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“Optimism is not dreaming, it also says, ‘Get your ass up from the chair and try to make things happen.’” - Natalya Sindeyeva, last remaining Russian independent TV station
- #6: 'reasons for apathy' - Elizabeth Cripps
- Tuesday's Chat Transcript: Challenge to take an action!
- Tomorrow, March 11, 12pm: 2nd 'March Forth To Earth Day' at UWM
- Tuesday, April 12, 350MKE Meeting: Nature Needs Half
350MKE People Make a Difference - We Act!
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Six key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis
From The Guardian opinion - Elizabeth Cripps
'Reasons for apathy' #6: “I won't make a difference”
 "But we could. And that should matter to each of us. Philosophers explain this in various ways. Sure, some say, it probably won’t change the world if you turn up to a protest or ditch your car. But you might be a trigger, making the protest big enough for politicians to listen, saving untold lives. In any case, you would have helped – by being part of the group who made a difference. And what’s the alternative? Sitting on the sidelines, while others right this collective wrong? That’s not fair on them."
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March 8, 350MKE Meeting Chat Transcript
The chat has actions our peers at 350MKE are taking and asking for support from us!
Look in the transcript for:
- Jennifer Evans: PBS video on the effectiveness of local government action
- Greg St. Arnold: link to Milwaukee’s Climate and Equity Plan
- Linda Frank: The Wisconsin Conservation Congress
- Victoria Gillet: Lit drop on Sunday, March 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. [New date]
- Gerry Flakas: money is not speech and corporations are not people
Please Scroll Down, Read, Find an Action, Make a Difference!
00:25:16 Terry and Bruce Wiggins: Call it "lead poisoning"; it's more than just lead paint. While the paint is major, there are several other sources of lead poisoning. Terry Wiggins
00:28:55 Victoria Gillet: agree as a recent Chicago transplant who travels between!
00:30:28 Terry and Bruce Wiggins: after Nik's comments, you can raise a hand then unmute to ask a question when we call on you. Or put a question in the chat.
00:33:51 Jennifer Evans: Sorry, I have to sign off. Before I go I would like to draw your attention to this video on PBS that talks about the effectiveness of local government action. : https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2020/10/voting-local-fight-climate-change/
00:38:32 Terry and Bruce Wiggins: thanks Jennifer
00:38:48 Greg St. Arnold: Glad to hear there will be a focus on measuring impact - that can build momentum I think if it's done well and creates a sense of progress.
00:45:54 Greg St. Arnold: https://milwaukee.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4406993&GUID=B82C4D69-B404-4DDF-9FA7-2130FA7B7D76&Options=&Search=
[Link to the PowerPoint Nik Kovac referenced during the Meeting]
00:46:34 Greg St. Arnold: Looks like document #1 is the powerpoint
00:46:36 Jim Schultz (WisCOSH): phosphorus is not something we want to build up in our systems either, it's as bad or worse than lead just in different ways
00:49:13 Greg St. Arnold: Thank you Linda
00:52:37 Terry and Bruce Wiggins: I was not saying that water is the only other major source of lead. I know the water is primarily lead-free, though lead laterals are problematic as is premises plumbing. And, importantly, there are several other sources of lead.
01:02:37 Jim Schultz (WisCOSH): Green demolition is certainly a feasible part of the rehab process also; WisCOSH has been involved in taking down several buildings for the city and better than 95% of the fixtures and old growth wood was reclaimed and sold for a profit and that is also a jobs creation program too
01:13:02 Bill Werner: Are the suburbs and their public officials taking interest and responsibility for the overall need to tackle climate change? Do they have an understanding and concern for the equity issues?
01:15:44 Linda Frank: Consider voting on resolutions from The Wisconsin Conservation Congress which advises the Dept. of Natural Resources, April 11-14, https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/wcc/springhearing
01:22:18 Victoria Gillet: Lit drop for Focus on Energy review and energy burden
Sunday, March 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. [Date changed Sunday, March 13 ]
Moody Park, 2201 W. Auer Ave., Milwaukee
Join us at Moody Park for a literature drop and flyering about energy burden and the Focus on Energy review comment period.
Businesses now receive the largest benefit of Focus on Energy, but it doesn't have to be that way. The program presents a huge opportunity to decrease racial disparities and to address high energy bills and energy burden.
01:22:20 Victoria Gillet: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q000002GkuqAAC
01:23:15 Greg St. Arnold: Nik, to your question about how we address the disconnect at the state level - I have a theory that we need to do a full court press as a city/metro area to court people outside the metro area. There really needs to be a concerted effort to break down the othering of Milwaukee and rural Wisconsin. I'd like to throw out to you as an elected official, and other electeds, to find ways to court and build bridges with electeds throughout the state. Not sure it's a good theory, but it's something.
01:26:55 Gerry & Esther Flakas: I got a call last week from George Penn from Wisconsin United to Amend Wisconsin United To Amend (wiuta.org)
This organization has been working for the last several years to get resolutions from Wisconsin municipalities for the Legislature to join the 22 other state legislatures calling for a Constitutional Amendment to affirm that money is not speech and corporations are not people.
166 Wisconsin municipalities and counties, including Milwaukee County have passed resolutions so far, but not the City of Milwaukee.
To get a referendum on the November ballot would require getting 30,000 signatures, a nearly impossible task, but the hope is for the Milwaukee City Council to pass the resolution.
Do you know of anyone from the City of Milwaukee who would be willing to bring such a resolution to the Milwaukee City Council? Milwaukee County has already passed one, and it would speak volumes if the City did too.
Thanks for any leads,
Gerry Flakas
[email protected]
01:31:18 Greg St. Arnold: Thank you all for the good discussion.
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350MKE is a co-sponsor.
You can find out more here and become an individual sponsor too!
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350MKE Fridays for Future
is joining UWM students for Milwaukee's
March Forth to Earth Day
Friday, March 11, 2022
12:00 - 1:00 pm
2200 E Kenwood Blvd
Masks and Physical Distancing as appropriate
 Last Friday about 20 people gathered along Kenwood Blvd between the UWM Union and Maryland Av. Despite a lot of honking, we engaged in discussions with passersby (mostly students), handed out dozens of flyers (thank you Julie Enslow), gathered many student surveys (again, Julie's) and got to make friends with other activists. You can check out a few images here.
We had about 20 last week.
Will you help us get over 30 this week?
You can make a Difference!
We have signs, or bring your own!
No protest at Chase Bank this week
If the temperature is below 10F, or there are weather advisories, we will not demonstrate.
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Time: Tuesday, April 12, 7 - 8:30pm
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