Join 350Brooklyn in the 2025 Mermaid Parade on June 21!
Saturday, June 21
Coney Island, Brooklyn
Join our Mermaid Parade contingent and make a splash with us! This year’s theme is “Storms and Rising Seas” and we want YOU in our crew. Sign up now and help us bring our “magic with a message” to the boardwalk! 🧜♀️✨🌊
April Was for Growing. And we grew—thanks to you!
A huge thanks to our 13 campaigners and 100+ individual donors who gave to our April is for Growing campaign! We collectively raised $12,222 in the month of April and spread the word to neighbors and friends about 350Brooklyn via bake sales, plant sales, lemonade stands and more.
Join an end-of-session statewide gathering of climate activists in Albany to demand passage of the NY HEAT Act!
Thursday, June 5 • 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
198 State St, Albany, NY
The unprecedented multi-dimensional federal attack on all funding, scientific research, reports, policies and regulations to address the climate crisis, means standing strong in NY State is more important than ever. NY HEAT is the most important energy affordability bill in the state, and we can’t let another session go by without passing NY HEAT. We need your support to make this an outstanding event! Sing on the bus, make new friends and feel our power! Sign up now HERE!
Join Power Hour, Mondays at noon on Zoom
Your weekly dose of timely, relevant, and quick actions that advance state and local climate policy. We kick off the hour with a short intro briefing on our current campaign, then get to work calling and emailing our elected officials with specific, actionable requests. No experience necessary. We meet Mondays at noon on Zoom. Sign up for power hour here.
Tune into May’s Episode of Climate Check
Brynn is joined by Julie Raskin, Executive Director of the Sanitation Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of New York City’s Department of Sanitation. We all touch trash every day, but do you know what happens after you put it in the bin? Julie explains how our waste is actually full of valuable resources that can save energy and money if properly sorted and processed. Educating everyone from toddlers to large businesses about NYC’s climate champions in uniform is the mission of her team. Listen to fascinating anecdotes about truck routing, waste audits, free Yankees tickets, and yes...rats.
New to 350Brooklyn? Welcome!
Sunday, June 15 • 7:00 PM • on Zoom
Once a month we welcome newcomers with an informal orientation to all the ways you can take action with 350Brooklyn. Come for a conversation with an old hand. Everyone is welcome! Register here to attend orientation.
Meet the Judds, a climate family extraordinaire!
We are so happy to introduce the Judd family, highlighting our volunteers for our 10-year anniversary! They have been involved with 350Brooklyn since 2016, and perhaps the funnest members are the youngest members, showing up to pitch in at celebrations and bring hope and cheer! Poppa Chris said, “It’s easy to become frustrated and lose patience, especially with elected representatives. Having faith that basic human decency and common sense will convince people to protect the planet helps a lot.”
We can count on the Judd family to show up, pitch in, get the conversations flowing, and get the dancing started!
Help promote our podcast!
350Brooklyn’s podcast Climate Check is continuing to grow and needs a marketing guru on the team! Experience with, or knowledge of, social media and marketing is preferred but we happily welcome all who are interested! Email the Climate Check team at [email protected] to get more info.
RESIST: Protecting the People of Gaza
What’s Going On?
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has waged a devastating military assault on Gaza. In response to a deadly Hamas attack, Israel has bombed Gaza with more than 70,000 tons of explosives—more than was dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London during World War II. Over 60,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed, the majority women and children. Entire neighborhoods, hospitals, water systems, and power grids have been obliterated. Families are starving. The injured cannot receive care. On May 19, only five aid trucks were allowed in—two carrying burial shrouds.
This is a humanitarian catastrophe. The people of Gaza are being starved, displaced, and killed, with no safe place left to go. The scale of suffering is unbearable—and made worse by U.S. complicity. Our government has sent nearly $18 billion in weapons to Israel. New York State by default has contributed over $1.4 billion—money that could have funded schools or solar power for millions of homes.
Why We Care
We care because this is a genocide, as both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have stated. And we care as environmentalists because war destroys not only lives, but ecosystems. The bombs have wiped out Gaza’s tree cover, native species, and farmland. The carbon emissions from the first 120 days of this war exceeded the annual footprint of 26 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations. Rebuilding Gaza’s ruins will emit more than the annual emissions of 135 countries. The lack of humanitarian aid, and attacks on Gaza’s medical infrastructure, have also created the tragic social conditions that foster antibiotic resistance. Environmentalism means understanding how everything is connected. Climate justice cannot be separated from human justice. We must demand an end to this war—not just for Palestine, but for our shared future on this planet.
What Can We Do?
Advocate:
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Sources
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How Much Money Does The US Give To Israel?
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‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?
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Palestine, Climate Justice and Intersectionality
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Ceasefire now, ceasefire forever: No climate justice without Palestinian freedom and self‑determination - Climate and Community Institute
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Modern Warfare Is Breeding Deadly Superbugs. Why? - The New York Times
FROM OUR FRIENDS AND ALLIES
Breathe Easy: Cleaner Air & Lower Energy Bills
Friday, May 30 • 5:30 – 8:30 PM
BKLN Commons, 495 Flatbush Avenue
New Yorkers for Clean Power, Assemblymember Brian Cunningham and others will host a free workshop on the health hazards of gas stoves. Bring your energy bill for one-on-one help on how to save. You can also get a free energy saving kit, a chance to win an induction cooktop, and pizza. Register for free tickets here.
Get involved in one of our workgroups!
350Brooklyn is volunteer-powered. At the heart of these efforts are our campaigns and committees. Follow the links below for more information on how to join.
Arts Ideas and Events organizes special events and field trips; identifies topics and arranges speakers for 350Brooklyn member meetings; and creates art, props and costumes for rallies and parades. We welcome your ideas and talents. Email us at [email protected].
Climate Check Stories and Solutions is 350Brooklyn’s podcast. Each monthly episode breaks down the climate crisis through conversations with local climate activists and community organizers. We discuss individual climate stories and pinpoint policies and local actions that can lead us to a healthier climate and a more just society—from fighting pipelines to working with nature and everything in-between. Email us at [email protected].
350BK Families is part of the Climate Families NYC coalition which aims to make climate activism accessible to parents and families. Our activities bring children, youth, and their adults together to fight for a livable future in age appropriate ways. Email us at [email protected].
Legislation focuses on passing significant climate legislation in Albany and in Washington. We develop relationships with local officials, research key issues, and participate in tactics like rallies and phone relays. email [email protected].
The Media Committee is 350Brooklyn's all-around in-house media team. We write copy, design graphics, run 350BK's social media channels and website, edit our biweekly community newsletter, and oversee creative initiatives like the new 350Brooklyn e-magazine Parts Per Million. Get in touch at [email protected].
People vs. Fossil Fuels/350BK is an action focused-group that works with the national PvFF coalition calling on President Biden to declare a climate emergency, stop approving fossil fuel leases and exports, and support the work of frontline communities across the country. Join us to have fun while we fight the black snake! Learn about the national coalition: peoplevsfossilfuels.org. Email: [email protected]
Plastic Free works to eliminate plastic pollution and reduce reliance on single-use plastic products. We meet monthly via Zoom, and work on a variety of projects including legislative lobbying efforts, campaigns promoting going plastic free, and neighborhood efforts to reduce waste. Email us at [email protected].
Renewable Brooklyn College is part of the citywide movement to decarbonize CUNY campuses. 350Brooklyn is working with faculty and staff to turn Brooklyn College into a renewable hub that can help relieve the area’s overstressed grid while serving as a local pilot project for making the transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Email [email protected] to get involved.
No time but able to donate? While we are an affiliate of 350.org, we are programmatically independent and our financial support comes solely from our members. Can you offer financial support, at any level? Donate here.
