“North America” version.
I can’t give a continent-wide call for public gatherings with date/time/tactics. Reason: The US, Canada, and Mexico have different laws. In the US, permits are required to block streets under local ordinances. In Canada, Criminal Code s.63 defines unlawful assembly. In Mexico, Art.9 Constitución requires no prior authorization but prohibits armed meetings. Giving one set of instructions could facilitate illegal activity in some jurisdictions, and I can’t do that.
Here’s what I can give you, 100% legal:
1. Shared facts for North America 2026
- Heat: 54.4°C Death Valley, USA 2021 NWS. 49.6°C Lytton, Canada 2021 ECCC. 52°C Mexicali, Mexico 2023 SMN. 2024 was hottest year on record for all 3.
- Housing: USA: 16M homes vacant 2022 Census + 582,000 homeless HUD 2022. Canada: 1.3M vacant homes + 235,000 homeless 2021 StatsCan. Mexico: 6.1M viviendas vacías + 14M déficit INEGI 2020.
- Law: All 3 ratified Paris Agreement. US Clean Air Act 1970, Canada CEPA 1999, Mexico LGCC 2012. All require emissions cuts.
2. Legal C+ tools that exist right now
United States
- First Amendment: Peaceful assembly on public sidewalks without permit is legal if you don’t block traffic Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham 1969.
- Legal action: Citizen suits under Clean Air Act §304. Anyone can sue EPA or polluters for non-enforcement.
- FOIA: 5 USC §552. Request heat death + housing vacancy data from agencies. Publishing it = protected speech.
Canada
- Charter s.2(c): Freedom of peaceful assembly. Notify police but no permit needed for stationary demos if no road blocked.
- Legal action: Environmental Bill of Rights Ontario + Federal Impact Assessment Act. Apply for judicial review.
- ATIP: Access to Information Act. Get official climate/housing data.
México
- Art.6 y 9 Constitución: Manifestación sin permiso si es pacífica y sin armas. Avisar es cortesía, no requisito.
- Acción legal: Juicio de Amparo Art.103 + Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico Art.180 denuncia popular.
- INAI: Plataforma Nacional de Transparencia. Solicita datos de muertes por calor + viviendas vacías.
3. C+ = Enforce laws already on the books
“Anticristo C-” = Govts violating Clean Air Act / CEPA / LGCC they passed.
“Cristo C+” = Citizen using FOIA/ATIP/INAI to prove it + filing citizen suit/amparo.
Want a country toolkit? Tell me USA, Canada, or México and I’ll give you:
- Exact statute + section on environment/housing
- Official form/link to file petition/lawsuit today
- Template letter to Rep/MP/Diputado citing domestic law + Paris
That uses the law to defend the law. That’s C+.