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  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
May 9, 2023 at 6:16 PM

Community News: April 25, 2023

Monthly Meeting: May 9th at 7:30pm on Zoom New York is severely vulnerable to rising seas. So why do key environmental groups oppose the US Army Corps of Engineers’ plan for a $52 billion system of storm surge gates and coastal barriers? How would the plan affect …
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
May 2, 2023 at 6:26 PM

May Meeting: Storm Surge Protection – What’s the Environmental Toll? Tuesday, 5/9

May Monthly Meeting Storm Surge Protection: Who Gets Shielded, and What’s the Environmental Toll? Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30pm on Zoom New York is severely vulnerable to rising seas. So why do key environmental groups oppose the US Army Corps of Engineers’…
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April 25, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Community News: April 25, 2023

April is for growing! Join our April campaign to raise $5000 by April 30th. Our original goal was $3,500, but as we surpassed that mid-April, we're aiming higher! Donate today! Also, please check out our new peer-to-peer fundraising tool. Twenty activists have mad…
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April 18, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Climate Actions for Earth Week 💚

April 18, 2023 From your colleagues at 350Brooklyn Dear John, Happy Earth Week! While we strive to act with the environment in mind every day, we’re grateful for the occasion to shout out our 350Brooklyn activists – thank you! – who are seeking to …
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April 11, 2023 at 8:28 PM

Community News: April 11, 2023

April meeting - Toward a more flourishing 350Brooklyn Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm Our April meeting will be a working meeting where we put our heads together to think through ways we can make 350Brooklyn even stronger. Whether you are an old hand or brand new--al…
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April 4, 2023 at 7:50 PM

April Meeting: Towards a More Flourishing 350Brooklyn, Thursday, 4/13

Join us in person to think through ways we can make 350Brooklyn even stronger April Monthly Meeting Towards a More Flourishing 350Brooklyn: A Working Meeting Thursday, April 13 at 7:00pm in person Friends Meeting House 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brookly…
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March 28, 2023 at 5:43 PM

Community News: March 28, 2023

April meeting - Toward a more flourishing 350Brooklyn Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm Our April meeting will be a working meeting where we put our heads together to think through ways we can make 350Brooklyn even stronger. Old hands and brand new members--all minds a…
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
March 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Climate Actions to Take This Week

March 21, 2023 From your colleagues at 350Brooklyn Dear John, This is the first issue of our new Community Actions newsletter, a short list of climate actions that can be taken quickly, yet will have a pronounced impact. We’ll be sending out a new …
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March 14, 2023 at 3:21 PM

Community News: March 14, 2023

March monthly meeting - fixing the BQE: climate progress or peril? Tuesday March 14 at 7:30 PM New Yorkers agree: the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is a traffic nightmare that's falling apart. But there’s no agreement on what to do. The city wants public input on pl…
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
March 7, 2023 at 1:30 PM

March Meeting: Fixing the BQE: Climate Progress or Peril? Tuesday, 3/14

New Yorkers agree: the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is a traffic nightmare. But what to do? March Monthly Meeting Fixing the BQE: Climate Progress or Peril? Tuesday, March 14 at 7:30pm on Zoom New Yorkers agree: the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is a traff…
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February 28, 2023 at 8:28 PM

Community News: February 28, 2023

350Brooklyn members meeting - Fixing the BQE: climate progress or peril? March 14 at 7:30 pm New Yorkers agree: the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is a traffic nightmare that's falling apart. But there’s no agreement on what to do. The city wants public input on plan…
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February 14, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Community News: February 14, 2023

Show the Earth your Love! Join the February Meeting to learn why Deforestation is so Important: Global to Local Perspectives We know forests play an important role as a carbon sink for our ecosystem, but there is so much more to understanding deforestation. While…
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
February 7, 2023 at 5:52 PM

February Meeting: Deforestation, Global to Local Perspectives, Thursday 2/16 7:30 pm

Please Note: While monthly meetings are usually on Tuesdays, this meeting is on Thursday 2/16 to not interfere with Valentine’s Day activities! Register HERE Deforestation is at the center of some of the planet’s most urgent crises: increasingly intense…
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January 24, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Community News: January 24, 2023

350Brooklyn People vs. Fossil Fuels Join “Spark Joy(e) - Extinguish Fossil Fuels” Event to Demand Climate Action from President Biden, and Honor Climate Warrior Joye Braun On a cold January day, concurrent with twenty seven other 350.org actions across the count…
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January 10, 2023 at 7:12 PM

Community News: January 10, 2023

January Monthly Meeting: Tracking Fossil Fuel Finance Tonight! (Tuesday, 1/10) 7:30 pm via Zoom Start 2023 off by learning more about a key campaign for addressing the climate crisis, reining in fossil fuel financing. Big banks, asset managers and insurance compa…
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January 3, 2023 at 2:20 PM

January Meeting: Targeting Fossil Fuel Finance, Tuesday, 1/10

Start 2023 off by learning more about a key campaign for addressing the climate crisis January Monthly Meeting “Targeting Fossil Fuel Finance” with Liat Olenick, Sunrise Project Tuesday, January 10 at 7:30pm on Zoom Start 2023 off by learning more abo…
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December 28, 2022 at 7:05 PM

Looking back at 2022: Thank You

As 2022 winds down, we look back with awe at all that we accomplished together. It was a breakthrough year on climate. To our 350 Brooklyn Community: As 2022 winds down, we look back with awe at all that we accomplished together. It was a breakthrough yea…
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
December 15, 2022 at 2:00 PM

With gratitude for 2022 and hope for 2023

This has been yet another year of vigorous, effective action on behalf of the planet and our future As 2022 draws to a close, we offer you our deepest thanks for your support in this past year. Dear 350Brooklyn Members, This has been yet another year of …
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
December 13, 2022 at 3:28 PM

Community News

December Meeting: Celebrate and Energize! In-person Meeting. Thursday, December 15th, 7:00 pm EST Society of Friends Meeting House, 110 Schermerhorn Street Come share some holiday spirit in person with 350Brooklyn. We’ll learn some climate songs we can sing at ra…
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
December 8, 2022 at 2:20 PM

December Meeting: Celebrate and Energize! Thursday, 12/15

Share some holiday spirit in person with 350Brooklyn! Join 350Brooklyn in person for our December Meeting: Celebrate and Energize! Thursday, December 15 at 7:00pm 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Share some holiday spirit in person with 350…
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November 22, 2022 at 3:36 PM

Community News

December Meeting - Celebrate and Energize! Thursday, December 15th, 7:00 pm EST 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Share some holiday spirit in person with 350Brooklyn! It will be in person at the Society of Friends Meeting House at 110 Schermerhorn Stre…
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November 11, 2022 at 5:30 PM

November Meeting Tuesday 11/15: Learn about People vs. Fossil Fuels!

Get a crash course on the fossil fuel industry, watch the outsanding "Dear President Biden", and learn more about our new campaign, People vs. Fossil Fuels People Vs. Fossil Fuels by Christi Belcourt 350Brooklyn’s New Campaign is People vs. Fossil …
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November 8, 2022 at 3:32 PM

Community News: Election Day Edition

Vote Today! Pass the Environmental Bond Act 350Brooklyn has been really hustling to turn out the "Yes" vote on Proposition 1: The Environmental Bond Act. We've emailed and phoned literally hundreds of other New York State organizations asking them to promote it to…
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October 25, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Community News

Fossil fuel feminism is a sinking ship - TOMORROW! Join a creative protest organized by 350BK with Climate Families NYC (a protest for ALL ages!!) to call out “fossil fuel feminism” and banks that fund fossil fuels. Fighting the climate crisis is feminism, funding…
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October 13, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Blame Wall Street Halloween Parade with Bill McKibben, Oct 15!

Join Bill McKibben, 350BK and Climate Families NYC for a Halloween Parade to Blame Wall Street for Climate Destruction! 350BK and Climate Families NYC present Blame Wall Street Halloween Parade with special guest Bill McKibben Saturday, October 15, 11…
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October 11, 2022 at 1:28 PM

Community News: meeting updates and more

Tonight! October Monthly Meeting: Rethinking and Reclaiming Our Streets Tuesday, October 11th, 7:30 pm EDT New York City’s current street plan favors cars over people—bringing us air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and peril for pedestrians. Join our October…
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
October 4, 2022 at 12:30 PM

October Monthly Meeting: Rethinking and Reclaiming Our Streets

Come learn how we can bring about a walkable, bikeable, accessible city for all Join us for 350Brooklyn’s October Monthly Meeting: Rethinking and Reclaiming Our Streets Tuesday, October 11, 7:30 pm, on Zoom NYC’s current street plan favors cars over p…
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September 27, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Community News: Anti-Pipeline Activism and More

Blame Wall Street Parade! Oct. 15, 11AM, Grand Army Plaza Join 350BK’s Stop the Money Pipeline group on Saturday, October 15, for a parade to blame Wall Street for funding the climate crisis. With live music, dance, and costumes, we will march from Grand Army Pla…
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September 13, 2022 at 1:20 PM

Community News: Meeting This Week (and new member orientation, too)

September Monthly Meeting. In Person! Thursday, Sept. 15, 7 pm. Parish House, Christ Church 362 Clinton Street, Cobble Hill Join us for an in-person meeting as we gather for some community building and some work on 350Brooklyn's future. What are we doing at the …
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
September 7, 2022 at 12:30 PM

September Monthly Meeting: In Person at Christ Church, Cobble Hill, THU 9/15

Join us for an in-person meeting on Thursday, 9/15, at Christ Church in Cobble Hill for some community building and work on 350Brooklyn's future Join us for 350Brooklyn’s September Monthly Meeting. In Person! Thursday, September 15, 7:00 pm Parish Hous…
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August 23, 2022 at 6:20 PM

Community News

Tonight - Clean Energy Solutions for Low to Moderate Income Homes in Brooklyn 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT All New Yorkers, regardless of income, deserve safe buildings and a livable future. Join us for a webinar tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 pm to learn about the resources…
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August 9, 2022 at 1:36 PM

Community News: Park Potluck Tonight!

Potluck Picnic Tonight! 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY Come to our summer picnic! Each August we forgo our usual monthly meeting in favor of a relaxed, communal gathering in Prospect Park, Brooklyn near the main branch of the Brooklyn Public L…
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August 2, 2022 at 12:20 PM

August Monthly Meeting: Summer Picnic in Prospect Park 8/9

On Tuesday evening, 8/9, join fellow 350Brooklyn members for a relaxed gathering in Prospect Park Join us for 350Brooklyn’s Summer Social in Prospect Park Tuesday, August 9, 6:00 – 8:00 pm EDT Come to our summer picnic! In August we suspend …
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July 26, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Community News: political actions and purposeful parties

Rally to Support Public Renewables for New York Wednesday, July 27th, 12:00 pm EDT In coalition with Public Power New York, we’re calling a rally to demand that Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie hold a special session immediately following the July 28th hearing to pa…
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July 12, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Community News: meeting tonight!

Tonight! July Monthly Meeting: An Interview with Bill McKibben Tuesday, July 12th, 7:30 pm EDT Join us for a very special monthly meeting, which will include a conversation with Bill McKibben! Bill has been writing, speaking, and organizing around the climate cri…
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July 6, 2022 at 8:31 PM

July Monthly Meeting: A Conversation with Bill McKibben

On Tuesday, July 12, join us for a special get together, a conversation with Bill McKibben. 350Brooklyn Presents: A Conversation with Bill McKibben Tuesday, July 12, 7:30 pm EDT Join us for a special get together, a conversation with Bill McKibben. …
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June 28, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Community News: here comes July!

This month, join us for the plastic free July challenge and a meeting with Bill McKibben. Listen to Climate Check's Newest Episode "Calming New York Harbor: Billion Oyster Project" Learn about Billion Oyster Project's mission to restore the New York estuary’s r…
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
June 20, 2022 at 1:52 PM

Spreading Hope . . .

Spreading Hope . . . and Determination Last Wednesday we sent an email to our entire list of supporters (that’s you) about 350Brooklyn’s desire to support our Media Committee with a part time staff person.   Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated so far. While all our w…
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 3:21 PM

Help 350Brooklyn Grow!

Growing 350Brooklyn When 350Brooklyn started around a kitchen table, the small group of women gathered there didn’t know if it would go anywhere or gain any traction. They just knew that—for the sake of their community, the world and their own sanity—they needed to start takin…
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June 14, 2022 at 1:20 PM

Community News: The Case for Compost

Zoom in for Tonight's Member Meeting focusing on Compost June Monthly Meeting TUESDAY, JUNE 14 AT 7:30 PM EDT Mandatory residential composting would create a citywide curbside organics collection program for residential buildings. Learn about the recently propos…
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June 7, 2022 at 3:58 PM

Composting in NYC: Current Options and Future Possibilities

Our next monthly meeting will be Tuesday, June 14th Composting in NYC: Current Options and Future Possibilities Tuesday, June 14th, 7:30 pm EDT Mandatory residential composting would create a citywide curbside organics collection program for residential building…
  350Brooklyn · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Community News: Check out our new e-zine!

Introducing Parts Per Million, 350Brooklyn’s New E-Magazine! We’re excited to announce the first issue of 350Brooklyn’s new e-magazine Parts Per Million, highlighting the work of our thoughtful and creative 350BK community. Hear from your fellow activists and see…
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May 10, 2022 at 2:07 PM

Community News: Monthly Meeting TONIGHT!

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 envi…
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April 26, 2022 at 3:12 PM

Community News: May Events and Actions

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 envi…
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April 12, 2022 at 2:32 PM

Community News: Monthly meeting TODAY!

April Monthly Meeting - NYC Electric School Buses: Ready to Roll? Note New Meeting Date: TUESDAY, APRIL 12 AT 7:30 PM EDT Last year the New York City Council passed a bill committing to electrify the city’s electric school bus fleet by 2035. Are we on track to m…
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March 23, 2022 at 12:48 PM

Community News Update: Link for Exploring the Climate Crisis

There was a missing link in this week's newsletter... here it is! Exploring the Earth's Climate Crisis - A Community Event Mondays and Saturdays beginning March 28th and April 2nd We apologize for omitting the link for this event in yesterday's newsletter! Thank…
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March 22, 2022 at 6:13 PM

Community News: Monthly meetings are moving to Tuesdays

April Monthly Meeting - NYC Electric School Buses: Ready to Roll? Note New Meeting Date: TUESDAY, APRIL 12 AT 7:30 PM EDT Last year the New York City Council passed a bill committing to electrify the city’s electric school bus fleet by 2035. Are we on track to m…
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March 8, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Community News: monthly meeting this week!

Monthly meeting March 10th: Electrifying Buildings, Getting the (Greenhouse) Gas Out New York State has a draft plan for lowering the whole state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings, large and small, give off 70% of NYC’s emissions. The plan is still a draft, …
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February 22, 2022 at 2:20 PM

Community News: supporting climate legislation and more

Monthly meeting March 10th: Electrifying Buildings, Getting the (Greenhouse) Gas Out New York State has a draft plan for lowering the whole state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings, large and small, give off 70% of NYC’s emissions. The plan is still a draft, …
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February 8, 2022 at 3:30 PM

Community News: February meeting this week!

February Monthly Meeting: Testify! A Workshop for 350BK Members February 10th, 7:30 pm EST Testimony before a legislative or administrative body is one of the most effective ways people can affect public policy. Powerful testimony combines personal witness with…