Silent Vigil: Plastic
Fri, February 14, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Historic Chester County Courthouse (corner of High and Market Streets)
West Chester, PA 19382
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Plastic bottles lying in the gutter. Grocery bags tangled in branches. Food wrappers scuttling across the ground on a windy day. Although such examples of litter easily come to mind, they only hint at the serious and growing problem of plastic pollution — a problem mostly hidden from view.

The West Chester Borough has signed a bill to ban single-use plastic bags and straws as of July 2, 2020. In practice, however, this will not become effective if we don’t show West Chester businesses that we are serious and want to make sure the ban is understood and followed up.

The silent vigil will be held at Historic Chester County Courthouse corner, where we can be seen and attract attention. This vigil is non-violent and as it’s a silent vigil we will not talk with the public about why we do this. To inform the public about the reason for this vigil, all of us will hold a large plastic detergent bottle and we will write a personal message about plastic on the bottle with a sharpie. We will also have small paper handouts with more details about why plastic is a problem.

You should be angry about what is happening to this earth and we want you to express your anger thru the clothes you wear. So join us and come to the Anti-Plastic vigil on Valentine’s Day and show your anger by wearing dark clothing and a hoodie.