National Anti-SUV Mov ement National Anti-SUV Ticketing Movement Takes to the Streets of New York

SUV drivers in New York City and all over the country will wake up this week to find theyve been ticketed. Why? Because the SUV is changing our streets, the air we breathe, and increasing our dependence on foreign oil - SUV drivers need to know their free choice" has a negative impact on all of us. Across the country, hundreds of people will be hitting the streets to distribute over 100,000 tickets, which raise awareness and spark discussion.

SUV drivers in New York City and all over the country will wake up this week to find theyve been ticketed. Why? Because driving an SUV is a crime! In conjunction with Bike Week hundreds of people will be hitting the streets to distribute over 100,000 tickets, which raise awareness and spark discussion.

From New York to Santa Monica, Denver to Dallas, even the Mall of America, our ticketers are ready for action! With volunteers in over 30 States, and a mail-in campaign to Government and Auto Industry Officials, we will shatter the myth that everyone likes/wants/needs an SUV.

The SUV ticket is the brainchild of Boston artists John Tagiuri, Mira Friedlaender, and Mike Flanigan under the banner of Earth on Empty. Our ticket gives voice to the many citizens who dont think the American Way is all about having a huge car. Ironically many of these behemoths now sport an American flag - despite the fact that they directly influence our foreign policy and involvement in the Middle East.

The SUV is changing our streets, the air we breathe, and increasing our dependence on foreign oil - SUV drivers need to know their free choice" has a negative impact on all of us.

"We made this ticket because we live in the city, and so do you, and theres something really wrong about the way the SUV is changing our streets, the air we breathe, and increasing our dependence on FOREIGN OIL. . . Think about it! . . . After all, theres nothing in the American dream about sitting in traffic in your car by yourself for hours on end every day polluting more than your fair share."
        
Conservation does not mean doing without. Thanks to new technology, it can mean doing better and smarter and cheaper." (President George W. Bush)

Such text and other pertinent facts about oil use and alternatives appear on the SUV tickets that ticketers will place on SUV windshields throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan in the late hours of the night between Sunday, May 19 and Thursday, May 23.

Whos Who?    
   Adam Weinstock, educator/activist, lead New York City SUV-ticketing organizer
   John Tagiuri, public artist, provocateur
           Mira Friedlaender, artist, city-cyclist, prankster
        Lynn Weissman, documentary videographer, eco-guerrilla
        Mike Flanigan, creator of Alternative Needs Transportation Bicycles

Images of the tickets and other information about Earth on Empty and the SUV-ticketing campaign are available online at www.earthonempty.com.