350 WA CAT: Campaign Launch, January 3rd

The 350 WA Civic Action Team works to make grassroots legislative advocacy easy and accessible for everyone. Are you ready to take action on sound and just climate state policy?

Come join us at 350 WA Civic Action Team’s 2024 legislative campaign kickoff on January 3rd! Get connected to all the tools and resources you'll need for taking action on sound and just climate policy with us for the 2024 Washington State legislative session.

350 WA Civic Action Team: Campaign Launch
Wednesday, January 3rd @ 6-7pm
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Recycling and Waste Reduction. Clean air and water. Energy issues like Building Electrification and Solar. Forestry. Housing. Police Accountability. Transportation. Economic and Human Justice. All of these policy issues and more are on the table in the 2024 Washington State legislature.

THIRD ACT - Action at Costco Headquarters in Issaquah January 17:
On January 17, we are planning two events:

8:30 AM - Delivering petitions to Issaquah Costco HQ

11 AM - News conference in Seattle, outside City Hall

Here’s what you helped accomplish:

Over the summer campaigners, organizers, and volunteers planned, researched, tested, and came up with a bold strategy - leverage one of Citibank’s largest credit card clients: Costco.

In September, we launched the Costco: Clean Up Your Credit Card campaign, demanding that Costco use its power as a large client to persuade Citi to adopt more robust climate policies.

In October, 264 of you joined the campaign launch call, learned our strategy, and committed to being a part of this campaign.

And then, you all collectively sent 3,765 emails to Costco’s feedback email

By the end of November, you hosted over 45 in-person petition signatures gathering events in 14 states, including 29 Costco warehouses, libraries, farmer’s markets, and more, bringing NEW Costco members into our movement.

And throughout the fall, you have creatively and boldly voiced your concerns on social media, in the news, and submitted them to Costco’s in-store feedback boxes.

And now, over 22,000 of you have signed the petition to tell Costco to clean up its credit card. (P.S. we’d love to get to 25k by the end of the year, so please continue to share the petition in the next few weeks)

This is just the beginning. Here’s what’s in store next: In January, we’re going to need your help to deliver the petition to Costco so they hear your concerns loud and clear. So get ready to hear from us first thing in the New Year on further instructions. Then, we’re going to take a short pause to reflect and plan the next stage of this campaign. During this time, we want to hear your feedback and ideas. Then, in the spring, there’s going to be some incredible organizing that is going to paint the picture of exactly how bad Citibank really is, making an even stronger case for why Costco should question its partnership with Citi and encourage the bank to do better.

All of this incredible momentum with this campaign would simply not be possible without you. When individuals take action together under a common goal, we can build power strong enough to move giants! In this campaign, I’ve witnessed hilarious and earnest videos (thanks Joanna Rush of Third Act Creatives, please share!), dancing, and lots of love and care. I feel so grateful to be a part of a campaign that is not only strategic, but that also feels fun, silly, safe, creative, and joyful. Here’s to that and much more in 2024!