Students Unite Friday for Climate Change Day of Action

New York, N.Y. The first ever “ KNOW TOMORROW Day of Action”—a major national movement that will unite thousands of college students, activists, politicians, corporations and celebrities to take action on climate change—will take place on Friday, October 2 at colleges and universities across the nation.

Through collaboration from The Climate Reality Project and the non-profit organization Cool Globes, Inc., the KNOW TOMORROW Day of Action will help focus existing student efforts and synchronize the millennials’ voices already demanding action on climate change.

This student-led initiative spanning more than fifty colleges and universities will harness the power of students—from red states, blue states and swing states—to push their leadership to make informed decisions now to shape a better tomorrow and add their voices to the hundreds of thousands worldwide demanding strong emissions reductions commitments from their leaders at the Paris climate negotiations.

The Day of Action features an array of diverse and notable partners from Ben and Jerry’s, to Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, to Vampire Diary’s star Ian Somerhalder, to artist Shepard Fairey, all to help bring awareness to the coordinated day of action. For a full list of participating schools, click here .

Notable events include:

A talk with Former Vice President & Climate Reality Chairman Al Gore at Stanford University.

An afternoon of live music & programming in Boston uniting 17 Boston area colleges and universities, headlined by Ed Markey, U.S. Senator for Massachusetts featuring performances from musicians Outasight, Speedy Ortiz and Will Dailey.

A 5-hour speaker/performance series at the University of Southern California featuring a keynote from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A “Don’t Let It Melt!”-themed Ice Cream Social at University of Dayton.

An “Action on Climate” event at New York University, including a student panel and talks from Mark Yaggi, Executive Director of the Waterkeeper Alliance, and a diverse range of leaders across the University.

For more information, visit www.knowtomorrow.org or follow the campaign on Facebook , Twitter , or Instagram . For a full list of participating schools, click here .

About KNOW TOMORROW

KNOW TOMORROW is a student-led campaign to demand action on climate change, launching with a national Day of Action on October 2nd, 2015. With students at more than 50 schools participating and dozens of environmental and corporate partners, KNOW TOMORROW’s mission is to empower the students to take action to create a better tomorrow.

About The Climate Reality Project

The Climate Reality Project is one of the world’s leading organizations dedicated to mobilizing action around climate change. With a global movement more than 5 million strong and a grassroots network of trained Climate Reality Leaders, we are spreading the truth and unleashing cultural momentum to solve the climate crisis. Former US Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore is the Founder and Chairman of The Climate Reality Project. For more information, visit www.climaterealityproject.org or follow us on Twitter at @ClimateReality

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