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CCL featured on VICE News; Hang out with a CCL staffer

	CCL Weekly Briefing, April 1, 2020

Table of Contents:
	Virtual Earth Day with Dr. Hayhoe
	Take action this week
	Featured lever: Media
	Training topics
	This week on the CCL blog

CCL hosting online Earth Day event with Katharine Hayhoe

With social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis precluding in-person events and celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, CCL will host a special online event on April 25 at 1 p.m. ET: Uniting from Home: A virtual CCL event with Katharine Hayhoe.

After hearing from CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds and Dr. Hayhoe, participants will be invited to take an action. They can then join one of several breakout sessions for special training, including Climate Advocate Training for those who are new to CCL. Other sessions will be led by Better Angels and CCL staff. We’ll also have a panel of volunteers who are featured in our video documentaries.

CCL volunteers are encouraged to invite others to this special event.

“Because of Earth Day, April is usually one of our biggest months for grassroots outreach,” said Madeleine Para, CCL VP for Programs. “This year, of course, our volunteers won’t be able to do that kind of outreach, so we hope this event will give everyone an opportunity to introduce friends and neighbors to CCL.”

SEE EVENT DETAILS

Other news this week:

VICE News features CCL: In early February, a reporter and camera crew from VICE News covered CCL’s Conservative Climate Lobby Day. Their report was posted online this week, and it prominently features CCL’s conservative volunteers and our advocacy for carbon pricing. Check out the story on Twitter or Facebook.

Hang out with a CCL staffer: Each Friday, volunteers now have the opportunity to have a virtual coffee break, tea time, or happy hour with a member of CCL’s staff on a Zoom conference, where you can get to know them a little and ask questions relating to their areas of expertise. CCL Senior Director of Government Affairs Ben Pendergrass will be online this week. Go to this Community post for a schedule of upcoming get-togethers and details for connecting.

Facebook Live from CCL Europe: Citizens' Climate Lobby volunteers from 13 European countries are working to advance carbon fee and dividend legislation in the European Union. They recently organized lobby meetings in Brussels with EU politicians. Join their Facebook Live event on Saturday, April 4, at 5 p.m. CET (Central European Time) to learn more about their efforts and ask questions. RSVP or tune in here.

Take action this week

If you have a little time: Mark your calendar and invite a friend to our virtual Earth Day celebration. Uniting from Home: A virtual CCL event with Katharine Hayhoe will take place on April 25, starting at 1 p.m. ET.

If you have more time: Register people to vote. It’s important that people who care about climate change make our voices heard at the polls, so CCL has partnered with TurboVote to help make it happen. Visit cclusa.org/register-to-vote to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and/or sign up for election reminders. Share that link with your friends on social media or via email, so they can do the same.

You can also connect with your nearest CCL chapter to take action in your community, or join one of CCL’s national online Action Teams to take action on specific topics like agriculture, health, faith, and more.

Browse CCL Community’s Event Calendar to find upcoming events, trainings, and calls you can join.

Media: Op-ed ties COVID relief and dividends

Last week, we offered a new op-ed from CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds, and our volunteers wasted no time submitting it to their local papers. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel was one of the first papers to publish, thanks to volunteer Susan Kaye (pictured), who shares the byline with Mark. Here’s an excerpt of the piece, which argues for the idea of dividends to Americans:

“It’s clear that money in the hands of Americans helps keep our economy running. That’s why Congress and the President are about to use that tool in the current crisis. When we’ve dealt with COVID-19, let’s use that same tool to combat climate change.”

In the weeks ahead, this op-ed will appear in more newspapers throughout the country. We want to thank everyone out there who is submitting to their papers and getting the word out.

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. If you’d like to learn more about how to pull the media lever like these volunteers did, watch or read our training on op-eds.

SEE OUR OP-ED TRAINING

Training topics

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join:

4/2 Citizens' Climate University: Self Care for Stressful Times - With self-isolation and worries about the coronavirus pandemic, these are stressful times. This session from CCL’s Peer Support Action Team provides tools for staying calm. Learn more.

4/7 Core Volunteer Training: Welcome to CCL Community - New to CCL? This training will help you to navigate CCL’s websites and find the resources and tools to help you become an effective advocate. Learn more.

4/9 Citizens' Climate University: Climate Communications Training with Hannah Pickard - Our guest speaker from last month’s national call leads a session to help make conversations about climate change more positive, civic-minded and solutions-focused. Learn more.

To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community.

This week on the CCL blog

The coronavirus crisis and the climate crisis: On the latest episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio, a panel of experts looks at the parallels we can draw between our response to the current pandemic and our response to the changes in our climate. Read more.

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