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Contact Information: Joelle Novey, joelle@gwipl.org, 202-256-1450 

MEDIA ADVISORY

HUNDREDS FROM RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
CITING BIBLICAL TALE OF DAVID vs. GOLIATH 
(AND CARRYING 10-FOOT “SLINGSHOT”)
TO MARCH SUNDAY IN RALLY
 AGAINST
 COVE POINT LNG EXPORT FACILITY 

Multifaith Contingent to Join Thousands at
 Major Rally Against Fracked Gas Exports 

WHO:         Over a hundred marchers from diverse religious 
                     communities

WHAT:       Gathering to pray and march together in rally against 
                     Cove Point facility

VISUALS:    10-foot paper maché “slingshot,” evoking Biblical
                     David vs. Goliath story and colorful “stones” 
                     LOVE, PEACE, JUSTICE, HARMONY,  DIGNITY,  
                     REPAIR,  HOPE

                     Crowd wearing congregational T-shirts, clerical  collars, 
                     and religious headcoverings reflecting a diversity of faith
                     communities

WHERE:     Taft Memorial Park, west of New Jersey Avenue 
                     between Louisiana & Constitution Aves NW.
                     Southwest of Union Station

WHEN:       Sunday, July 13th, 2014 11:30 am -12:30 pm

                     11:30 am -12:30 pm: 
                          Quaker community hosts Friends Mtg for Worship 
                          Silent devotional gathering open to participants of all
                          faiths 

                     12:30 pm - 12:50 pm:
                          Multifaith contingent gathers 

                     12:50 pm:
                           Multifaith group walks to the rally from Taft Park 
                           West of the Capitol Reflecting Pool on National Mall 

                      1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 
                          Rally speakers, West of Capitol Reflecting Pool
                          on National Mall


                      2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
                          March to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission           
                             
                                           

“In the Bible, David told his people not to ‘lose heart’ on account of Goliath.”
“Today, we may be small,
but for the sake of families in Calvert County facing an industrial behemoth in their neighborhood;
for the sake of those all along the East Coast who are trying to protect our drinking water from fracking; 
and for the sake of all of our neighbors around the world already suffering from a disrupted climate;
we can’t sit this one out.”
“On Sunday, we’re going to do what David did: we're going to stand up faithfully,
and encourage each other to take heart.


 Joelle Novey, Director, Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) 


Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) engages hundreds of congregations of all faiths across Maryland and the DC area in saving energy, going green, and responding to climate change. IPL-DMV is one of forty state affiliates of Interfaith Power & Light mobilizing a national religious response to the climate crisis. www.mdipl.org