Dear friends,

We want to take a moment to THANK YOU for being an important partner of 350 Chicago, and to reflect on some incredible achievements made possible by members and supporters like you.

So far this year, we have:

• Introduced a State Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill in the Illinois House, building on the momentum from our major divestment victory in the city of Chicago. We are meeting with state representatives, senators, and decision makers in the executive branch, advocating for divestment in the upcoming winter legislative session.

• Led the People vs. Fossil Fuels Campaign in Chicago, hosting 2 actions to demand an end to the Fossil Fuel Era and to call for President Biden to declare a climate emergency. Our actions also honored the legacy of Indigenous activist Joye Braun, pressured the Army Corp of Engineers to Stop the Line 5 pipeline endangering the drinking water of millions, and called for Peoples Gas to rescind their rate hike that would hurt low-income Chicagoans! We also had members represent 350 Chicago at the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City this last September.

• Launched our Speaker Series Lectures with compelling climate experts and advocates. These have included former Republican House Rep. Bob Inglis of Republicen.org on the need for climate action, Marilee Feldman LCPC, CADC on mental health and the climate crisis, and Lauren Boyd, Senior Advisor to the Department of Energy, about enhanced geothermal technology. We will be hosting further Speaker Series events over the next 3 weeks and into the new year on climate-related issues! ?

• Collaborated with Fridays for Future Chicago, helping the youth of the Chicago area organize a Climate Strike in March and a follow-on event in September calling for the End of the Fossil Fuel Era!

• Hired our very first part-time staffer to work on the People vs. Fossil Fuels Campaign! We are in the process of securing enough funding to hire our next staffer to make an even bigger impact in fighting the climate crisis.

We are small but effective, and we truly could not have achieved so much without you. As the climate crisis rages on, you give us hope. We are so grateful to have you on our side.

With gratitude,

350 Chicago