John -
It seems like every year all of us here in the United States brace ourselves for what will be yet another record-breaking summer of climate disasters.
In the coming months, I'm sure you'll hear from the many organizations out there funding disaster relief for communities affected by climate impacts. That is essential work, but that is NOT what this email is about:
This email IS about the work we do year-round with communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis to fight back against the fossil fuel companies who are causing these deadly climate impacts to worsen every year.
John, it's not enough to fight these fossil fuel companies one by one. We need to organize communities year-round to build REAL climate solutions that will help prevent the worst effects of the climate crisis. It's the only way we're going to win.
So before climate disaster season gets even worse, we are reaching out to ask you to help build this long-term mobilizing work around the globe:
When the headlines about wildfires, heatwaves and hurricanes stop, our organizers keep organizing. From collaborating with local climate activists in the Caribbean Climate Network, to fishermen in Argentina whose livelihoods are at risk as a result of fracking sites, to local groups across the continent of Africa to build solar power that is fully owned by the communities who built them, we focus all of our energy on one goal — stop the worst effects of the climate crisis as quickly and as equitably as possible.
John, it wasn't long ago that when extreme weather hit, there was zero connection in the media to climate change. Year-round organizing is exactly why major news outlets are now starting to connect the dots between climate disasters and the warming of our planet.
And the reality is that not all of us will be equally impacted by climate disasters — now is the time for unparalleled international solidarity. From the wildfires in Canada to those experiencing floods in Bangladesh, this is our moment to band together to expose the fossil fuel companies responsible for the climate crisis and create real climate solutions.
Year-round organizing is not going to generate immediate or short-term results, but it WILL prevent the climate crisis from getting worse in the long-term. That's why we spend 365 days a year doing it.
And your first donation to 350.org will help build the long-term, community-centered mobilizing power to create a just transition to renewable energy. So please consider using the link below to make your first donation today:
https://act.350.org/go/climate-impacts/
Thank you for chipping in what you can. And if you can't make a donation today, that is also okay. We are all doing our part to take back our future and our planet.
Onwards,
May Boeve
Executive Director
350.org
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PO Box 843004, Boston, MA 02284-3004
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