Green Christmas parade!

On Saturday, November 19, 2005 a motley bunch of local
environmentalists/activists/students/raging
grannies/cyclists/walkers/rollerbladers/misfits will be
walking/biking/blading in the KW Santa Claus Parade. We're the Tree
Huggers- and we're wishing you a Green Christmas!

In reaction to the huge trucks that normally make up small town Santa Claus
parades, we're trying to develop a people powered "green float" idea in the
grand tradition of Critical Mass that will consist of the following:

1. 1 person to hold tree "trunk" walking in parade
2. 4 people to hold the four cloth corners of the "tree" walking in parade
or 4 well-coordinated people to ride 3-wheelers holding them
3. 2 - 3 people on couch bike - (Ride a couch? Sounds like FUN!)
4. at least 2 people to walk the sidewalks and hand out bookmarks informing
people of how to have a GREEN Christmas
5. as MANY people as POSSIBLE to ride bikes or walk in parade wearing
backpacks that have been decorated with material to look like sacs (Those
fugly frosh kit bags would work GREAT for this!!!!)

We also need people to work on Wed. Nov. 16 from 7 - 9 at Rod Coutts Hall rm
308 to create the "tree" decorations, one decoration per organization,
distribute materials to cover
backpacks, ensure we all have antlers or Santa hats and green and/or red
clothing to wear in the parade. We'll also be working on Thurs. Nov. 17
from 7:30 - 8:30 in the SLC Room 2132 for those who can't make it Nov. 16!

If you'd like to participate, PLEASE e-mail me at queenmiranda@hotmail.com
and tell me what you can do- specifically if you plan on walking or biking!

We will be meeting between 8:30-9:00 on the day of the parade (Nov. 19)
Just ask the parade marshalls to direct you towards the "tree huggers"
float.

See ya then!

-Miranda McLin
President, UW Campus Greens