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Parade for the Future

James David Morgan wrote this post at 9:14 am on May 29th, 2008.

Updated: Attention Boston folk – this Sunday evening on June 15th, from 4:00-5:30 PM, we’ll gather with Platform2 and company to Parade for the Future!

Let’s celebrate what hasn’t happened yet, notably the impending submergence of our city under water due to climate change.

Post-Flood Map of Boston

Participants dressed all in blue, the parade will proceed along the flood line of the neighborhood, tracing a worst-case scenario future geography from the year 2108. Amidst this giant blue wave, climate change activists are encouraged to distribute literature. All are encouraged to participate – just wear blue and bring friends!

There will be scuba divers and sharks and seaweed. There will be music and swimming!

Photo credit courtesy of the artist.

Related posts:

  1. Call for Participants: HONK! 2009 Parade
  2. Designing Interventions for the Future Ecologies of the Big Apple at Crisis Modes
  3. Iconography of Climate Change with Platform2 & Robert DaVies
  4. monochrom’s Climate Change Training Camp
  5. HONK! 2009 Posters and Website


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Just an FYI — our Platform2 event is Sunday June 15th (not this Sunday which would be June 1). Hope to see folks there!

Thanks, Kanarinka, I’ve corrected it!