Renowned Climatologist James Hansen to speak at rally in support of Tim DeChristopher

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SALT LAKE CITY — NASA legend James Hansen is coming to Salt Lake to testify at Tim DeChristopher's arraignment this Tuesday, April 28.

Please bring everyone!    11am SLC Library Plaza (map)

Meet and hear Mr. Hansen speak at 11 a.m. at the Salt Lake City Library Plaza (map).

Then we will march with him and Tim to the arraignment at 11:45 a.m. (Frank E. Moss Courthouse in Salt Lake City (map)) then back to the Library to for more discussion with Mr. Hansen and DeChristopher.

Schedule of the events with Hansen and DeChristopher:

Monday, 6 p.m.:          Hansen talks with Radioactive, KRCL’s public affairs program.

Monday, 7:30 p.m.:     Hansen will speak at U of U’s Social and Behavioral Science auditorium

Tuesday, 11 a.m.:       Rally begins with speakers and music at the SLC Library Plaza.

Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.:  March (route) to Frank E. Moss Courthouse for DeChristopher’s arraignment.

Tuesday, about noon: Hansen will speak at rally for DeChristopher at the SLC Library Plaza.

Tuesday, 6 p.m.:        Hansen will speak at Utah Valley University in the library auditorium (map).

Tim DeChristopher is the University of Utah student is facing two felony charges for his nonviolent disruption of an illegitimate oil and gas lease auction of public land in Utah last December.

Even though a federal court and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar rescinded the auction because of its illegitimacy, Brett Tolman, the United States attorney for Utah, has decided to charge DeChristopher with two felonies, which could mean up to 10 years in prison.