With the Climate Strike behind us, the work begins of maintaining the hope-filled momentum of that electrifying mobilization. You can help do that in earnest this Monday, with three events organized by 350Brooklyn friends and allies: an action against agribusiness giant Cargill (and promoter of Amazon deforestation) in the morning, a kick-off event and action with Extinction Rebellion in the afternoon, and the DSA’s Public Power Town Hall at night. Make a day of it! We hope to see you there.
Cargill: Don’t Let the Amazon Burn!
Monday, October 7
7:45–8:45am
InterContinental New York Barclay
111 East 48th Street (Manhattan)
The Amazon is on fire, and we know who’s to blame: agribusiness giant Cargill, which encourages deforestation by sourcing animal feed from South America. On October 7, The Wall Street Journal is interviewing Cargill Senior Vice President Ruth Kimmelshue, and we’ll be there to tell the Journal the full story while demanding that Cargill honor its pledge to end deforestation NOW.
RSVP here!
Extinction Rebellion’s Rebel Fest: October 7–11
Join Extinction Rebellion for a week of festivities, trainings, activities, and nonviolent direct actions aimed at waking the world to the urgency of the climate crisis.
Monday, October 7
9:30am
Battery Park
Partake in an ecological funeral procession and join the announcement of our Declaration of Rebellion.
2pm
Washington Square Park
REBEL FEST begins! Activities will include teach-ins, workshops, art making, meditation, yoga, live music, talks, and nonviolent direct action training.
October 8–11
Washington Square Park
9am–8pm
Rebel Fest continues, with a week-long residency in Washington Square Park, which will be transformed into "a place of regenerative, creative, and informative activities" devoted to both introspection and action!
More info here!
DSA Ecosocialists: Public Power Town Hall
Monday, October 7
6:30–8:30pm
Brooklyn College Library
Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium
Just this year, we’ve seen National Grid hold ratepayers hostage over the unneeded Williams pipeline, Con Edison cause preventable blackouts during record-breaking heat waves, and both utilities use ratepayer funds to lobby against renewable energy. The time has come for something different.
Join the DSA and Brooklyn College’s Department of Urban Sustainability—together with State Senator Julia Salazar, Assemblyman Bobby Carroll, and other speakers—for an evening devoted to exploring the public ownership of our utilities as a solution to both the climate emergency and a crisis in democracy.
RSVP here!
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