Citizens Climate Lobby

Registration is now open for November Lobby Day in D.C.

	CCL Weekly Briefing, Sept. 4, 2019

Table of Contents:
	November Lobby Day
	Grassroots success in Oregon
	This week on the CCL blog
	Training topics
	Action Team updates

Congress comes back from recess next week, and CCL is ready to hit the ground running to build more support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. One way to do that is by attending our November Lobby Day in Washington, D.C.

The event will take place Nov. 11-12. Monday (Nov. 11) will feature workshops for new volunteers and experienced ones, all taking place at the Omni Shoreham hotel. Tuesday (Nov. 12) we’ll go to Capitol Hill for meetings with congressional offices. These meetings will build on the important work our volunteers are doing in districts across the country all year long. Registration costs $99, and the deadline to sign up is Oct. 20. Get all the details and sign up on our website today!

Other news this week:

60 members: The Energy Innovation Act has welcomed a new cosponsor, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver from Missouri. That means the bill now has 60 total members signed on! Ask your rep to join them.

Grassroots: Tabling at the Oregon Country Fair

This summer, Oregon CCLers coordinated to table at the Oregon Country Fair, an annual three-day art and music fair. “The Fair was our most ambitious tabling event yet, and it was a huge success!” said Francine Chinitz, one of the organizers. “It was months in the planning with lots of people contributing along the way,” she added. The tabling resulted in 286 letters to Congress and 160 potential new members. Great job!

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers about their grassroots outreach and get advice or ideas for your own, head to the “Grassroots Outreach” forum on CCL Community.

VISIT THE FORUM

This week on the CCL blog

Good news from New York: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act into law. CCLers played a critical role in getting the bill passed. Read more.

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:

9/5 Citizens' Climate University: Extreme Heat & Climate Change - Tune in to learn from Dr. Kristina Dahl, lead author of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ recent report about extreme heat. Dr. Dahl will review the main findings of the report, and a new tool for communicating local impacts. Learn more.

9/10 Core Volunteer Training: Communicating With Progressives on Climate - Join CCL staff to learn which progressive organizations have made statements about the Energy Innovation Act, how CCL connects with national and local nonprofit organizations, and how you can talk with progressive groups about the bill. Learn more.

9/12 Citizens' Climate University: Get to Know Your Media Resources - Join CCL Communications Coordinator Flannery Winchester for a training that walks through the various media resources CCL's staff offers. We'll cover LTE opportunities, op-eds, editorial packets, and press releases: what they are, where to find them, and how you can use them in your local media market. Learn more.

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

Action Team updates

Featured Action Team: Led by Larry Kremer and Charles Gabrys, the Oil Industry Liaisons (OIL) Action Team's mission is to liaise with the oil and gas industry and educate CCL volunteers on oil and gas industry workings. Andrew Logan (pictured), Senior Director for Oil & Gas at Ceres, will be the guest speaker on the team's next webinar, scheduled for September 11 at 8 p.m. ET. Logan will discuss his work with the energy companies that are part of Ceres's Climate Action 100 group: the 100 most carbon relevant companies.

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Team OIL Action Team page.

Other upcoming calls…

9/4 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
9/5 - Presbyterian Action Team call at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT
9/5 - Peace Corps Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. This is a joint call with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
9/5 - Latinos Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
9/9 - Conservative Caucus Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The new conservative fellows will be special guests.
9/9 - People of the Global Majority Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
9/10 - Agriculture Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
9/11 - Youth Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
9/11 - Grasstops Engagement Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Team co-lead Steffi Rausch will discuss how to identify and prioritize influential community leaders.
Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events

To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community.

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