Hello John, 

My name is Kat and I, and over 1,000 other Amazon workers, are walking out
of our offices next Friday, September 20th, joining in solidarity with
over 650 youth-led Global Climate Strike events nationwide. We want our
company, and all corporations and governments, to take urgent action
necessary to address the climate crisis.1

This will be the first walkout of Amazon workers at corporate offices, and
it’s the first walkout in the tech industry over the climate crisis. 

Some may think this is unconventional, but at this point in history we
need to be going to extraordinary measures to truly transition to a 100%
renewable energy future. I invite you to join me and thousands of other
passionate people to say enough is enough and demand immediate action.  

[ [link removed] ]Join us on September 20th to demand industry leaders, elected
officials, and others in power take immediate climate action. Click here
to find an event where you live — or host your own.

As a new parent, the gravity of the climate crisis is overwhelming. I
can’t help but worry about my child’s future -- but I can only do so much
worrying without acting. Hearing young people demand adults step up and
take action pushed me to take responsibility in this fight for my child —
and for all children. 

Joining these walkouts is an act of solidarity and a public acceptance of
my responsibility. And part of that responsibility is to push my company
to be the leader I know it can be, and to change the status quo and set
concrete climate plans that match the scale of the crisis at hand. 

As fires continue to ravage the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the
world, and also the land our company is named after, I cannot pretend that
business-as-usual approaches will be sufficient. I have to commit to
action if I expect my company, and institutions like ours, to change their
behavior. 

[ [link removed] ]Thousands of us are walking out to make climate action a reality next
week. Sign up for a local climate strike in your community today. 

If we can get over 1,000 people to walk out of Amazon, we can get people
from all sectors, institutions, and communities to step up and also take
action next week. This is our moment to no longer despair, but to
organize, to hold our leaders accountable, and to truly pull off the
unexpected. 

Will you be a part of it? 

See you then,

Kat

PS - [ [link removed] ]Check out the new music video for the Climate Strike, "We're Gonna
Strike for You," by the Peace Poets!

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1. [ [link removed] ]Amazon Employees Will Walk Out Over the Company's Climate Change
Inaction. Wired. 

2. [ [link removed] ]Amazon employees are joining the Global Climate Walkout, 9/20.
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice.


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