8:30-10:30 AM |
Meditation & Interfaith Service at Ferry Park |
10:00-10:50 AM |
March Line-up at Embarcadero PlazaWe will be gathering at the foot of Market Street in San Francisco, near Embarcadero Plaza. We will be encouraging people to march and organize not just as individuals – but along themes based on the diversity of our communities, concerns, and issues. Contingents are self-organized and growing in numbers. |
11:00 AM |
We Rise Together: Moment of SolidarityWe’ll share a moment of silence followed by a song before we march. |
11:05 AM-12:00 PM |
March down Market St.The route will go from the Embarcadero Plaza area, up Market St, to Civic Center. It is largely flat, about 1.7 miles, and should take the average marcher about 1.5 – 2 hours to complete. We will have a support vehicle at the tail of the march if anyone needs a ride or a break. |
12:30-4:00 PM |
Resource Fair at Civic CenterThe march will end at Civic Center Plaza, near San Francisco City Hall. There will be music, and dozens of information tables from the organizations that helped make this march possible. |
2:00 PM |
We Rise Together: Moment of SolidarityWe’ll take moment for everyone to stop painting, step back and see what we’ve created. A drone will take photos as we move and sing together. Same song as before |
3:30-5:30 PM |
Bus Pick-Ups |
We’ll mark the beginning and end of the march with a moment of silence and a song. These will take place at 11 AM and 2 PM.
Text ‘RiseCA’ to 83224 to get reminders about the moment of solidarity minutes before.
We’ll repeat the word “REMEMBER” five times
On the 5th “REMEMBER” we’ll all sit down and touch the Earth. We’ll remain down for 2 minutes of silence while we remember those impacted by climate change and injustice — and remember our connection to the Earth.
Follow song leaders singing “Voice of My Great Granddaughter” as we physically rise up from the ground together.
People gonna rise like the water
Gonna calm this crisis down
I hear the voice of my great granddaughter,
singing‘ Keep it in the Ground’
After 11am Rise Together Moment: Indigenous Contingent officially starts the march, singing “Women Warrior” song. Before 2pm Rise Together Moment: Everyone steps back from street murals for massive group (people and mural) dronephotos, in conjunction with the Rise Together Moment.
Rise is committed to making this March accessible. We are also dedicated to our goal of making all participants feel welcome, safe, heard, thought of, and cared for. To make this possible, we have arranged an array of features we hope will satisfy the needs of many.
ASL
Our American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters will make announcements related to the different themes and programming happening in the line-ups. A dedicated area for interpretation will be available on the south end of Embarcadero Plaza, adjacent to the stage. There will also be reserved seating in this area.
Translation
Amplified sound announcements are planned in Spanish and Cantonese during the pre-march line-up. Direction signage will all be available in Spanish and Cantonese.
Seating & Transportation
Large Crowds
We acknowledge our marchers with social anxiety or those who generally struggle with large crowds. Seating is available upon request and Civic Center will have large patches of grass area for a moment away from over packed crowds once the march disperses for the Resource Fair. Comfort or service animals are, of course, welcome.
We want to impress upon our participants that all are welcome to take part in this event in any capacity that is most comfortable. We acknowledge the intersectionality of our contingents and the varying needs of our larger Rise family. If you have a need that HAS NOT been listed or addressed, please raise those questions at contact.ca@riseforclimate.org.
Most importantly, bring everyone you know! Help make this a powerful representation of our resistance in this critical moment!
Bring things that help communicate the message:
Items to bring that will make your day more comfortable:
You can download a map of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) here and Muni light rail here.
The closest metro station to the march lineup area is Embarcadero station on these BART lines: and the Muni J, K, L, M, N or T lines.
The closest metro station to the march’s end is Civic Center station.
The start of the march is also accessible by ferry from Larkspur, Sausalito, Oakland, Alameda, and Vallejo. Select SF Ferry Building Terminal as your destination and you can walk across the street from the Ferry Building to the march. More info here and here.
Consider purchasing your Bart or Muni ticket in advance so that you don’t have to wait in lines during the day of the march to purchase one! You can find out more about purchasing Clipper cards that are accepted on BART and Muni here.
For other bus and transit info, visit 511.org to map your route using BART, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit, Muni, buses, ferries, or Amtrak.
Parking near the march will be difficult as there will be road closures. If you do drive, we recommend parking at a parking garage. You can find a map of nearby garages here. Do not park at the Civic Center Garage as your car may be blocked from exiting by murals.
If you are driving, you can coordinate a carpool and help take other to the march here.
We have all the resources you need to share this march on social media.