Join the December Meeting: (Public) Power to the People!
Thursday, December 10, 7:30 pm
Learn about the Campaign for Public Power — aiming to get public utilities under public control — at 350BK’s monthly meeting Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 pm. Instead of for-profit utility corporations further enriching themselves off climate-destroying fossil fuels, the campaign aims to create a publicly-owned, democratically-run utility with a mandate to provide safe, reliable, affordable, and 100% renewable energy. Learn how this can work and how to get involved. Our featured speakers will be State Senator-Elect Jabari Brisport and NYC-DSA's Daniel Goulden.
Advance registration is required to attend the meeting, which will take place over Zoom.
Fight for Our Lives Rally at Senator Schumer's office
Saturday, December 12 at noon
Come out to Senator Chuck Schumer's office, 780 Third Avenue, NYC, at 12 noon on Saturday, December 12, for a socially-distanced rally to push the Democratic leadership to embrace policies like the Green New Deal. The rally event page has all the details.
Calling all kids! Help build a banner for our NY Renews rally
Brooklyn Borough Hall, Sunday, December 17th at 10:30 am
Help 350Brooklyn Families build a banner to support the Climate and Community Investment Act (CCIA). It's part of a statewide week of "artivism." We're inviting kids of all ages to decorate one letter for the banner, which will read "Make Polluters Pay." Use this link to sign up. We'll send you your assigned letter, plus some info on how to create it. Then, bring your letter to Brooklyn Borough Hall on Sunday morning. Everyone will need to be masked and prepared to respect pandemic protocols. We plan to film the kids adding their letters to the banner and hope to create a cool timelapse.
Stop the Money Pipeline Rally
Saturday, December 19, 10 am-12 noon
Chase Bank branch at Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street in Park Slope
JP Morgan Chase is the world's largest funder of the fossil fuel industry. Since the 2015 adoption of the Paris Agreement, Chase has provided nearly $269 billion to fossil fuel companies to build coal mines, pipelines and fracked gas terminals — 36% more than any other bank.
Let Chase know what you think! Join the Stop the Money Pipeline Campaign rally on Saturday, December 19. Want to help plan future actions? We'll be meeting on Zoom on Wednesday, December 16, at 7:30 pm to plan further action. Please email us at [email protected] for the link.
Compost: Yes! Call and comment!
Again and again, our city's composting programs have faced cuts and extinction. The latest to come under attack are community composting sites run by the nonprofits Big Reuse and Lower East Side Ecology Center. There is still time to save these operations:
Pipeline: No! Send your comments to Cuomo!
While the city tries to cut composting, the fracked gas North Brooklyn Pipeline buildup goes on in predominantly Black and Brown Brooklyn neighborhoods. Next step in the struggle to end it: urge Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation to deny the permits National Grid needs to move forward with this disastrous LNG project in our community. Send a comment today.
350 Brooklyn Families’ Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids
What are some gifts that can foster our kids’ love for the planet while empowering them to act? Where can we find great pre-loved gifts — and keep stuff out of the landfill? How about giving gifts that aren’t “stuff?” 350Brooklyn Families has lots of ideas for festive gifts that kids will love and the earth will, too: books for a variety of ages, second-hand resources, and ideas for “experience” gifts that won’t clutter your apartment. Click here for some super suggestions.
350BK's Climate Action Auction wrap up
Thanks to everyone who rounded up or donated auction items and to everyone who bid in 350Brooklyn’s Climate Action Auction. In our first online auction, we cleared about $3,000, a very solid contribution to our ongoing operating costs. We hope the winning bidders will enjoy the classes, wine, books, hats, paintings and other wonderful auction offerings from our generous donors.
Get Involved in one of our Campaigns or Committees!
350Brooklyn is volunteer-powered. At the heart of these efforts are our campaigns and committees. Follow the links below for more information on how to join.
City Action Committee’s mission is to make Brooklyn and New York City lead in climate policy and in long-term organizing to make those policies effective. Current campaigns: The Renewable Rikers Act, Fighting Peaker Plants, Electric School Buses (Int. 455), and Department of Sustainability and Climate Change (Int. 1399). Use this google form to connect with City Action.
The Climate Idea Exchange works to deepen public understanding of the climate crisis, breaking it down into manageable topics and showing how to take action locally. We work both independently and in collaboration with Brooklyn Public Library, and we're developing a podcast series. email [email protected].
350BK Families organizes activities that bring children, youth, and their adults together for the climate. Current projects include pushing for the creation of 529 college savings plans that are free of fossil fuel investments. email [email protected].
Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice is a diverse coalition focused on equity, inclusion, justice, and economic and environmental sustainability. 350Brooklyn is part of this coalition, which is working to ensure that the rezoning of the Gowanus area honors the needs of all community members. email [email protected].
Legislation focuses on federal and New York State climate legislation. Current campaigns are NY Renews (to pass the Climate Community Investment Act), the Green New Deal, and stopping the repowering of the Gowanus power plant (with 350BK's City Action). email [email protected].
The Media Committee is 350Brooklyn's all-around in-house media team. This group writes press releases and promotional copy, creates graphics, keeps tabs on 350BK's social media presence, and runs the new 350BK blog. email [email protected].
Stop the Money Pipeline plans and participates in direct actions that pressure financial institutions to stop funding deforestation and fossil fuel industries. We are part of a national movement targeting New York-based corporations, including Chase Bank and BlackRock Investment Management. email [email protected].
Plastic Free works to eliminate plastic pollution and reduce reliance on single-use plastic products. We meet biweekly via Zoom, and work on a variety of projects including legislative lobbying efforts, campaigns promoting going plastic free, and neighborhood efforts to reduce waste. email [email protected].
No time but able to donate? While we are an affiliate of 350.org, we are programmatically independent and our financial support comes solely from our members. Can you offer financial support, at any level? Donate here.
