Virtual conference registration open; Check out CCL's new Action Tracker; Austin's carbon price making a difference

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  CCL Newsletter, October 2020
   
 
   
Table of Contents:
December conference
Take action this week 
Featured lever: Grassroots
Upcoming trainings
This week on the CCL blog
Register for December virtual
conference: United We Move 

 

One month after the 2020 election, join thousands of your fellow CCL advocates for a virtual conference on Dec. 5, when we’ll lay the groundwork for taking action on climate solutions in 2021.

Registration is now open for United We Move, a free event featuring keynote speakers Hahrie Han — a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University who specializes in the study of organizing, movements, civic engagement, and democracy — and John Wood, Jr., Director of Public Outreach at Braver Angels, an organization dedicated to bringing liberals and conservatives together at the grassroots level.

In addition to the virtual conference on Saturday, participants can choose one of four seminars happening on Sunday, Dec. 6. One of these seminars — Bridging the Divide on Climate Solutions with Braver Angels — will be limited to 200 participants.

Following the virtual conference and seminars, volunteers will hold virtual lobby meetings with their representatives and senators Dec. 7-10. Those meetings will be scheduled by congressional liaisons. Check with your group leader if you would like to participate.

The conference is open to the public. Invite your friends to attend by sharing our Facebook event.

REGISTER NOW

 

Other news:

Have you tried CCL’s new Action Tracker? CCL’s IT team has built a cool new tool for you to record your climate actions with CCL, and to see what your fellow volunteers are up to. Our new Action Tracker allows everyone to file, read and track an expanded range of actions. Watch a short overview of this exciting new tool and take the training to learn how to use it. 

Austin’s carbon price making a difference: Back in the spring, Austin CCL volunteer Matt Weldon made his case for carbon pricing at the local level, and the city implemented a $4-per-ton levy on CO2. Since then, carbon emissions have dropped 30%, avoiding 480,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions. Read the backstory of how it all happened.

Major power company moves to renewables: Vistra, a Texas-based power provider, recently announced it would shut down all of its Illinois and Ohio coal plants between 2022 and 2027. The utility plans to add more solar energy and storage in the coming years with the aim of having net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Share the good news!

CCL Colombia addresses violence: Colombia is a dangerous place to be a social justice or environmental activist. Laura Morales, the leader of CCL Colombia, is helping to put global pressure on the government to do more about it. The campaign is called #TakeActionForLife - #OJOaLaVida. At CCL, we say democracy is our solution to the climate crisis. You can't have democracy if voices are stifled by the threat of murder. Sign up here to ask the government of Colombia to do more about it.  

Take action this week
 

If you have a little time: Post your #ClimateVoter picture on social media! Early voting is underway in many states. When you drop your ballot in the mail or when you’re waiting in line at your polling station, snap a selfie and post it to social media with the hashtag #ClimateVoter.

If you have more time: Invite people you know to watch the recording of our October national call with guest speaker Alex Posner, President and Founder of Students for Carbon Dividends. On the call, Alex talked about the 350 student government leaders who have endorsed carbon dividends, his work with the Climate Leadership Council, and projects complementary with CCL advocacy. Consider watching with them on Zoom so you can discuss these issues after the call.

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.
Grassroots: Video helps presentation pitch 
 

In reaching out to venues to do virtual presentations, CCL volunteer Yifei Huang in the Silicon Valley North chapter thought her pitch could use a little something extra. She recorded a minute-and-a-half video introducing herself, her concern about climate change and the need for action. She includes this “trailer” in her pitch for presentations and says she’s getting lots of positive feedback about the video.

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 grassroots lever like this volunteer did, watch or read this training on giving a presentation.

CHECK OUT THE TRAINING
 
Upcoming trainings
 

10/15: Advanced Instagram Training - Instagram has emerged as an essential social media platform. CCL Marketing Manager Ashley Hunt-Martorano offers helpful tips and tricks to create effective stories and campaigns. Join us

10/22: How to Give Motivational Climate Presentations - Learn how to infuse acceptance, hope and agency into your presentations to bridge the gap from climate apathy to taking action. Join us!

Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer Training, made for newer volunteers:

10/20: CCL Media Basics - Learn how to pull the media lever for generating political will by writing effective letters to the editor and developing relationships with journalists. Learn more

To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community.
 
This week on the CCL blog 
 

Social psychology framework for climate advocates: Earlier this month, psychologists David Sherman and Leaf Van Boven presented their findings on the social psychology framework and how it can be applied to climate advocacy. Check out a recap of their presentation. Read more

Giving from your IRA in 2020: Recent legislation during the pandemic has thrown a degree of uncertainty into Qualified Charitable Distributions from donor IRAs. CCL’s Topher Anderson helps to clear up some of the confusion. Read more.
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