Supporters smash #GivingTuesday goal; Call Congress on Thursday; Spread
the word about CCL's conference this weekend
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Weekly Briefing, Dec. 2, 2020
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Table of Contents:
Conference closing plenary
Take action this week
Featured lever: Chapter development
Upcoming trainings
This week on the CCL blog
Don't miss the closing plenary for CCL's virtual conference this
Saturday
Be sure to catch the closing plenary this Saturday for United We Move,
CCL's virtual conference, which will feature Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL),
lead sponsor of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, and Dr.
Natasha DeJarnett from the National Environmental Health Association,
who is also a member of the governing board of Citizens' Climate
Education.
Congressman Deutch, a key ally with CCL since the founding of the
bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus in 2016, will talk about the
introduction of his legislation in the next Congress.
More than 3,500 participants are registered for this weekend's
conference, at which we'll strategize at the national and state level
for moving effective carbon-pricing legislation through the new
Congress. Schedule details are available on the conference webpage
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, and Zoom connection information will become public on the Program
section the morning of the conference.
Lobby meetings with House and Senate offices are happening next week and
are being scheduled by congressional liaisons in each chapter. If you
wish to participate in those meetings, contact your chapter's group
leader.
Haven't registered for the conference yet? There's still time.
REGISTER NOW
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Other news this week:
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Our amazing supporters have done it
again, smashing through our Giving Tuesday goal of $200,000, which
unlocked a $100,000 challenge gift from one of our donors. We're off to
a great start with our year-end campaign—let's keep the momentum going
to reach our $1 million target by Dec. 31. You can help out by sharing
our posts on Facebook
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and Instagram
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Citizens' Climate International strategy workshop: With an eye toward
next year's G7, G20 and COP 26 summits, Citizens' Climate International
will hold a workshop on Dec. 16 to discuss strategy and policy from 1
p.m. to 3 p.m. UTC (8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET). Everyone from around the
world is welcome. Register here
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CCL Latin America's Climate Interactive workshop: After attending the
Climate Interactive workshop on climate solutions, CCL volunteers from
Latin American countries (and one gato activista
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) had an epiphany of sorts: The carbon price in their nations is far too
low to meet climate goals, and they'll use the solutions simulator to
convince stakeholders to move to a fee-and-dividend approach with a
higher price.
Buddhist Action Team : For many people, protecting the environment is
part of their faith. No surprise then that a number of CCL action teams
are focused on various faith communities, like the Buddhist Action Team.
At their latest monthly meeting, the group was joined by David Loy,
author of Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis , a
book they had discussed for the past six months. Check out what the
author had to say in this video recording
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Participate in Call Congress Day tomorrow!
Take a few minutes Thursday (Dec. 3) to phone your senators and
representative to let them know you support carbon pricing to fight
climate change. Your calls will help CCL volunteers meeting with
congressional offices next week by showing support for climate action in
your state and district. Our online calling tool
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makes it easy to do and helps us to track the calls that are made.
If you have more time: Help spread the word about CCL's December
Conference this weekend by posting a link
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on social media and inviting a friend to join you on Saturday. The
conference provides a great opportunity to introduce people to CCL and
expand the ranks of citizens generating the political will to solve
climate change.
You can also connect with your nearest CCL chapter
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to take action in your community, or join one of CCL's national online
Action Teams
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to take action on specific topics like agriculture, health, faith, and
more.
Browse CCL Community's Event Calendar
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to find upcoming events, trainings, and calls you can join.
Chapter development: Welcoming newcomers
Many of our normal "chapter development" activities have been
interrupted by COVID. But CCL Salt Lake City has a new volunteer
welcoming team who made it work! Throughout the fall, they periodically
arranged for small lunches with two to three CCL leaders and four to
five new members. Volunteer Nancy McHugh explained that the lunches were
"socially distanced, of course. Recently, these were under the trees in
Sugarhouse Park. Bring your own lunch and your own chair." These
creative gatherings help keep the chapter's connections strong during a
challenging time.
CCL volunteers are regularly activating the " five levers
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" of political will in their communities. If you'd like to learn more
about how to pull the chapter development lever like these volunteers
did, watch or read this training on getting new volunteers engaged.
CHECK OUT THE TRAINING
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Upcoming trainings
12/3: Lobbying 401: Leading a Lobby Team - Ready to step up and lead a
lobby meeting? This training reviews the role and responsibilities of a
lobby team leader. Join us
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12/10: Off for lobby week.
12/17: Intro to Latinx and Spanish-Speaking Outreach - Want to recruit
more Spanish-speaking people for your chapter? This session reviews the
resources to help with that outreach. Join us!
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next sessions of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
12/8: Communicating With Progressives - Find out what progressive
organizations have said about the Energy Innovation Act and learn how to
engage with them on the local and national level. Learn more
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12/15: Communicating With Conservatives - The key to getting Republican
support for the Energy Innovation Act is to show how the bill aligns
with conservative values. Learn more
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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community
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This week on the CCL blog
Football, justice and talking trash: On the latest episode of Citizens'
Climate Radio, host Peterson Toscano talks with e x-NFL player Garry
Gilliam about his Bridge Eco-Village project, an initiative providing
affordable housing opportunities for marginalized people. Read more
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CCL Climate Advocate Training
Do you want to be a more effective volunteer? Start by joining our
Informational Session, then register for our Climate Advocate Training,
and wrap up with our Core Volunteer Training.
The Info Session is held weekly on Wednesdays at 8pm ET, 5pm PT.
Join Info Session
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Climate Advocate Training is held the first Wednesday of every month at
1 pm ET and the third Wednesday monthly at 8 pm ET (adjust for your
local time zone).
Register for Climate Advocate Training
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Core Volunteer Training is held weekly on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT.
RSVP for Core Volunteer Training
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Donate now to support our climate action work
Donate Now!
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