<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Memorial Demonstration for Victims of Oil Train Tragedy </b></font></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></span></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Yesterday, people rallied to remember Lac-</font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Mégantic and honor </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Laszlo Berkovits</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)">, a leader of the Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">In spite of the heat, about 30 people showed up to </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)">rally to mark the Anniversary of the 2013 Tragedy at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, where 47 people were killed, when a train carrying volatile Bakken crude oil derailed. People spoke out and demanded improved rail safety regulations and enforcement and a ban on Bakken crude oil and Liquified Natural Gas.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">A few of our UUCP Racial & Social Justice Team members were present including: Karen Shannon, Micki Shilan and Sydelle Postman. </span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">A big thank you to everyone that showed up, represented UUCP, and</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> spoke out for rail safety.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you would like to learn more, get involved and take action, <a href="https://www.stand.earth/people-vs-big-oil/stop-oil-trains-now" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_kqts3y8m0" alt="IMG_0208.jpg" width="517" height="388"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_kqts46xb1" alt="IMG_0203.jpg" width="388" height="517"></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Liandra Pires</font></span></b><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Marketing & Communications
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