The King Mango Strut is a nutty parade tradition that happens on the last Sunday of every year (since 1982!)  in Coconut Grove, Miami.  It is full of political messages, satire, parodies, and pretty much recaps the highlights of the past year.  There is nothing else like it!

My friends at Emerge Miami, a local activist group, participate every year. (Last year they had the crowd throwing shoes at a effigy of George W.)   This year it was climate cheerleading.  (which I got to be a part of!!)



Our cheer troop was followed by a bed on wheels (recycled from the Bed Race) with a senator in bed with an oil company big wig (aka a blow up doll).  Attached to the bed were the direct phone numbers to call the senators and demand a stronger climate bill. 


(You can still call BTW!)

We had a captain planet theme song remake, a pyramid, and even a cheer in Spanish!
FYI: PARE EL CAMBIO DE CLIMA means Stop Climate Change!
check us out rehearsing right before the parade started:

(all pom poms made out of recycled grocery bags)







Here are some of the others.....

The Sierra club did  one about recretional hunting in national parks.  They had about 30 people dressed as animals and trees toting guns & ammo.


Stimulating stimulus package


Barbie turns 50, aka COUGAR Barbie


There were at least 4 different Tiger Woods ones. 
This one was my favorite, but honestly, DIDN'T MORE IMPORTANT THINGS HAPPEN THIS YEAR!?!?!?


Uh.... I have NO idea what this clown was supposed to be... weird.


OH HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!! the Climategate thing? Lucky we are peaceful cheerleaders, or this climate change skeptic would have gone DOWN! I guess everyone has a right to their opinion....


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