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National call: Tribute to
Marshall, guest from Better Angels, take action
Our January call was the first since CCL Founder Marshall Saunders passed away, and some time was spent remembering and honoring him. Toward the end of the call, CCL Director of Administration and Human Resources Susan Higgins gave a tour of Marshall’s office, the walls of which were adorned with pictures of CCL staff and volunteers over the years, as well as a quote from Gandhi that was taped to his door. Sam Daley-Harris, founder of RESULTS and a mentor of Marshall, paid a loving tribute, sharing some of the op-ed he’d written for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Our guest this month was John Wood Jr. with Better Angels, an organization dedicated to reducing the political polarization in our country. His advice: “Love and empathy are disarming, and therefore strategically effective.” The interview with John starts at 1:37 in the recording. Looking for a quick and effective action to take this month? You can write or call your members of Congress about the need to take action on climate change.
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Rep. Clarke touts H.R. 763 in The Hill op-ed
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is also a cosponsor of the Energy Innovation Act. Last week, she published on op-ed in The Hill about the need for bold action on climate change that mentioned her support for H.R. 763: “This urgent need for bold and transformative action is why I am also supportive of market-based policies that put a price on carbon emissions to incentivize cleaner technologies, such as the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R.763).” You can show your appreciation by commenting and/or sharing our Twitter post or Facebook post about Rep. Clarke’s op-ed.
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We crushed our year-end fundraising goal
As you might already know, we surpassed our year-end fundraising goal of $500,000 with flying colors. The thermometer hit $500,000 on December 24 and then ultimately $851,323 to ring in the new year! Funding from this campaign will allow us to begin this year with our volunteer training and support programs fully funded. This is an incredible win for our grassroots climate work, and we look forward to strengthening our efforts in the next year. Many of you stretched your personal giving in order to make this fundraiser so successful. And this year, 170 of you created Facebook Fundraisers to help leverage support from friends and family, which brought in over $60,000. Thank you for your donations and for everything else you give to this cause, including your valuable time, energy, and talents. We continue to be deeply inspired by your generosity and energized by your commitment to a livable planet. Let’s make 2020 a groundbreaking year for bipartisan climate solutions in Congress! |
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Summer internships with CCL
 CCL is now accepting applications for summer internships focusing on policy, community engagement, communications, and more. Positions are available in CCL’s Washington office and in other locations around the country. Interns who work at the June conference and lobby day will be provided lodging and receive financial assistance for travel and meals.
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Media: LTE inspired by CCL's approach
CCL Boulder volunteer Melinda Coleman lives in a house divided — she being a progressive and her husband a conservative. She thought their differences might lead to divorce, but after seeing CCL’s approach of engaging people with whom we disagree, she saw she could apply the same thing to her marriage. In a letter in the Longmont (CO) Times-Call, she related her story about a conversation with CCL volunteer Daniel Palken: “Daniel suggested, ‘If you two can find common ground, there’s hope for the rest of us.’ One of the seven values of CCL is relationships: ‘We listen, we work to find common values, and we endeavor to understand our own biases.’.. If you think that the country will never heal, it may give you a small bit of hope to know that my husband and I are making progress.” Her letter was a great introduction to CCL for readers, as it shared both our policy and our values as an organization. CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers about their media work and get advice or ideas for your own, head to the “Working With Media” forum on CCL Community.
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This week on the CCL blog
Effective communication: It takes more than a mastery of facts to win over someone who disagrees with us. Jamie Ptacek recaps a recent training, “Reframing to Move People from Resistance to Support,” to help us communicate more effectively. Read more. |
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CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 1/16 Citizens' Climate University: Developing Your 2020 Chapter Action Plan - Todd Elvins, CCL's Action Coordinator, leads a training to organize, plan and coordinate your areas of focus for the year ahead. Learn more. 1/21 Core Volunteer Training: Grassroots Outreach Basics - This training highlights the bite-sized best practices in the art of preparing for both tabling and presentations and what to do once you get there. Learn more. 1/23 Citizens' Climate University: Meeting with Editorial Boards - Want your newspaper to endorse the Energy Innovation Act? Step one might be to meet with the editorial board. Find out how to do it. Learn more. To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community. |
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 Featured Action Team: Led by John Sabin, the CCL Buddhist Action Team's mission is to integrate Buddhist faith and practice into our efforts to persuade Congress to take effective, bipartisan climate action. Everyone is invited to the team's inaugural 30-minute Zoom call on Jan. 27 at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT.
You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Buddhist Action Team page. Other upcoming Action Team call …
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1/15 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
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1/15 - Strategic Planning Action Team at call 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
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1/20 - Unitarian Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
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1/20 - Progressive Action Team call at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. Guests will speak about harnessing youth activism.
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1/22 - Team OIL Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
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1/22 - Climate and Environmental Justice Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Details for all these calls are on the Community Events Calendar. To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community. |
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Stay Connected - Make sure CCL's emails are in your inbox
Don't miss out on updates from Citizens' Climate. Make sure our messages are getting to your inbox.
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CCL Climate Advocate Training
Do you want to be a more effective volunteer? Start by joining our Informational Session, then register for our Climate Advocate Training, and wrap up with our Core Volunteer Training.
The Info Session is held weekly on Wednesdays at 8pm ET, 5pm PT.
Climate Advocate Training is held the first Wednesday of every month at 1 pm ET and the third Wednesday monthly at 8 pm ET (adjust for your local time zone).
Core Volunteer Training is held weekly on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT.
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Sign up for CCL Text Messages
As we build political will for climate solutions, CCL can notify you of timely actions via text message. This will be critical once a bill is in congress. You can opt out at any time. Sign up today!
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Sign up for CCL Community
Connect with other CCL volunteers! Our online volunteer portal is filled with amazing resources for education, outreach and taking action. Community's Weekly Bulletin will keep you current on all the latest CCL news.
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Donate now to support our climate action work
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