Yesterday, over a hundred people crowded before Nashua's City Hall to kick off the March to ReEnergize New Hampshire, a walk from Nashua to Concord calling for national leadership on real global warming solutions and a clean energy economy. After today, only 3 days to go until masses of Granite Staters converge on the State House lawn to send this message.

After walking from Nashua to Litchfield yesterday, the marchers will finish today's (Thursday's) journey at Bronstein Park in Manchester at 7pm, to music by the Powerkegs and speeches by business and community leaders. Join us at the park tonight! Directions may be found here.

On the steps of City Hall yesterday, addressing the marchers were Bernie Streeter, the Republican Mayor of Nashua; Martha Fuller-Clark, a Democratic State Senator; and both Rev. Fred Small and Rev. Margaret Bullit-Jonas, two co-organizers of the Massachusetts Interfaith Walk for Climate Rescue this past spring.

Among the marchers, both a wheelchair and a baby stroller were spotted; a toddler, teenagers, college students, and baby boomers, all both alarmed by the danger of global warming and inspired by the opportunity to build a prosperous, clean energy economy. All sang, drummed, and cheered as excitement grew.

Read The Nashua Telegraph's two stories on the March to ReEnergize New Hampshire here and here:

The march traveled by foot to Litchfield's Nesenkeag Farm, where we prepared ourselves for a talk by Bill McKibben and Nesenkeag owner and farmer, Eero Ruutila. We sat in a circle one hundred people wide to listen and talk about why we had come together. Bill talked about the hope that we all share - the possibility of a new future, built on clean and just jobs in a green energy economy. Eero talked about his experiences farming Nesenkeag Organic and about how he has had to struggle with a changing climate that brings floods and new insects.

We, as Bill pointed out, can make a world that is more just, more community minded, more humane than any generation past has seen. The truth that Eero presented is real and shows why we must take action, but we are walking motivated not just by the moments of fear of what could be, but of many, many more moments of hope for what will be.

Yesterday, much of our focus was on what we each can do to address global warming in our own lives. Tonight in Manchester, we'll focus on what we can and are doing in the business community. As the march gathers momentum, we're gearing up to make the largest call yet for national action on what will be seen in the history books as one of the defining challenges of the 21st century.

For info on the the march or the culminating rally on Sunday, August 5th at noon at the State House in Concord, click here:

Onward and upward!

We wanted to bring everyone together tonight, because tomorrow at 9 in the morning, dozens of us are going to leave Nashua's City Hall on foot, bound for Concord. After that, hundreds from all walks of life - young, old, conservative, progressive – will join us, clearing the way for a rally on the State House lawn on Sunday, August 5 at noon. By the time we get there, we’ll meet up with thousands of Granite Staters, and make one of the largest, loudest calls in US history for real global warming solutions.

These folks leaving Nashua tomorrow are leading the charge, so we wanted to wish them well the only way we know how: free food, live music, and good people.

I’m writing from the First Congregational Church in Nashua. Over fifty marchers are camped out in sleeping bags, spread among two floors of this beautiful building.

We’re ready to march. We sat in a circle last night, sharing all of our names and where we were from. Those of us who have been working from an office all summer saw, all at once, our circle suddenly widen. This is what our campaign is about. We will all be inspired and changed by each other, as we walk closer and closer to the State House lawn.

By the time you read this, there will be just 4 full days to go ‘til thousands converge on the State House lawn in Concord to call for real global warming solutions.

Join us at the rally: Sunday, August 5th at noon, at the State House in Concord: http://www.climatesummer.org/nhschedule

Tonight, we gathered in Greeley Park, and with music, food, and speakers, set the tone for the journey to come. I spoke about the world we are working to create; Angie Vincent from the Nashua Green Team spoke about all the work that is already happening to turn Nashua green; and Granny D shared the story of her walk across the country for clean elections, deepening our understanding of the power of walking.

Today we kick off our march, with blessings from Nashua’s Mayor Bernie Streeter, State Senator Martha Fuller Clark, and two of the organizers of the Interfaith Walk for Climate Rescue down in Massachusetts this past spring.

What a blessing to see our circle widen. I hope you can join us, especially on Sunday, August 5: http://www.climatesummer.org/nhschedule

All of us, organizers and volunteers, are in the campaign office. Laptops, phone lists, sign-ups on the walls, folded chairs, empty juice bottles strewn everywhere. There's a nervous excitement in the air.

This evening – Tuesday, July 31 at 6:30pm – the March to ReEnergize New Hampshire is celebrating its kickoff in Greeley Park, at 105 Concord Street in Nashua. Granny D, no stranger to long journeys for a cause, will talk to us about the power of walking, and give her blessings as we prepare to go.

Join us for the March to ReEnergize NH! July 31 at 6:30pm! See our complete schedule for more details.

We've devoted the past two months of our lives to organizing the March to ReEnergize New Hampshire. Wednesday morning, dozens of marchers will leave Nashua's City Hall, bound for Concord to issue one of the loudest calls yet for real global warming solutions.

We know that soon – very, very soon – it's going to be out of our hands, and into yours.

All that we've been able to do, all summer, is to create a container. We've set aside an empty space, which you and others can fill with your energy, voices, and power to create positive change. Quite literally, on Sunday August 5th, downtown Concord will be empty, ready to be filled with our feet, our voices, and our call for a prosperous, clean energy economy.

Can we move America towards cutting carbon 80% by 2050, and creating millions of clean energy jobs? If there's anyone in this country that has this power, it's Granite Staters, right here, right now. We know how to get things done, and we don't wait around for someone else to make it happen. It's time to tell our leaders to follow our lead.

What is it about walking that will give this movement its power? I have a feeling that our walking will deepen our commitment, to each other and to this wonderful, challenging and worthy endeavor. Plus, it's not too often you see hundreds of people simply walking, from one place to another. We might just catch a bit of attention along the way, that we might not have otherwise. Here in New Hampshire, we are, in fact, holding the national megaphone; that means, we have a special privilege and responsibility to speak at this crucial and historic moment.

It's out of our hands now, and up to you to make this happen. If ever there were a moment to move America towards a clean energy economy, it's here and now.

Sign up to join us for the March to ReEnergize New Hampshire: August 1-5, or just the rally on Sunday, August 5. See you on the march!