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Request from Sierra Club Thank you so very much for your quick response to the sign-on letter asking the Governor to extend the moratorium on utility shut-offs. We’d like to share where we are now, our proposed next steps, and ask you to write an email to the Governor’s office to support the goals we outlined in our letter. In short, the Governor asked the legislature to extend the moratorium and they did — but only for three more weeks. Given what we know about the continuing economic impacts of this pandemic, three weeks is woefully inadequate. It does not begin to address the long-term needs that we outlined in our original letter, and falls well short of the economic protection Washingtonians will need as we begin to ease physical distancing restrictions. We understand that unanimous agreement by the top Democrat and Republican in both the House and Senate is required for legislative approval of a longer extension. If the legislature will not act to ensure continued access to basic essentials like water and electricity, then Gov. Inslee has no choice but to use his existing authority to extend the moratorium. We are writing back to the Governor to ask for his leadership on this issue. We ask all of the signers of this letter to email the Governor’s chief of staff David Postman and leave a message thanking the Governor and insisting he extends the moratorium. Can you email David Postman today at [email protected] and tell him that the Governor needs to extend the moratorium for as long as it is needed? Please feel free to use our letter (attached here as a Word doc) and add your own knowledge and experience. Thank you so very much for your quick response to the sign-on letter asking the Governor to extend the moratorium on utility shut-offs. We’d like to share where we are now, our proposed next steps, and ask you to write an email to the Governor’s office to support the goals we outlined in our letter. In short, the Governor asked the legislature to extend the moratorium and they did — but only for three more weeks. Given what we know about the continuing economic impacts of this pandemic, three weeks is woefully inadequate. It does not begin to address the long-term needs that we outlined in our original letter, and falls well short of the economic protection Washingtonians will need as we begin to ease physical distancing restrictions. We understand that unanimous agreement by the top Democrat and Republican in both the House and Senate is required for legislative approval of a longer extension. If the legislature will not act to ensure continued access to basic essentials like water and electricity, then Gov. Inslee has no choice but to use his existing authority to extend the moratorium. We are writing back to the Governor to ask for his leadership on this issue. We ask all of the signers of this letter to email the Governor’s chief of staff David Postman and leave a message thanking the Governor and insisting he extends the moratorium. Can you email David Postman today at [email protected] and tell him that the Governor needs to extend the moratorium for as long as it is needed? Please feel free to use our letter, here, and add your own knowledge and experience. We will also be working to put together a toolkit to amplify this issue on social media and in letters to the editor. Please let us know if you would like to be involved in writing or amplifying such material.
Neighborhood pods info (re-posting): That’s why a group of us in 350 Seattle came together to launch Seattle Mutual Aid: Neighborhood Pods. The idea is to form a network of neighborhood groups throughout the city and help neighbors support one another through this time -- and be better prepared for the next disaster (which will likely be climate related!).
A neighborhood pod is a group of 5-30 neighbors who commit to supporting one another, pulled together and facilitated by a neighborhood captain. Before we launch this on Wednesday we want to have a bunch of neighborhood captains signed up -- can you sign up to be a neighborhood captain for your block?
As a neighborhood captain you’ll set up a text thread or phone tree with 5-30 neighbors, and serve as the point person between your block and other neighborhood pods in the city. It’s a commitment of about 2-5 hours a week. We’re imagining a network of hundreds of neighborhood captains connected to tens of thousands of Seattleites supporting one another!
The world we’ll have after Coronavirus will be informed by what we do now. Contact: Neal Anderson ([email protected] ) or Lin Hagedorn ([email protected] ) – Eastside Neighborhood captains, for more info. Sunrise Movement School When you cannot get out – educate! Sign up for one of the excellent webinar classes on Climate Organizing offered by this very energetic group of young people: https://www.sunrisemovement.org/sunrise-school |
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350 Eastside GM – May 20th, 2020 Presentation: Yes to EKC PUD campaign – History, hiccups and next steps Guest speaker: Barbra Chevalier, Campaign Director Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81977036037?pwd=b2lGdURqcjNWV1VGQ1JYakZSYjFIdz09 Meeting ID: 819 7703 6037 Password: 361160 |
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People For Climate Action – Cities Climate Action Webinar: A Focus on Buildings If you were one of the 106 attendees at our May 2nd event, Cities Climate Action Webinar: Focus on Buildings--thanks for attending! And if you missed it, or want to watch it again, the link to the recording is below. Click here for the recording Slides and links from the event are available on the Cities Climate Action Webinar page on our website. We hope that some of the excellent ideas offered by our main speakers, Vince Martinez and Erin McDade, can help you further climate action planning in your city or community. To put those ideas into action, if you aren’t already connected with a nearby PCA city group, consider signing up to become a PCA member on any PCA website page. We’ll do what we can to connect you with others in your area, so that together you can help your city take more action on reducing emissions. We want to express our gratitude to all those who helped make this event possible, including the individuals and organizations who helped spread the word. Thank you for your efforts to help cities create stronger climate action plans. Together, we can make a difference! |
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People over Pipeline t-shirts 2020 PULL-TOGETHER CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISER This fundraiser, organized by 350 Seattle and Sierra Club, supports Canadian First Nations legally challenging the TransMountain Pipeline.
Shirt color: black Style: long-sleeved and short-sleeved options Fabric: pre-shrunk organic cotton Size: unisex S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL-only available in long-sleeved Suggested donation: $30 for short-sleeved; $35 for long-sleeved. All donations are sent to RavenTrust in Canada for Pull-together. Contact Barb Drake at 206-297-7303 or [email protected]. Send your donation check to 10748 Evanston Ave. N., Seattle, 98133. Make your check payable to 350Seattle.
Exact cash, check, or credit card accepted All proceeds support First Nations in Canada in their legal fight against the TransMountain Pipeline. This fundraiser runs all year!
Planet of the Humans – FYI Please know that climate activists across the US call this film by Michael Moore as misguided and ill-informed. Here is the response from 350.org
“The documentary ‘Planet of the Humans’ contains a number of inaccuracies, and especially in relation to Bill McKibben and 350.org. We believe it is important that we don’t merely secure a renewable future, but also a just one that meaningfully reduces carbon emissions. How we shift away from fossil fuels is a crucial conversation and we need to have it in an accurate, diverse and justice-oriented way. Bioenergy in general contains major risks and hazards with respect to ecology, social and economic life. We do not prioritize it as a solution and approach it cautiously.”
And here are some responses to take a look at: · https://350.org/response-planet-of-the-humans-documentary/ · https://www.vox.com/2020/4/28/21238597/michael-moore-planet-of-the-humans-climate-change · https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/skepticism-is-healthy-but-planet-of-the-humans-is-toxic/ · https://twitter.com/joshfoxfilm/status/1253572812591247360?s=21 Plus, a little grounding information: 350.org Priorities: https://350.org/coronavirus-organizing/
Bernie Sanders 6-Point Plan: https://indypendent.org/2020/04/bernie-sanders-heres-my-bold-6-point-program-for-tackling-the-coronavirus-crisis/
We wish you good health, happiness and “safe” time in the beautiful out-of-doors!
Phil, Lynn, Marilyn, Sara, Emily, Bonnie and Lin |
