John,

It’s past time for bold action to address the climate crisis. That’s why we’re joining our partners from Rise St. James next week to rally in Washington, D.C. Together we’ll demand that President Biden protect Gulf communities from fossil fuel pollution and declare a climate emergency. 

What: Traditional Louisiana funeral procession to the White House, honoring Gulf community leaders who’ve died from of the toxic chemicals spewed by the fossil fuel industry. (Please wear black to fit with the funeral theme.)

When: Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 11 a.m. 

Where: Meet at Freedom Plaza, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Let us know you’ll join the procession.

When we come together, we win. After years of community pressure, Rise St. James, the Center and other partners scored a key victory to fend off the mega-polluting Formosa Plastics facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana. The massive complex would’ve further polluted air and water in a predominantly Black community already struggling with toxic pollution. It would’ve also harmed wildlife, degraded wetlands, deepened the plastic pollution crisis, and disturbed unmarked graves experts believe contain the remains of people enslaved on plantations that once operated on the site. And the project would’ve been a climate disaster — emitting the equivalent of more than three coal-fired power plants each year. 

Now community leaders from St. James and across the Gulf are using this moment to loudly say: no more. Not on our watch. 

Join us in raising our voices together for immediate action.