 This is from Beverly Little Thunder, who is a Lakota activist and a member of the 350 Vermont Board, and a wonderful organizer and activist who lives here in Vermont. And here are her words that she wanted to say to you all today. We are here today on land stolen from the original stewards of this land. The indigenous people who have called this home long before settlers from other places invaded were never given compensation, they never gave permission, nor were even asked about the destruction of their homeland. Many indigenous people live here still. They continue to fight for their rights and the rights of nature. Corporate controlled models of environmental regulation only protect business interest. Trading, quote, solutions that continue to use fossil fuels for another fossil fuel is not the answer. It perpetuates the destruction of not only human life but also that of all living beings. It is not only humans that have a right to exist. The humans who will be most affected by these corporate and governmental choices will be the those least able to survive those proposed changes. BIPOC, Debbie Strickham communities and the elderly, deserve changes that are really taking their needs into account. Which, in heat glibly telling everyone, you know, the thing to do with it. Because at the end of the day I see the same consistency within our session progress as I hope more can. Already most impact resources eat equally accessible to ensure that low-income and BIPOC individuals have been training a workforce to work under safe conditions and be paid a fair wage. Incentivizing heat pump technology and solar power in our communities. Public transportation system, starting with electric public transit and school buses. Fair free transit, extended hours of service and accountable transportation management. Transition, our energy away from sources that continue polluting and harming communities under the guise of renewable energy such as trading out of state for Vermont. Scale Bioman, it needs to be better. Greenhouse gas emissions, we can no longer afford fault solutions for the sake of corporate profits that delay the change we desperately need. We know this is not easy, but it is what we need you to do. With hope and resolve, we are your constituents. Thank you very much. And many, many people who wish they could have been with us in person but couldn't make it work on a Wednesday. And we have actually some wonderful, wonderful messages from them. We'll be sharing with the legislators and hopefully reading out loud later as well. Fun to participate is more than welcome. We have lots more props and costumes that we can use. These speakers lined up and throwing some great tables from considering organizations. So that's the plan from here. For this land, for this conflict. Installation in a few minutes. And while I'm speaking briefly about plastics and how I came to this work and the issues of plastics connecting to climate change, I invite you all to please come. There's many plastic turfs. There's many drop cloths. These are going to be transformed into waves. So we were free the illusion of rising up and over, over the state house to help make visible the issues of climate justice and climate change. The weather is certainly weird, but we're going to help show that to our legislators to see that they have support to take action. So please come on over and grab something while I say a few words. The marriage for direct action and change. We have this petition that over 300 people signed to modernize the bottle bill to give us the right to repair our goods. So they're truly good. And to make producers responsible for the pollution that they are creating. Yeah. So this will be one of the many words that lift us. Please come on over and get something. Um, so let's see. The issue of plastics in its options, pollution and climate change with the petroclimate chemicals they need from polluting and poisoning us and our neighbors and relatives of all species. Packages to move our hands and are reaching out into our landscape and make sure the wealth disparities and racialized injustices of the current system where they're made mostly in this country in black communities in an area that's now known as cancer alley. And in where plastics end up often overseas and in the seas, both eyes and making into micro plastics, moving up our food chain and disrupting health. So we are here to inspire Vermont to keep going. We know you have that plastic bag and the straws, but we have way more work to do. With business as usual, we will see a three-fourth increase in the amount of ocean plastic by 2040. That's just 18 years. So when today's babies graduate from high school, there will be three times more ocean plastic. But that's only if we allow it. And we don't allow it. This is why we are gathered here to plan, demand and region. We are responsible for the mass of plastic packaging and waste. And to serve us, let's modernize our bodies as it works, but keep it strong. So we're going to make new laws to tackle interconnected issues of health, climate, economy, racism, poverty and climate. For our regenerative, circular economy, we are creative and we are supportive. Many more people wanted to be here physically, but they are with us in spirit. And we're supported by this earth, holding us in so many ways. Illusion of the wave won't work without you all. So, all of these tasks depend. What I'd like to be is a circle. I'm going to help you produce the climate just so you can join in, harmonize and get an idea here. Can you hear us? This climate crisis now, can you hear us? This climate crisis now, can you hear us? This climate crisis now, making climate justice now. Can you hear us? We have a mighty will. Make them hear us. We will not be still making climate justice now. Can you hear us? Can you hear us? I hope you guys have too. If you know the words, if you have the words there, you want to sing, join in. Otherwise, do it your way. Start over. Can you hear us? This climate crisis now, can you hear us? This climate crisis now, can you hear us? This climate crisis now, making climate justice now. Make them hear us. We want to bother them. Make them hear us. We have a mighty will. Make them hear us. We will not be still making climate justice now. Can you remember? Hurricane Irene before a while now. It was so unseen that you remember. Hurricane Irene making climate justice now. Can you hear us? You have some rolling, and then once you pass inside the side and rolling, you get the shots of the people trying from the back. Especially if you have time with words, be sure to come up and come and send there to get your best documented. And if you have a clean tarp, then head to the back. And it's just going to be interesting. Can't we just turn around and go that way? So, yeah, we're going to come under and over right here. So I don't know if turning around won't work. So you might have to drop the tarp and let people walk over it and then take off. Justice. And you can definitely start moving as you go. And then also, we'll pass you some more. And I think we're off right over. We want the bottle bill. Make them hear us. We have a mighty will. Make them still make it. We'll show them.