Join us for our May 10th monthly meeting: The State of EPR in New York State
Tuesday, May 10th, 7:30 PM
Why are Extended Producer Responsibility laws important and what makes a good one? Learn how these laws can hold producers responsible for minimizing the environmental impact of waste and get an update on EPR within New York State at our May monthly meeting with speakers Rhonda Keyser (Brooklyn Solid Waste Management Board) and Matt Civello (Manhattan Solid Waste Management Board). Register here to attend the May 10th 7:30pm Zoom meeting.
Join The Power Hour Team, Phone Bank for Climate Justice
Join us on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12-1 for Power Hour where we call, tweet, and email our legislators and fossil fuel enablers to push for specific climate bills and actions. Sign up.
350Brooklyn’s Stop the Money Pipeline (STMP-BK) workgroup challenges the biggest global funders of climate destruction to divest from fossil fuels and we look forward to joining forces! On Monday, May 9th, Let's Stop the Money Pipeline worked through direct action, letter writing campaigns, and more. We continued to plough through our list of holdouts for the All Electric Building Act NY State Senate Bill S6843C. We don't want any legislators to miss out on being a part of this landmark legislation. Join our SPECIAL EDITION Power Hour on Wednesday May 11th at 12 pm ET with guest MC Delia Kulukundis from Renewable Heat Now! We'll review our briefings, share the 'state of play' then reach out to a variety of electors using our own customized scripts. For more information check out: green transit/Green jobs. Also, have a look at the Toolkit.
Can't make it for Power Hour? Sign the Grow NYC Petition and help 350Brooklyn generate 200 signatures! Sign up on the Power Hour mailing list.
Have You Signed Up Yet? 350Brooklyn's Fundraiser May 15
Join us for a fun run on Sunday, May 15! Get your tickets here. We'll be walking, jogging, or running around the 5K loop of beautiful Prospect Park to raise money for the planet. Start around 8:45 if you're walking, later if you're running, and then stay for a 350Brooklyn get-together starting at 9:45. We'll have some snacks (thank you, Trader Joe's!) and a raffle (thank you, Nitehawk, Film Noir Cinema, and refill store La Nature, with more to come!) And our own Eco-tones will play. Buy your tickets here today!
Climb Aboard!
350Brooklyn's City Action Committee Onboarding Session
WHEN: Tuesday 5/24, 7pm
WHERE: Zoom - Register Here
Are you new to 350Brooklyn and not sure where to start? The City Action committee will be hosting an onboarding session on Tuesday, May 24 at 7pm. We will give a bird's eye view as well as the City Action view from the ground; we'll share what we know and answer your questions! Join us! Register Here
How Climate Friendly is Your Home?
A Free Energy Auditing Program
Wednesday, May 25 2022 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Measuring your home's energy efficiency is a great first step toward lowering energy consumption. But energy audits can be costly, and it’s not easy to find a qualified auditor. Now there’s a solution: New York State is teaming up with NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships) to offer a free, remote energy auditing service to homeowners. NEEP’s app collects data from your home and uses it to produce an energy model showing how much you might save from different energy upgrades. At this event, NEEP experts will explain how the system works and get you started on your own audit. Please register at least one hour in advance to receive a zoom link, or live stream it on Youtube.
Testify!
Ensure a Renewable Energy Future and a Just Transition for New York!
How do we ensure that we fulfill the promise of our NYS Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act? Push the Climate Action Council to produce the strongest possible recommendations for a just transition to a renewable energy economy. Your voice matters! Go to our guide to testifying on our webpage. You can find one-click comments from NY Renews and prompts for writing your own testimony. We want to flood the CAC with comments, so submit as many as you can!
In Case You Missed It! Listen to Climate Check's 6th Episode
Towards a Plastic-Free Future: Language, Legislation, and Lifestyle
The issue of plastic waste can feel insurmountable. Where is all this plastic coming from? What are our elected leaders doing to address it? Do individual efforts to reduce plastic make an impact? Thankfully, Episode 6 of Climate Check is here to help you tackle each of these questions and more. Host Eva Dean is joined by 350BK's own Jan Thompson, lead of our Plastic Free team. Hear Jan's input about how language, legislation, our local actions, and lifestyle influence our ability to reduce our plastic use, increase our connections as human beings, and craft a more livable future for all. Take a listen!
Level-up your organizing & advocacy skills to reduce pollution!
Join the growing grassroots movement of people working to reduce plastic - and fossil fuel use more broadly - in their own towns and cities! Sign up to take Beyond Plastic's two-part virtual training in May. This online training is split into two, two-hour sessions. Learn how to: Host and organize a press conference, host a call-in day, hold a constituent meeting, organize a rally, and other skills to effectively advocate against fossil fuel use (Each session is offered twice to accommodate schedules) NOTE: Though this training is being offered and focused on battling plastics we have been okayed to offer it to all committees for all of our advocacy. Please contact our Plastic Free workgroup to get involved in 350BK's Plastic Free advocacy.
Session 1: Laying the Groundwork (pick one of the two dates below)
Session 2: The ABCs of Activism (pick one of the two dates below)
If you’re ready to take on plastic pollution in your community, then join us!! Click here to register for the next training. Please feel free to share this with others who may be interested.
Sail-Freight Schooner Appolonia to dock in Brooklyn, Friday May 23
Ahoy, Brooklyn! The sail-freight schooner Apollonia is bringing wind-powered shipping back to the Hudson River. The 764-foot schooner hauls maple syrup, barley malt, pumpkins, hot sauce and other goods between Red Hook and Hudson, NY. The schooner will dock at the RETI Center at 701Columbia Street in Red Hook on Friday, May 27. contact the RETI center here to find out what time they expect the boat to land.Come learn about the growing sail freight movement. Schedules subject to weather and captain's discretion. http://www.schoonerapollonia.com/
FROM OUR FRIENDS AND ALLIES:
Support "The Extinction Series," a musical work in which each movement is dedicated to an extinct animal
Composer Whitney George has been writing her work "The Extinction Series" since 2014, a work that she will never finish. She is currently writing three new movements that will be performed by the new music ensemble The Curiosity Cabinet. Together they are raising money to support the completion of these movements, and will give some of the money raised to non-profits that focus on environmental preservation or on climate organizing. We are honored that they have included 350Brooklyn. Support their work here.
Climate Education
The Climate and Resilience Education Task Force calls for comments on
NYS Climate Action Draft Scope Planning by June 10
Investing in K-12 education is an essential part of building a strong, informed, resilient community. Climate education is necessary to achieve climate targets and to prepare students to be part of a new workforce, and ensure they become informed voters. K-12 climate education helps build a culture of preparedness, it creates a skilled workforce for emerging sectors, it builds support for state climate policies and it begins to address issues of climate justice. Funds need to be allocated specifically to K-12 climate education to enable educators to develop and implement climate education, and we need to make our voices heard to make sure this happens. Find out more here, then, submit your comments.
Additionally, Cretf has put out a call for all K-12 educators and students to make a 10 second video in support of climate change education by May 20. Find out more, and submit your videos here.
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].
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.
