Bipartisan infrastructure bill passes with climate provisions; CCL's
November conference and lobbying will be virtual
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Weekly Briefing, Aug. 11, 2021
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Table of Contents:
Senate and House campaigns
Take action this week
Featured lever: Grassroots outreach
Upcoming trainings
CCL volunteers smash through Senate goal; now on to the House
We wrote, we phoned, we talked to friends and family, and in the end,
CCL volunteers smashed through our goal of getting 14,000+ people to
contact their senators about supporting a carbon price in the upcoming
reconciliation bill. As of this morning, 21,389 constituents have
delivered more than 50,000 messages to their senators.
The emails and calls have had an impact. CCL Executive Director Mark
Reynolds heard from a volunteer who was told by a Senate staffer that
carbon pricing was "brought up in last Wednesday's meeting because in
the past two weeks they have been getting a lot of calls… She said there
had been no calls and suddenly there are a lot of calls, and it is
hitting their radar."
With the Senate campaign completed, attention now turns to our
representatives. We want them to support carbon pricing when the budget
reconciliation bill arrives in the House. On an all-leaders call Tuesday
night
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, we launched a three-week campaign with the goal of getting 10,000
constituents to email and phone their House members.
As with the Senate campaign, a page has been set up with simple
instructions and easy-to-use tools for participating in the House
campaign. Once you've written to and phoned your representative, ask
others to join the campaign.
WRITE & CALL YOUR REP
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In other news this week:
Infrastructure bill passes in Senate : In a victory for bipartisanship,
the Senate yesterday passed an infrastructure bill that contains
spending on projects to address climate change. Attention now turns to
the budget reconciliation bill that will contain more measures to reduce
carbon emissions, and CCL is working to get carbon pricing included in
that bill. Learn more in our latest blog
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November conference will be virtual: Because of the surge in cases of
the COVID-19 Delta variant, CCL has decided to hold the November
conference and lobbying online, as we did with the June conference. "As
much as we would love to be together in person again, the health and
safety of our people must come first," said CCL Executive Director Mark
Reynolds. Registration for the virtual conference will open toward the
end of September.
New books from CCL board members : Looking for good reads? Two of CCL's
Advisory Board members, Dr. Hahrie Han and Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, have
new titles available. Dr. Han's book, "Prisms of the People: Power and
Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America,"
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is out now. Dr. Hayhoe's book, "Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case
for Hope and Healing in a Divided World,"
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will be released in September, but you can pre-order it
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now to get a signed bookplate from Dr. Hayhoe while supplies last.
Looking for a job in the climate arena? Citizens' Climate Education is
currently hiring for two full time positions: Student Engagement Manager
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and Grant Writer
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. There are also climate-related jobs outside CCL. Check the Climate
Jobs Forum
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on CCL Community to see what's available.
Take action this week
If you have a little time: Sign up
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to receive text messages from CCL for suggested actions. With our
campaign to include carbon pricing in this year's budget reconciliation
now shifting to the House, you'll get a text message later this week
prompting you to contact your representative.
If you have more time: Join our national call this Saturday to hear from
Pamela Benson Owens with Edge of Your Seat Consulting, who will coach us
on constructive listening. The call is at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. You
can join from your computer or phone. Learn more and add to your own
calendar
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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.
Grassroots: Back to tabling (with caution)
It's been a while since most of our volunteers have done in-person
grassroots outreach, but tabling at outdoor events has returned this
summer, and just in time for our Senate and House campaigns to contact
members of Congress about carbon pricing. Volunteers in New Mexico
tabled recently (shown above) to generate emails and calls to Senators.
They posted on Instagram about the cards they handed out to people who
agreed to take action. Outreach like this is critical to our success in
generating political will for climate solutions, one of the many ways
our volunteers come through. Given the resurgence of COVID cases in some
areas, if you plan to table, check with local health departments on
guidance for keeping safe.
SEE THE INSTAGRAM POST
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Upcoming trainings
8/12: Introduction to TikTok - Join CCL Marketing Manager Ashley Hunt
Martorano to learn about this fast-growing social media platform and
some of the creative ways CCL is engaging audiences on it. Join us
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8/19: Join a "Friends & Family" Phonebanking - Want to help generate
calls and emails to House members in support of carbon pricing? This
session provides training and encouragement to call family and friends
about taking action. Join us
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!
Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
8/17: Engaging Community Leaders - Getting support from community
leaders is one of the levers we can pull to generate political will for
carbon pricing. This session will share best practices for conducting
grasstops outreach. Learn more and RSVP
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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community
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Stay Connected - Make sure CCL's emails are in your inbox
Don't miss out on updates from Citizens' Climate. Make sure our messages
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Sign up for CCL Text Messages
As we build political will for climate solutions, CCL can notify you of
timely actions via text message. This will be critical once a bill is in
congress. You can opt out at any time. Sign up today!
Sign up for CCL Text Messages
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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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