We won't be on the streets, but you can join the protests.
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John, It's the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and we can't get out to protest and advocate, but 350.org is ramping up. Please join us!
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From Emily Southard - 350.org
The coronavirus has laid bare the brutality and injustice of our current economic system. Millions of people have lost their jobs, are no longer able to pay their rent, student loans, credit card bills, utilities, or healthcare costs. Now, when we need it most, we find our social safety net torn apart by corporations and right-wing politicians.
Normally, in response to a crisis, we take to the streets — marching, holding rallies, planning in person actions, and so much more. We can’t do that now, but we will still organize to win.
This year, on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we’re taking action online at a scale the climate movement has never done before. Click here to RSVP for Earth Day Live and find out more. ([link removed])
On April 22-24, millions of people around the world are going online for a three-day mobilization to strike for the climate, divest from fossil fuels, and vote for a sustainable future for all. Activists, performers, influencers, and thought leaders are coming together to host this digital event full of teach-ins, performances, and more.
Right now, fossil fuel companies are elbowing to be first in line for corporate handouts and tax breaks. The Trump Administration has classified Keystone XL as “essential work, putting Indigenous and rural communities at greater risk of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, federal judges are hearing cases and revoking key permits for the destructive pipeline. And the coal industry is also arguing it should no longer have to pay into a Black Lung fund that provides healthcare for 25,000 sick miners.
The coronavirus has turned off the global economy but we have a chance to change the system before it is turned back on. We know that even before the coronavirus pandemic, financial institutions and fossil fuel companies were destroying our livelihoods. Instead of allowing them to continue to maintain power, we need to take power back for the people, and steer our economy in a more just and equitable direction.
Click here to RSVP for Earth Day Live and stay up to date with the latest announcements — including the schedule of speakers, performances, and more. ([link removed])
The global crisis we face right now is terrifying, but our best hope in moments like these is to work together. Let’s reimagine what social movements can look like in the digital age.
Onward,
Emily
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Stand for a Livable Climate
Wednesday April 22, 2020
Thursday April 23, 2020
Friday April 24, 2020
Join us for three days of Friday!
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Read the following article by Bill McKibben,
then if you bank at Chase, Wells Fargo, [link removed] etc. - change that fact!
We are now experiencing a taste of what the world could be like under climate collapse - but there would be no hope for a vaccine. The world needs to get in front of climate change now!
Big Oil is using the coronavirus pandemic to push through the Keystone XL pipeline ([link removed]) - Bill McKibben, The Guardian, April 5, 2020
While you're sequestered at home, how about moving your bank accounts or credit cards out of Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, BMO. Capital One, etc. Read the article Study: global banks 'failing miserably' on climate crisis by funneling trillions into fossil fuels ([link removed]) . The report referenced in the article is Banking On Climate Change ([link removed]) .
Want to Do Something About Climate Change? Follow the Money ([link removed])
- Bill McKibben, New Yorker
If you bank, or have credit cards, with any of these banks, please for the sake of your children (and yourself), find a new bank or credit union. See the Moving Your Money section at 350MKE ([link removed]) .
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