Larisa Manescu, larisa.manescu@sierraclub.org
VIRTUAL, NATIONWIDE - FEB. 4, 2023 – For the sixth year in a row, in honor of Rosa Parks’ birthday, the Transit Equity Network has joined together transit riders, community organizations, civil rights groups, environmental and climate justice groups and transit worker unions to organize around Transit Equity Day. The Network observes February 4 as Transit Equity Day annually to honor Rosa Parks and other civil rights leaders and advocate for transit as a civil right and a climate change solution.
What: Hosted by Labor Network for Sustainability’s Transit Organizer, Bakari Height, the two-hour livestream will showcase actions and speakers from a variety of U.S. cities and regions, including Baltimore, MD; Indiana; Wisconsin; San Francisco; Santa Cruz; San Bernardino; and Denton, TX.
When: Saturday, February 4, 2022, 12 - 2 p.m. Eastern.
Where: Virtual livestream on YouTube. RSVP here.
Who: Samuel Jordan, Transit Equity Coalition Title VI; Scott Spencer on Amtrak Equity; Sheila Curry-Campbell, 1st District Allen County Councilwoman in Ft. Wayne IN; Mitch Brey, Disability Advocate; Zach Karnazes, Disability Advocate; Joshua Hatton, No Bus Cuts Denton; Nicole Soto, Free Fare Advocate; San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Worker; Mela Bush, ACE and Iwalani Faulkner, Equity transit. Featuring additional representatives from ATU,TWU, PIST and the Sierra Club.
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About the Transit Equity Network
Since 2018, the Transit Equity Network, an alliance of transit/transport unions, community organizations, environmental groups and transit riders, has organized in the interest of saving public transit. Having started with a national day of action on Rosa Parks’ birthday–known as Transit Equity Day to declare public transportation as a civil right–the Network connects Ms. Parks’ act of nonviolent resistance to the rights of all people to high-quality public transportation run on clean/renewable energy. The Network organizes year-round to advocate for adequate funding to support safe, reliable, equitable and environmentally clean transit systems.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.