As climate negotiators gather in Copenhagen, local residents will hold a solemn candlelit procession from Federal Plaza to the iconic Bean followed by a vigil on Saturday night to demonstrate public support for an agreement strong enough to actually slow climate change.

This local action will join thousands of coordinated vigils happening in more than 100 countries as part of “The World Wants a Real Deal” campaign to demand a fair, ambitious and binding climate agreement.

WHO: Greenpeace Chicago, Rainforest Action Network Chicago, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, and concerned citizens of Chicago. Local groups are supported internationally by 350.org, tcktck.org and Avaaz.org.

WHAT: Candlelit procession from Federal Plaza to the iconic Bean. The procession will be followed a vigil. Some highlights include: stories from the front line of climate change and a presentation of Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” the official theme of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Additionally, as night falls around the world, people across the globe will be holding coordinated vigils of their own, from a group outside the US embassy in typhoon-damaged Manila, to a crowd of thousands in Copenhagen, the site of the UN Climate talks.

WHEN & WHERE: December 12th, 4:00pm at Federal Plaza (50 W Adams St. Chicago)