Dear Acterrans, I wanted to share a few timely announcements with you all. Opportunities: Acterra is recruiting to fill two Associate Fellow positions through Climate Corps AmeriCorps. Please share widely! Reach Codes: Congratulations to the City of East Palo Alto for setting an all-electric code for new construction. This week three more localities — Los Gatos, Millbrae, and Sunnyvale — will consider similar measures. Green Team Network Forum: If you missed our Workplace Sustainability event on October 8, Expanding Inclusion in the Environmental Space, the video has been posted to acterra.org/greenteamnetwork. Voting: If you haven't already cast your ballot, I urge you to make a plan to do so within the next few days. While we're fulfilling our civic duty and supporting climate action at all levels, I hope you'll also take a moment to come together with the Acterra community for these upcoming events.

— Lauren Weston, Executive Director

Upcoming Events

Holiday reFresh Sunday, November 1 4 - 5 pm Pacific Time Free (Donation Suggested)

This Sunday, please join us as we explore delicious new holiday traditions. Shifting towards more plant-based diets, reducing meat consumption, avoiding food waste, and utilizing clean energy cooking technologies can all help significantly boost our planet's health and combat climate change. Participating Bay Area chefs: Jo Lerma-Lopez, Julio Juarez, Reina Montenegro, Vincent Medina, Louis Trevino, Lenore Estrada, Tanya Holland, and Brandon Jew. This event is sponsored by the Bay Area Air District and presented in partnership with several community based organizations. This event will take place via Zoom. Get the latest version here which will enable you to freely select different chef sessions. Tutorial (video). As seen in SF Gate and KQED's The Do List.

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Please join us for two free virtual talks addressing critical perspectives on climate change and the environment. Webinar links will be provided upon registration.

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Hope Bohanec Greenwashing our Food: The Truth Behind Sustainable Labels November 17, 4:30 pm PDT Hope Bohanec has been active in animal protection and environmental activism for 30 years and has published the book The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat? She is the host of the Hope for the Animals Podcast, the Project Manager for the national non-profit United Poultry Concerns, and the Executive Director of Compassionate Living.

Heirs To Our Oceans Panel Creating Carbon-Rich Soil is the Next Generation's Solution to the Climate December 16 (registration coming soon) Heirs To Our Oceans, a youth empowerment organization founded in 2016, upholds a mission to spread awareness, accountability, and action among youth and adults worldwide on behalf of ocean protection and resilience. We will hear from Heirs Miguel Mendez, Latifah Nansubuga, Dakota Peebler, and moderator Nathalie Udo

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Lecture Series Underwriters Mary & Clinton Gilliland Armand & Eliane Neukermans

Virtual Coffee with Lauren Weston Wednesday, November 18 11 am - 12 pm Pacific Time Join Lauren Weston for a continuation of the discussion initiated in August of 2020 — about pricing carbon pollution and allocating the proceeds to American households. The volunteer-run Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) supports the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act introduced in 2018, and is working towards its re-introduction in the Senate. Special guests include members of the Silicon Valley North Chapter of CCL, Yifei Huang and Kiran Garewal.

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