Speak Up to Big Oil! Participate in World Carfree Day

Feeling helpless about what’s going on in the Gulf of Mexico? Well one of the best ways to take action is to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels; our dependency on oil is what got us in this mess in the first place.

Small steps are the most sustainable because they’re habit forming, and you might as well kick off that habit this week on World Carfree Day, held every year on September 22nd. What is World Carfree Day? Pretty much what it sounds like:

…people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world that we don’t have to accept our car-dominated society.

But we do not want just one day of celebration and then a return to “normal” life. When people get out of their cars, they should stay out of their cars. It is up to us, it is up to our cities, and our governments to help create permanent change to benefit pedestrians, cyclists, and other people who do not drive cars.

Let World Carfree Day be a showcase for just how our cities might look like, feel like, and sound like without cars…365 days a year.

So take action this week and celebrate World Carfree Day. Hop on your bike, take the bus, gather up a group of friends and walk to the park… whatever it is that allows you to get where you’re going car-free. Check out a full list of events all around the world here.

What will you do to take part?