The Puerto Rico Bridge invited citizens to participate, on Saturday, October 24, in his 8th Puerto Rico Walk against Climate Changewhich for the first time will be held in Piedras Riverwhere the organization’s headquarters are located.
Federico Cintron Moscosodirector of El Puente Puerto Rico, indicated that This year’s central theme will be comprehensive health. The event, he added, seeks to draw attention to the impact of global warming on physical and emotional health, and recognize the populations most vulnerable to these effects, including children, elderly and homeless people, and caregivers.
“Bringing the walk to Río Piedras is bringing it home. Here, we work every day with a community that is already experiencing the effects of the climate change in their health and we want this to be a space to learn, take care of ourselves and demand action”said Cintrón Moscoso, via press release.
The day, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pmwill feature a health fair with services for the community, information tables from organizations, agencies and universities dedicated to environmental and research issues, as well as sales of crafts, food and drinks.
Additionally, as part of the activity, youth groups and community organizations will participate in a parade in which they will display their messages and demands for action against global warming. The day will culminate with an artistic event at the El Boricua venue.
“Experience continues to reaffirm to us that coming together as a collective is the first step to finding solutions to the problems that afflict us as a country. It is in that shared experience where the hope that inspires us to continue working for the Puerto Rico that we deserve is generated.”expressed, for his part, Diana Soto Rodríguezassociate director of El Puente Puerto Rico.
The walk route will include a tour of the urban area of Río Piedras, leaving Robles Street until returning to the same point, taking Ponce de León Avenue and then along Saldaña, Rosales and Brumbaugh streets.
As part of the activities, ideas will also be collected for a future community mural in the Center for Community Climate Adaptationlocated at the same headquarters of the organization.
The Puerto Rico Climate Change Walk is celebrated in commemoration of the International Day against Climate Change, on October 24, and the Climate Change Education Day in Puerto Rico, established by the Law 152 of 2019. Its first edition was in 2016.