2005 Doo Dah Parade, "Addicted to Oil"

1. "Addicted to Oil" parade participants, Sunday, Nov 20, 11:30 AM
2. Propmaking, Saturday, Nov 19, 10:00 AM
3. Pictures from 2004

1. "Addicted to Oil" parade participants, Sunday, Nov 20, 11:30 AM

Opportunity to Participate:

We will meet in Memorial Park at Raymond & Holly, Pasadena, starting at 10:30 AM, look for the "Addicted to Oil" sign. The entry fee is waived for this entry - try to come by 11 AM se we can get you an entrant sticker.

Here's the flyer we will distribute at the 2005 Doo Dah Parade and pictures from last year

This will be the second year we have an entry in the parade.  If you wish to participate in the parade, and or the prop-making on Saturday before the parade, contact eric@lapostcarbon.org, 714-926-1916. 

Critical Mass of Bicycles
Critical Mass Cyclists are welcome to join us as an example of sustainable transport.  If your willing to tie a sign on your bike, it would be great as well - let me know.  On a bike a "I Am Alternate Energy" would be great,  If there was enough bikes - it would be really cool if the 12-step program (below) was attached to 12-bikes circling and weaving around parade route.  Could we recruit at least 12 cyclists?

LA Post Carbon Entered the 2004 Doo Dah Parade with a variety of actors.  They included the out-of-gassers pushing their car carrying empty gas cans, the Earth being followed by a doctor(s) with a thermometer and stretcher, a Soldier fighting for oil, Uncle Sam who is "Addicted to Oil", a TV set looking for a place to plug in and a "Wake up!!

To counter all this oil addiction, there will be 12-Step Program for oil addicts (updated for 2005). These steps are not meant to be all inclusive, but to give people a starting point and incremental steps to end their addiction to oil.

12-Step Program For Oil Addicts

1. Buy used products whenever possible
2. Don't buy things you don't need
3. Share everything - especially energy consuming appliances
4. Walk or Bike for transportation
5. Buy a used car instead of a new one
6. Move your job closer, or move closer to your job
7. Grow food
8. Plant trees and shrubs, preferably food-producing
9. Shop at a local farmers market
10. Eat less meat and more raw foods
11. Retrofit homes for energy and water efficiency
12. Educate yourself and your community on the impact of our choices

Ideas Welcome:

You can also join the group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PostCarbonDooDah to post your ideas.  We will re-use some of the ideas from last year, and may add some new ones.

We will distribute flyers with info on the November 22 screening of "The END of SUBURBIA" at the Pasadena Central Library, and the Kenneth Defers presentation at Cal Tech on December 1st, 8 PM (free, no RSVP needed).  The kids that were in the parade last year really enjoyed handing out the flyers.

Official Doo Dah website: http://www.pasadenadoodahparade.com/

2. Propmaking, Saturday, Nov 19, 10:00 AM

We will meet Saturday 10:00 AM, Either at my place in Arcadia, or at Throop Memorial in Pasadena if there is a room available (RSVP for directions. eric@lapostcarbon.org, 714-926-1916).  Bring snacks or drinks.

Props & Supplies Needed:
We need some supplies for this parade.  If you have (or can make) any of the following and can bring them Saturday (or Sunday), let me know.

1. Cardboard for signs - we can cover it with paper from a roll or use as is.
2. Cardboard boxes (to get creative with)
3. Bamboo for signs
4. Stretcher
5. I.V. Pole for Uncle Sam
6. Paint
7. Any supply of stuff that could inspire creative ideas - fabric, string, safety pins,

3. LA Post Carbon at the Doo Dah Parade
Sunday, November 21st, 2004

LA Post Carbon Entered the Doo Dah Parade with an entry called Got Oil? The actors included the out-of-gassers pushing their car carrying empty gas cans, the Earth being followed by a doctor(s) with a thermometer and stretcher, a Soldier fighting for oil, Uncle Sam who is "Addicted to Oil", a TV set looking for a place to plug in and a "Wake up!! We are here, Peak Oil" sign.

Click here to see the flyer we distributed at the parade

To counter all this oil addiction, there was a 12-Step Program for oil addicts. These steps are not meant to be all inclusive, but to give people a starting point and incremental steps to end their addiction to oil.

12-Step Program for Oil-Addicts

1. Be aware of the oil you consume when you travel, shop, work and eat
2. Understand that you need only make incremental changes
3. Educate yourself about energy and sustainability
4. Reduce number of car trips
5. Increase walking or biking trips
6. Become active in your local community
7. Begin a garden
8. Create Car or Van Pools
9. Do away with non-essentials that don't contribute to our health or well being
10. Form an organic food-buying co-op
11. Retrofit homes for energy and water efficiency
12. Know that these steps are a small but important beginning

2004 Doo Dah Parade Pictures

In the picture below we are waiting for the Doo Dah parade to start. There were 25 people that joined us, including 9 kids.

Here we are someone in the middle of the Doo Dah parade route. The small TV below is a 4 year-old girl (going on 5). She was very excited about being in the parade. If anyone has a closeup picture of her, please send it to me (eric@einem.us) (ditto for pictures of any of the entrants).

Uncle Sam in the picture below had an OIL IV on wheels. Occasionally his IV would roll away from him and pull out of his arm. This would cause him to go into OIL shock and collapse to the ground. Fortunately the Soldier "Fighting for Oil" came to the rescue in each case to reconnect his IV. Anyone have a picture of Uncle Sam collapsed on the ground?

The doctors below were supposed to be following the earth closely because the earths thermometer was indicating Global Warming in the danger zone. Looks like the earth is not being looked after too carefully below.

"Got Oil? - L.A. POST CARBON" at the Doo Dah Parade.

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