Yesterday begun our movement with such a big bang that we wanted to leave the petition open to encourage more signatures before sending to Mayor Michael Nutter, Director of Sustainability Katherine Gajewski, the Office of Sustainability & Philadelphia City Council. We’ll send the letter next week, but the petition will remain open until the plastic bag ban has passed. How can you help? Please keep sharing the petition and your personal stories! If a 12-year-old in Chicago can do it, we can do it!
The most inspiring part of yesterday was reading the enthusiastic comments on our Change.org petition. Here are some highlights:
We want to thank each and every person who contributed yesterday by signing the petition, posting on their blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Google and elsewhere. This grassroots support is exactly the fire we wanted to spark, and those conversations are crucial for a change.
However, we acknowledge this was only Day 1 of MANY. Even though we will send the petition to our Philadelphia leaders and government, we aren’t stopping with a few citizens to ask for a plastic bag ban. We’re going to continue to work with local businesses, city leaders and citizens to engage conversations and lead to action.
We will continue to update our progress on Green Philly Blog on a continual basis. Although we can’t share everything ahead of time, know that this is our battle to fight as Philadelphians. During yesterday’s campaign we received many questions about why plastic bags matter and what alternatives are out there. Don’t worry, we’ll continue address these questions right here on Green Philly Blog.
Thanks again for all of your support to get this going. In the meantime, we’ll be greening Philly (and saying NO to Plastic Bags, one at a time.)
Julie & Beth
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