Ed Fallon will discuss and sign his book Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim. The book is Fallon’s memoir from the 2014 march from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, when a core of 35 marchers walked 3,100 miles in eight months. Three western Massachusetts residents who participated in the March are featured in the book.

Ed Fallon was raised in Saugus, Massachusetts and has lived in Des Moines, Iowa since 1984. His life of public service includes 14 years in the Iowa Legislature. Since 2009, Fallon has hosted a weekly talk show, the Fallon Forum. He also directs Bold Iowa, a non-profit organization that formed to fight the Dakota Access Pipeline and whose mission is to build rural-urban coalitions to fight climate change. Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim is his first book.

“While this book is deeply personal and reveals details of my life few are aware of, my primary motive in writing Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim was to fire-up people to take action against the existential threat of climate change,” said Fallon. “The urgency I felt during the March is now greater than ever, especially in light of October’s UN report and last month’s National Climate Assessment. I hope this story inspires people to mobilize to fight climate change immediately, before it’s too late.”

Ed Fallon, BoldIowa chief agitator, author, political activist for climate
Monday, April 8, 7 – 8:30pm