Come speak out for public transit Thursday noon, Jan. 22 downtown Vancouver
This is a posting from the Gateway Project about an
ACTION TO STOP GATEWAY AND SUPPORT A GREEN ECONOMY
Demonstration Thurs Jan 22
The Done Deal is Coming Undone - We Demand Transit First, Not Freeways
Faced with the twin meltdown of climate and economy, the Premier and the Prime Minister seem intent to drive us over the edge by refusing to rethink the Gateway Project.
The people of this Region don't want more Truckin' Freeways or Evil Twin bridges, and now it seems the banks don't want them either. The twinning of the Port Mann Bridge is now on shaky ground because banks don't want to invest in the $2.3 billion project -- more than double the cost promised by the Highways Minister.
The provincial government, desperate to save face, has extended the deadline for the Port Mann deal until February. NOW is the time for us to deliver a clear message to the provincial and federal governments and to the banking community: Don't Bankrupt our Communities and our Climate - We Need Transit First! The BC Treasury Board states that transit projects create more jobs than freeway projects by 7 to 1. Stand up for your community and demand green jobs, not blacktop!
With less than five months to go until the Provincial election, NUMBERS make all the difference. Please join us, bring drums, signs, costumes and banners, and add your voice to the rising chorus. Come out at noon on Thurs. Jan. 22 and help to bring this dinosaur to its knees.
NO GATEWAY BAILOUT!
When: Thursday, January 22 @ NOON to 1 pm
Where: 5 Bentall Centre @ 550 Burrard and Dunsmuir- the offices of Australia-based Macquarie Bank, major Gateway financier. Kitty-corner from Burrard SkyTrain Stn.
What: A gathering of activists and concerned citizens from across the region staging a creative protest to tell Gordo, Harper, and potential investors to RETHINK GATEWAY, create GREEN JOBS, and invest in TRANSIT FIRST.
For background see Vancouver Sun, Thurs. Jan 15: Port Mann Bridge financing thrown into question
For more info about the Gateway Project visit www.gatewaysucks.org
I hope you're planning to
I hope you're planning to attend the rally, Thursday Jan 22 at lunchtime, outside the offices of PM2 financier Macquarie Bank of Australia, outside the Bentall Centre at Duinsmuir and Burrard.. Come pick up a few Bailout Bucks and show your support for a GREEN ECONOMIC STIMULUS -- Transit, Not Freeways!
HERE'S MORE YOU CAN DO:
Send an email to Macquare Infrastructure Group's head office: mig@macquarie.com -- telling them BC taxpayers don't want to be left holding the bill for their polluting highway scams. CC a copy to the Premier at premier@gov.bc.ca.
For background see Vancouver Sun, Thurs. Jan 15: Port Mann Bridge financing thrown into question
Please forward the message about the rally and the e-mails far and wide! Together we can do it: STOP GATEWAY