Miami Anti-Coal Industry Protests: call-out to join Jan.31 & Feb.1 morning actions! : Miami IMC

* FOR OUTREACH, PLEASE PRINT, POST AND DISTRIBUTE ATTACHED FLYER at http://miami.media.indypgh.org/uploads/2007/01/resistcoaltrans2007.pdf

Help STOP Strip Mining & Global Warming Pollution:
RESIST the International Coal Industry in Miami, Florida!

9 AM to 1 PM, converge at the RITZ CARLTON HOTEL on Key Biscayne Island, Miami ** Wednesday, January 31 AND Thursday, February 1 ** (directions below)

This is a call to take action & demonstrate against the Jan 31-Feb 1 "Coaltrans Americas" convention happening at the Ritz Carlton on Key Biscayne, Miami's "premier luxury oceanfront resort and spa," located on the southernmost Atlantic Coast barrier island in the United States & less than 5 miles driving from downtown Miami --- a perfect "secluded retreat" for 21st century coal barons to hold their largest private meeting of the year , or ideal spot for creative protest actions they'll never expect?!?

9 AM to 1 PM, January 31 AND February 1
*** Converge for rally, street theatre & loud visible protest outside the Ritz Carlton hotel; meet at corner of Crandon Blvd. & Grand Bay Drive in Village of Key Biscayne. Bring signs, banners, spirit, noise and energy for action!

DIRECTIONS:
** CAR ** From downtown Miami, drive on Rickenbacker Causeway ($1.25 toll) 5 miles straight via Crandon Blvd. to Village of Key Biscayne; then 4 blocks to Ritz Carlton entrance; park free in plaza half block past Grand Bay Drive.

** BUS ** Ride Route 102 Route B from Government Center or Brickell Metrorail stations in downtown Miami to Ritz Carlton entrance on Crandon Blvd. (Bus Schedule & Map: http://www.miamidade.gov /transit/routes/route.asp ?route=102 )

*** CALL TO ACTION *** PROTEST the "Coaltrans Americas: International Networking Event for the North & South American Coal Markets" Convention

The largest annual convention of coal-industry corporations throughout the Americas is meeting at Miami's most luxurious oceanfront hotel on January 31st and February 1st, 2007. These 21st century coal barons are guilty of exploiting workers, poisoning air and water, and destroying massive expanses of irreplaceable land with "mountain-top removal" (MTR) coal-mining. Despite the fact that global warming is accelerating every day, over 150 new coal power plants are now planned to be built in the United States, including one in Florida's Everglades. From indigenous communities rooted in the lands today called Venezuela, Colombia and Arizona, to rural families living in Appalachia's mountains, and worldwide everywhere coal companies are devastating water, air and earth, we are fighting against "King Coal" for our lives, for sustainable economies, for our children's environment. Will you join us? Our outrage against the life-threatening practices of the coal industry, and our hope for a future when profits are not valued over people and the planet, will be voiced at their CEOs biggest meeting of the year. Come join us!

FOR UPDATES, OUTREACH FLYERS & DAYS-OF-ACTION COVERAGE, VISIT http://miami.indymedia.org

FOR MORE INFO, MEDIA INQUIRIES AND TO ASSIST THE MOBILIZATION, PLEASE CONTACT -- Ethan Green, Mountain Justice Summer: 856-535-5053 / GreenSurge007@gmail.com

AND AFTER THE ACTIONS, COME JOIN US AGAIN for a night celebrating indigenous land struggles throughout the Americas + solidarity across borders! Starting 7 PM, Thursday, Feb. 1st @ THE WALLFLOWER GALLERY, 10 NE 3rd St., Miami. Screening "Nuestro Petroleo," bi-lingual 80 minute documentary film on the price native Venezuelans pay for US oil & coal consumption. Plus short films, speakers, food & more! $5 donation encouraged

YOU ARE ALSO INVITED TO ATTEND:
Monday, January 29
• 6pm Spokescouncil Meeting
Arcola Lakes Park, 1301 NW 83 St., Miami

Tuesday, January 30
• 10am. Banner/Sign/Puppet Making
Umoja Village Shantytown, 6201 NW 17th Ave.

Wednesday, January 31
• 7pm. Global Land Struggles Discussion
Tap-Tap Rest. • 819 5th St., South Beach

THIS CALL TO ACTION ENDORSED & SUPPORTED by organizations including: Mountain Justice Summer, South Florida Jobs With Justice, Take Back The Land, Bridges Across Borders, Yat Kitischee Native Center, Miami Sierra Club, Beehive Collective, Rising Tide North America, and Jeaga Earth First!

MountainJusticeSummer.org