediately following the event
Media Contacts:
Jeanne Nathan,
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, 504.218.4807
Margaret Curole
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, 985.870.5486
John Quigley
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, 310-927-3013
Ruben Aronin
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, 310.612.5663 |
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