July Meeting: False Solutions: Going the Wrong Way on the Climate Crisis

Thursday, July 8, 7:30 pm EDT

Waste-to-Energy? Biofuels? Carbon capture? The hydrogen economy? Corporate America is full of “solutions” to the climate crisis. What are these visions for a techno-industrial future, and why should we in the climate movement be skeptical? Come hear Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, Director of Environmental Justice at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, explain all this to us. With over ten years of policy analysis, community organizing, and outreach/advocacy experience, Anthony’s talk will be one you won’t want to miss!

Register for the July Meeting on Zoom.

City Action: Camp 350

July 7th, July 15th, July 20th, July 27th, August 3rd, and August 10th

This summer, City Action is taking some time to shore up our advocacy tools and training with help from our friends at Sierra Club. We will kick off our “Camp350” Series with an Offshore Wind Teach-in on Wednesday July 7th at 7:00 pm EDT. The next week, on Thursday, July 15th, we will host a Story of Self Workshop, again at 7:00 pm EDT, learning how to use personal stories in our advocacy work. Rounding off this Sierra Club residency, we invite you to join us for an 'Overheated' Reading Group, meeting weekly on July 20th, July 27th, August 3rd, and August 10th from 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm EDT.

Just Gowanus: An Interactive Performance Tour Led By GNCJ Members

Just Gowanus is an informational walking tour led by Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice members, combined with interactive experiences and performances by Artichoke Dance. The Gowanus Canal and neighborhood have historically faced environmental challenges due to decades of industrial pollution. The canal was named NYC’s first superfund site due to extreme toxicity. Remediation is underway, and the largest scale rezoning in NYC in twenty years is being proposed for the area. Just Gowanus brings audiences to locations that are significant to the canal’s remediation, as well as the neighborhood’s sustainability and rezoning. Interactive experiences engage tour goers in activism and visioning. Performances entertain and inspire. Tickets are available at the Artichoke Dance website.

It’s Plastic Free July!

Join people all over the globe as we work together to reduce our use of single-use plastics and demand laws that protect the environment from plastic waste. Watch our social media stream and Green Living Facebook Group to see our weekly challenges. One thing you can do RIGHT NOW is to sign up for our July 13th 12:00 pm EDT phone bank where we work to pass the "Skip the Stuff" bill (1775B), which ensures restaurants ask you to "opt in" if you want utensils, condiments, etc. with your take-out food. You can also write to your city council member to encourage its passage!

A WORD FROM OUR ALLIES

Tell The Banks: Stop The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project

The planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is too awful for France's three biggest banks, which have pulled out of the project. But 26 other major institutions -- including JP Morgan Chase -- are still on board to finance the Uganda-to-Tanzania pipeline, which threatens local communities, their water resources, and one of the world's most ecologically diverse regions. Emissions from the oil that the pipeline would carry would release an estimated 34.3 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) per year. Sign this letter to show your opposition to this climate-busting project.

Get involved in one of our workgroups!

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 leaders not only in climate policy but also in the long-term actions and engagement needed to make those policies effective. Current campaigns include The Renewable Rikers Act, Fighting Peaker Plants, Electric School Buses, and the Department of Sustainability and Climate Change. 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 via Zoom to work on a variety of projects including legislative lobbying efforts, campaigns promoting going plastic free, and neighborhood efforts to reduce waste. email [email protected].

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