Members of Congress are home this month — attend town halls or arrange a
drop-off appreciation
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Weekly Briefing, Aug. 9, 2023
Table of Contents:
Make the most of August recess
Take action this week
Lobbying success story
Upcoming trainings
Members of Congress are home in August — let's make the most of it
Every August, Congress is scheduled to take a recess, and members head
home to work in their district or state offices for the month. This is a
great chance to get some face time with your representative and your
senators without having to travel to Capitol Hill in D.C., so let's make
the most of this opportunity.
Many members of Congress (MOCs) will hold town halls during August, so
that's one way to connect. Check out your MOC's website or social media
pages to see their upcoming events, and plan to attend. At the town
hall, let your climate advocate flag fly! Draft a question
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for your member of Congress about a climate impact that is affecting you
or the local community, and express your desire for a policy solution.
Another option is to arrange a drop-off at your MOC's district or state
office. Create some sort of "thank you," like a signed card, a baked
good, or a potted plant. Plan to briefly stop by the office to drop off
your appreciation with the local congressional staff.
All of these efforts go a long way toward building your relationship
with your member of Congress and showing them that their constituents
want climate action.
For more guidance, check out our August Action Sheet
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Get Town Hall Tips
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Contact Congress about the Increased TSP
Access Act. America's farmers, ranchers, and other forest owners need
help to access critical conservation programs. The Increased TSP Access
Act would help — send Congress a message
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about this new legislation.
If you have more time: Tune in to CCL's August call. Got plans this
weekend? CCL is hosting our virtual monthly call for August on Saturday
at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. We will hear from guest speaker Ramona
Liberoff, Executive Director of the Platform for Accelerating the
Circular Economy (PACE). We'll also celebrate recent successes and get
down to business with our August actions. Hope you can join us!
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Never say never: A lobbying success story
CCL volunteer Teresa Welch serves as a liaison to her chapter's
Democratic member of Congress. When she and the chapter first began
lobbying this lawmaker, Teresa says, "He was adamantly opposed to carbon
fee and dividend. We asked him about fee and dividend in every town
hall, and every time, the answer we got was, ‘I will never support that
policy.'"
But through persistent, thoughtful citizen lobbying, Teresa and her
chapter helped transform this lawmaker's stance. By 2021, he was saying
in committee meetings, " The solution to climate change is a carbon fee
and dividend policy."
How exactly did this success come about? Watch or read Teresa's story on
the CCL blog.
See Teresa's Story
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Upcoming trainings
8/ 10: Attending Town Halls During the August Recess - Members of
Congress are working in their districts and states this month. Attend
this training to learn how to find and attend their local town hall
meetings and make connections to climate change. Join us!
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8/ 10: Op-ed Template Happy Hour - CCL's communications team has created
two new op-ed templates
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for you to personalize with local details and submit to your local
newspaper. If you would like support for that process, attend this
workshop to walk through the templates and get them ready for
publishing. Join us!
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8/ 17: Welcoming New Volunteers To Your Chapter - Learn to quickly
welcome and engage new recruits so they stay active in CCL chapter
efforts. Join us!
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
8/15: Communicating With Progressives - CCL Texas State Coordinator and
Progressive Outreach Action Team leader Bob Hendricks leads this
training on communicating with progressives about a price on pollution.
Join us!
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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community
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As we build political will for climate solutions, CCL can notify you of
timely actions via text message. This will be critical once a bill is in
congress. You can opt out at any time. Sign up today!
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CCL Climate Advocate Training
Do you want to be a more effective volunteer? Start by joining our
Informational Session, and then register for our Climate Advocate
Training.
The Info Session is held weekly on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
Join Info Session
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CCL's Climate Advocate Training workshop is offered live several times a
year ahead of our big lobby days. Click below to sign up or find out
more information.
Register for Climate Advocate Training
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Donate now to support our climate action work
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