Peoples Climate Change March - Today! Forecast: 90 degrees in D.C.

Here we are, in front of the capitol.  No, it's not D.C.  It's home, in Wisconsin at the Women's March.  But, speaking of home, Monona e-mailed me today from D.C.  where she is staying, before leaving for the Peoples Climate Change March - today!  

She said a lady in the hotel lobby commented that she didn't know how she would manage "because it's going to get so hot today."  When Monona asked her if she was going to the March, the woman said, "No, I'm just a tourist."  That, Monona said, got her wondering:  "Have we been treating Earth like we are tourists here?  Isn't this our home?"

Seems to me that an over-heated Earth could be bad, not only for polar bears, but for tourism too.

Truly yours, 

~Polar Bear Witness

Women's March Flashback; Marching to D.C.!

Hi Everybody~  News flashback:

Here's me 'n' Tony.  At Madison's Women's March, he rescued us from THIRST when we had already marched down Langdon Street and back up again to Wisconsin Avenue, where Kennedy Manor is and where our buddy Liz lives.  Tony let us in the building, brought us a bottle of chilled water, a couple of his fresh-baked chocolate-chip cookies and helped us get into the elevator.  Could a Polar Bear ask for more?

And, to bring us right up to date, here's a couple of friends we also are very grateful for.  Linda and Brenda hosted Monona in Plymouth, (mentioned in her post card in an earlier post) as Monona made her way to Washington D.C. to represent us for the Peoples Climate Change March.

Wish I could'a been there at Plymouth's East Bay Grille to enjoy that Arctic Char!

http://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-recommendations/groups/arctic-char?q=char

Truly yours, ~Polar Bear Witness

Hello Everyone~

Last time we marched it was for the Women's March in Madison.  Then March came and went.  And in April it was the Madison March for Earth Day, for Science and marching right up to the doors of the power plant to create awareness of global warming.

  

A whole lotta marchin' goin' on!  Next up:  the People's Climate Change March in Washington, D.C.  My friend and champion, Monona Wonders, will be representing us there.  After all, isn't that what people in our nation's capital are supposed to do?  

Represent us?

Truly yours, Polar Bear Witness

P.S. Here's some of what Monona had to say:

Polar Bears of the World Unite to Salute Women on International Women's Day

Polar Bear Witness and his new best friend Polar Bearski thank all the women in the world for all they do to reduce, stop and reverse climate change.
See you at the March for Science on April 22nd, Earth Day!

Print copy of original art by international woman artist, Toni Lieppert Polfus.

Polar Bear Witness Meets Bob at the January 21st Women's March

Back on January 21st en route to the Women's March in Madison, we thanked Alice for the ride and then bailed on her and her car when we got near Langdon Street, which leads down to campus and Library Mall, where things were supposed to start.  Funny thing, by the time we got there, sometime after noon, the place was so packed there was hardly room for a polar bear to stand, let alone march.  We met up with Bob, they call him "Fighting Bob" at the Wisconsin Idea sign.
Sometimes, when people see me they shout out:  "I like your sign!"  What they don't know is that I am a Wisconsin idea too.

Truly yours,
~Polar Bear Witness

Just The Beginning

Meet Alice.  We met in wander land, that is when we were wandering down East Wash, hoping someone would be brave enough to offer a polar bear a ride.  Of course, after introductions, she was glad to be escorting a celebrity. Moi.  

"Don't you think this is just the beginning!" she said.  

"Beginning?" we asked.  

People coming together in a way they haven't before, was, in so many words, what she said.

I guess that's why Monona and I were marching, looking to connect with others who still saw the proverbial glass as half full, even as the Arctic ice is half gone.

Truly yours,

~Polar Bear Witness