John,

Tomorrow, people all across the U.S. will stand with youth and take to the streets demanding action to address the climate crisis. Will you also meet the challenge and join the coalition of youth groups, student activists and thousands of people from around the country demanding meaningful action on climate change?

We have fewer than 11 years to prevent climate chaos.¹ The only pathway forward is to stand up to the fossil fuel industry, Big Ag and multinational corporations.

We need bold, uncompromised solutions to address the climate crisis, like:

• Halting all new fossil fuel development: This means banning fracking everywhere, ending buildouts of pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure, and stopping the export of crude oil and natural gas.
   
• Setting an aggressive timeline for a shift to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2030: This means upgrading the energy efficiency of our nation’s buildings, implementing pro-labor policies to ensure green jobs are worker- and union-friendly, and funding transition programs for fossil fuel workers.
   
• Transitioning away from corporate agriculture: This means banning factory farming and breaking up mega-agriculture corporations.²

Let’s take our voices to the streets tomorrow demanding bold solutions to fight the climate crisis. This is a fight we must win because this planet is the only one we get.

Onward together,

Wenonah Hauter
Founder and Executive Director
Food & Water Action and Food & Water Watch

P.S. Cannot attend a climate strike event? Follow our sister organization, Food & Water Watch, on Twitter to get the latest happenings from the Washington, D.C. event.

1. We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN, The Guardian, October 8, 2018.
2. The Perfect Climate Plan: in 5 Bullet Points, Food & Water Watch, September 4, 2019.