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John -

As we begin the new year with a divided Congress, the only path forward
for climate action is through executive action.

Our movement has put pressure on President Biden to use his executive
powers to stop fossil fuels — and two years ago, we celebrated a huge win
when Biden pulled the plug on the Keystone XL pipeline.

But since then, Biden’s only executive orders on climate have focused on
ramping up renewable energy at a time when we also need to be ramping down
fossil fuels.

The person who knew this best and the impact of fossil fuels on
communities — especially Indigenous communities — was activist Joye Braun.
Last year, our movement and our world lost Joye. This January 20, in honor
of her birthday and her legacy, we’re joining with our partners and 350
local groups across the country to take action.

[ [link removed] ]Will you sign up to join an action near you on January 20 for our day
of action in honor of Joye Braun and her legacy? Together we will call on
Biden to stop fossil fuels and declare a climate emergency.

Find an action »

If there’s not an action near you, you can sign up to host an action
instead. All the info you need is in the toolkit [ [link removed] ]here.

Joye was a fierce defender of Indigenous sovereignty, human rights, and
environmental and climate justice. Here are just a few examples: 

* In 2016 when the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe became the epicenter of a
global climate justice movement, Joye was the first camper at what
became the Sacred Stone and Oceti Sakowin camps. These camps became
the largest mobilization of Indigenous nations in over 140 years and
successfully won a major victory when President Obama listened to the
demands of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and rejected the final permit
for the Dakota Access pipeline.^1

* In 2017, after Trump tried to resurrect Keystone XL, Joye played a
major role in Solar XL: a first-of-its-kind community effort that
successfully built solar directly in the path of the proposed Keystone
XL pipeline. 350 was proud to work on this project with Joye and
frontline partners across Nebraska and South Dakota. We defeated
Keystone XL, and Solar XL still remains. To learn more, you can watch
[ [link removed] ]this 8-minute film featuring Joye that takes you to the Cheyenne
River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota and beyond.

These are just a few of the hundreds of examples highlighting Joye’s
lasting impact on the climate and Indigenous rights movements.

Joye dedicated her life to our movement and would want us to keep
fighting, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.

[ [link removed] ]Please click here to RSVP for an action near you on January 20 as part
of this national day of action.

It is our job to continue Joye’s legacy and hold Biden accountable to end
the era of fossil fuels.

In solidarity,

– Team 350

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1 - The permit was rejected until Donald Trump reversed course just hours
after taking office and granted the final permit.


 




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