Good Morning Fellow Climate Activists,
On Friday, September 23rd, a growing coalition of 350 groups, climate, environmental, youth, social and environmental justice organizations will gather to tell the Federal Reserve and Chase to halt the financing, extraction and burning of fossil fuels. We will also stop by the Kluzynski building and tell Senator Durbin to Say NO to Manchin's Dirty Side Deal to fast track a natural gas pipeline! This event will be in full collaboration with youth groups Fridays for Future and the Chicago Climate Youth Coalition.
This will be the Chicago edition of the Global Climate Strike!
We will march and stop at all 3 of these buildings downtown, perform a little Civil Discobedience to Staying Alive, have a die-in and dance some more to I Will Survive, to raise awareness to the public and call on the following institutions and politicians to stop supporting fossil fuel infrastructure.
We demand that the,
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Federal Reserve System - regulate fossil fuel financing in the US and promote investment in sustainable solutions and underserved communities
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Chase Bank - end financing to fossil fuel infrastructure and extraction and expand investment in sustainable solutions
- Senator Durbin - Stop the bill to fast track fossil fuel infrastructure in frontline communities!
If you would like to attend the event, please RSVP here. If you would like to sign up for a dance role, You can do so here: Sign-up for dance role, transportation
If you would like to see the Civil Discobedience dance, you can view it here. YouTube video - Civil DISCObedience
We do have several roles needing to be filled during the event. We need people who feel comfortable speaking or being a chant leader, safety marshalls, people to hold banners, people to dance in the Civil Discobedience to Staying Alive and I Will Survive, a spokesperson to potentially talk with media, photographers, people to do press outreach, people to live tweet and someone to Livestream the event.
If you would like to volunteer for a role, please email me with your desired role.
There will be other tasks to be performed as well in the preparation of the event. We can use all the help in making this event a success. We will have an art build. So, if you have an artistic side, please be ready to wield your paint brushes.
If you would like to participate in the planning, you may attend our evening meetings via this recurring Zoom link here. We will meet next on Sunday, September 11th at 7 PM.
More details to come.
Best regards,
The 350 Chicago Communications Team.
