CCL Canada's conference; KY and TN Earth Day tours; Active Hope
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Weekly Briefing, May 11, 2022

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Preview of CCL's June conference

Take action this week

Media: Chicago Sun Times editorial

Upcoming trainings

CCL's June conference: Sneak a peek in photos

This year's conference

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is CCL's first in-person nationwide event in two years. We can't wait to
see you in D.C. from June 11-13! If you haven't registered yet, you can
sign up today

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. If you have registered, be sure to book your room

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soon.

Since our last few conferences have been virtual, you may wonder what
the experience is like when we're actually together in our nation's
capital. That's especially true for those of you who have joined CCL in
the last two years and have never had the chance to come to an in-person
conference.

Well, wonder no more! We've put together a blog post to give you a
virtual tour through the CCL conference experience. Check out the view
of the plenary stage, peek at the conference rooms we'll be in at the
Omni Shoreham Hotel, and start to envision a fun few days of climate
advocacy with us.

When you're ready, you can register to attend

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. Be sure to sign up by the May 22 deadline to secure your spot.

SHOW ME THE CONFERENCE

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In other news this week:

• Statement on bipartisan climate talks: CCL views the current
bipartisan climate talks and budget reconciliation process as efforts
that are complementary, not mutually exclusive. Read more.

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• CCL Canada's conference: CCL Canada held their national conference
last week, titled "Keeping it Polite." You can read more about that
conference's speakers and itinerary here

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• Conservative climate journey: CCL's Conservative Outreach Director,
Drew Eyerly, shares his climate journey in a compelling new video. Watch
and share his story

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• CCL tours in TN & KY: For most of April, CCL's Appalachia Regional
Coordinator Jon Clark traveled across Tennessee and Kentucky on Earth
Week outreach tours. See photos and highlights

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from Jon's time on the road.

• CCL's 2022 Diversity, Inclusion and Conservative Fellows: CCL is lucky
to have fellows working with our Diversity and Inclusion and
Conservative staff. Get to know them now!

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• Forum on fiscal climate solutions: Our friends at the Committee for a
Responsible Federal Budget are hosting a forum on May 17 titled " Fiscal
Solutions to Climate Change

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." The event is free to attend and takes place online.

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Like and share this meme from CCL

Climate science and geopolitics demand that we move to clean energy as
fast as possible, but some voices still insist the answer is to drill
for more fossil fuels. We pointed out that dynamic in a meme on
Instagram, which you can like and share.

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If you have more time: Attend the monthly national call

Each month, CCL hosts a national call to share updates, discuss new
actions, and to learn from guest speakers. Joining our next national
call on May 14 are Jad Daley, President and CEO of American Forests, and
Joel Pannell, the group's Vice President of Urban Forestry. They'll
discuss American Forests' work with tree cover in American cities, which
is often determined by income and race, and the work their organization
is doing to restore forest health across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Will you join the call with us this Saturday?

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Find your CCL chapter

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| Check out our Action Teams

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| Browse upcoming events

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After CCL pitch, Sun-Times urges climate action

Earth Day is always a good time for newspapers to editorialize on
climate change, and when Chicago volunteer Joe Tedino was asked if he
could make a pitch to the Sun-Times, he didn't hesitate to say "yes."
Joe had been in touch previously with the opinion editor at the paper
and has a good relationship with him. After a few email exchanges and a
phone call, it looked like the Sun-Times was on board to run an Earth
Day editorial on the need for Congress to enact climate legislation.
Other issues, however, pushed the climate editorial back, and the editor
asked Joe if the paper could talk to some of the CCL members on May 3.

The group, including CCL Research Coordinator Rick Knight, had a great
30 minute long Zoom meeting with the editorial board. A few days later
the paper came out with a strong editorial: "This is the moment we need
to do something big, or we will lose the battle to protect the planet."

Great work, and congratulations to Joe and the Chicago team for their
hand in getting the Sun-Times to prod Congress to take strong climate
action! Read

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and share

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this great editorial.

READ THE FULL EDITORIAL

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Upcoming trainings

5/12: Lobbying 101: The Transformative Power of Citizen Advocacy — Learn
about citizen advocacy, and hear stories from CCL volunteers around the
country who demonstrate building meaningful, long-term relationships
with their congressional office. This is Part I in the "Working With
Congress" training series, designed to empower you to be ready for our
annual June lobby meetings. Join us!

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5/19: June Lobby #1: Legislative Plan — Join CCL's Vice President of
Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter for a training that will provide
insights on the dynamics in Congress and how we can most effectively use
our time in meetings to support our agenda. This is a recommended
training for any CCL volunteer planning on being a part of their group's
June 2022 Lobby Meeting. Join us! 

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5/24: Active Hope for Climate Change Advocates — Active Hope

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is a 2-hour Zoom workshop hosted by the Resilience Building Action Team

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to strengthen your resilience and fortify your enthusiasm for climate
activism and the vitality of life. Sign up for the May 24 workshop here.

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There will also be a live Active Hope workshop offered at the June
conference.

Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:

5/17: Lobbying 201: Practicing Effective Lobbying — Join Amy Bennett,
CCL's Director of Congressional Liaisons and Lobby Days, for an online
training that will walk you through important considerations for a lobby
meeting and what an actual meeting with your member of Congress looks
like. Join us!

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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community

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