April is for growing!
Join our April campaign to raise $5000 by April 30th. Our original goal was $3,500, but as we surpassed that mid-April, we're aiming higher! Donate today!
Also, please check out our new peer-to-peer fundraising tool. Twenty activists have made mini-campaigns as part of our April campaign and to inspire us all to fundraise year-long for climate action. Interested in learning more and starting a mini-campaign? Contact [email protected].
Storm surge protection:
Who gets shielded, and what's the environmental toll?
New York is severely vulnerable to rising seas. So why do key environmental groups oppose the US Army Corps of Engineers' plan for a $52 billion system of storm surge gates and coastal barriers? How would the plan affect neighborhoods already facing environmental injustice? Join us on zoom Tuesday, May 9th at 7:30 to hear from Gowanus Canal Conservancy Executive Director Andrea Parker. She will decipher the environmental stakes and offer a more comprehensive, community-based approach to protecting people and ecosystems. Register for the Zoom meeting and join us!
PvFF photo message for Con Ed
Union Square, Saturday April 29th at 3pm
People vs Fossil Fuels is calling everyone, but particularly families, for this massive photo shoot to tell Con Ed: New Yorkers SAY NO -- It's time to PULL THE PLUG on fossil fuels. Con Ed's rate hikes are one way they get consumers to pay for their unnecessary LNG construction build outs. Rate cases are a unique opportunity to take a stand and judges are required by law to listen. Learn more!
PvFF Earth Week mobilization call
PvFF held an inspiring Mobilization Call to End the Era of Fossil Fuels. The call blasted the Biden Administration’s decision to approve the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska and inspired us with testimony from anti fossil fuel movements around the country. On the call, organizers offered ways to build skills and plug into a week of nationwide actions coming June 8-11 which will focus on gas infrastructure. Join the next in person PvFF workgroup meeting on May 10 at 7 PM (location TBD) to help plan our June 8 Teach-In. Email [email protected] to RSVP.
Join us for Power Hour: Low pressure, high impact
We provide all the tools necessary to dive in, you just show up! Join us every Monday from 12-1pm where we call and write in support of effective climate policy. We are on the verge of passing transformative climate legislation in the state budget - so join us to lobby Brooklyn's state representatives to get the Climate, Jobs, and Justice Package over the finish line. Please sign up for Power Hour.
Run for your lives!
May 21 in Prospect Park
Have fun, raise money, and love your planet! Walk, jog, run, or bike around Prospect Park on a beautiful Sunday morning in May. Start anytime after 8:30 am. Our May 21 "Run For Your Lives" event will culminate in a gathering around 10 am with light refreshments, music by our own Eco-Tones brass band, and a raffle with amazing prizes. Complete description on our webpage. Buy your tickets today!
May podcast episode is live!
From Gas to Green with Earthjustice Attorney Meagan Burton
Through legislation like NY HEAT, Meagan Burton, Senior Attorney at Earthjustice, crafts and defends legislation that provides an equitable offramp from gas and paves the way for clean, affordable heating for all. Listen to Climate Check's Newest Episode, “From Gas to Green: the NY HEAT Act,” wherever you get your podcasts.
Earth Week national art action
On April 16, PvFF Workgroup hosted 350BK activists who wheatpasted powerful anti fossil fuels artwork during a weeklong nationwide climate arts action demanding that the Biden administration end fossil fuel expansion.
From Our Friends and Allies
Investing with your values
Brooklyn Public Library, April 27 6:30 pm
Brooklyn Public Library is hosting this virtual event with personal finance expert Galia Gichon. Learn how to align your investments with your concerns about the climate and social justice. Pre-registration required.
Rally for packaging reduction
May 2, Albany
Join Beyond Plastics, NYPIRG and more than 40 NY organizations to support passing the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Act and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill. Free roundtrip transportation from NYC.
Book launch: Briana Craft, "Everything That Rises: A Climate Change Memoir"
Cafe con Libros, May 4, 7 pm
The intersectional feminist bookstore and coffee shop Cafe con Libros will host a discussion with young climate activist Briana Craft at the Somewhere Good space, at 320 Thompkins Avenue May 4 at 7PM. "Everything That Rises" blends the political with the personal. Croft explores what it means to advocate for the future, and for the people and places you love, all while ensuring your own voice doesn't get lost in the process.
Save energy, save the planet, and get paid
Our Allies NYC2030 and their partners Logical Buildings now offer an app, Grid Rewards, that tracks your energy use and tells you when to reduce it at peak periods, thus avoiding the need to turn on dirty peaker plants. Grid Rewards users earn cash back at the end of the year for their reduced energy use, while helping to reduce the city's carbon footprint. Download the app and get an extra $10 reward when you use the code NYC2030. This tutorial will get you started with five easy steps in less than ten minutes.
Tell President Biden: Say No to LNG
The Alaska LNG export project is a direct betrayal by President Biden to the frontline and Indigenous communities who will be most impacted by this pipeline – as well as a betrayal of his own climate promises.The project would lock us into 30 more years of planet-warming emissions. If we want to reach our climate goals, we can’t allow this project to move forward. Tell President Biden to say NO!
Get involved in one of our workgroups!
350Brooklyn is volunteer-powered. At the heart of these efforts are our campaigns and committees. Follow the links below for more information on how to join.
City Action Committee works to make our city a leader in setting and implementing climate policies that improve life for all NYC residents, especially frontline communities. Our current campaigns include zero-waste legislation, green transportation, healthy buildings, and renewable energy. You can join us weekly online for Power Hour, where we call, tweet, submit testimony, and email our legislators to push for specific climate legislation and action. Evening Power Hours are all about learning, writing, and advocating.
Use this google form to connect with City Action.
Climate Check Stories and Solutions is 350Brooklyn’s podcast. Each monthly episode breaks down the climate crisis through conversations with local climate activists and community organizers. We discuss individual climate stories and pinpoint policies and local actions that can lead us to a healthier climate and a more just society—from fighting pipelines to working with nature and everything in-between. Email us at [email protected].
The Climate Idea Exchange works to deepen public understanding of the climate crisis, breaking it down into manageable topics and offering resources for local action. We work both independently and in collaboration with Brooklyn Public Library. A current project is Climate Chat: A Chance to Connect, a group conversation designed for turning our grief, anger, and fears about the climate crisis into a source of action and joy. Contact us at [email protected].
350BK Families is part of the Climate Families NYC coalition which aims to make climate activism accessible to parents and families. Our activities bring children, youth, and their adults together to fight for a livable future in age appropriate ways. Email us at [email protected].
Legislation focuses on passing significant climate legislation in Albany and in Washington. We develop relationships with local officials, research key issues, and participate in tactics like rallies and phone relays. email [email protected].
The Media Committee is 350Brooklyn's all-around in-house media team. We write copy, design graphics, run 350BK's social media channels and website, edit our biweekly community newsletter, and oversee creative initiatives like the new 350Brooklyn e-magazine Parts Per Million. Get in touch at [email protected].
People vs. Fossil Fuels/350BK is an action focused-group that works with the national PvFF coalition calling on President Biden to declare a climate emergency, stop approving fossil fuel leases and exports, and support the work of frontline communities across the country. Join us to have fun while we fight the black snake! Learn about the national coalition: peoplevsfossilfuels.org. Email: [email protected]
Plastic Free works to eliminate plastic pollution and reduce reliance on single-use plastic products. We meet monthly via Zoom, and work on a variety of projects including legislative lobbying efforts, campaigns promoting going plastic free, and neighborhood efforts to reduce waste. Email us at [email protected].
Stop the Money Pipeline plans and participates in direct actions that pressure financial institutions to stop funding deforestation and fossil fuel industries. We are part of a national movement targeting New York-based corporations, including Chase Bank and BlackRock Investment Management. Email us at [email protected].
No time but able to donate? While we are an affiliate of 350.org, we are programmatically independent and our financial support comes solely from our members. Can you offer financial support, at any level? Donate here.
