As each New Moon rises, may women rise for Mother Earth. Climate activists in need of spiritual recharging are welcome to the 45th New Moon ceremony conducted by Bay Area signatories to the Indigenous Women of the Americas Defending Mother Earth … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2019
No Coal in Richmond: Important Meeting Tuesday, June 4
Help plan an hour-long rally and press conference to be held right before the Richmond Planning Commission meets at 6:30 PM on June 20th to consider the historic Richmond Coal Ordinance. You can contribute to making the No Coal in Richmond … [Read more...]
Sign Our Petition to Stop Oil Drilling on Mt. Diablo and Everywhere—by June 9
The federal Bureau of Land Management's recently released “Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas Leasing and Development" would open up public lands to oil and gas development in eleven … [Read more...]
Chevron: Stop Plan for Oil Drilling in the Arctic!, May 29
Join the SF Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club -- and many others -- outside the annual Chevron shareholders meeting. We'll tell Chevron not to move forward with a plan they're considering to begin drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. … [Read more...]
Stop Cuts to State Funds for Reducing Air Pollution, Today
Help stop cuts to funds for reducing air pollution! The California Senate recently passed a version of the new state budget that would drastically reduce “incentive funding” for cutting air pollution in the most impacted communities. Regional air … [Read more...]
Cement Plant and Port in Vallejo DEFEATED
On Friday, May 24th, Vallejo Marine Terminal/Orcem withdrew its appeal of the Vallejo Planning Commission's recommendation to deny its project. The people of Vallejo have won their long fight against a proposed cement plant and deep-water port in an … [Read more...]
Tell the Senate! Help Stop Tar Sands Spills, AB 936, Now
Tell the Senate to pass Robert Rivas's AB 936, which would help prevent, contain, and mitigate spills of tar sands and other nonfloating oils, to protect our offshore waters and our own health and safety. The bill has now passed the Assembly. The … [Read more...]
Restore the Delta Fundraiser, May 29
Restore the Delta has effectively led the resistance to attempts to divert water from the San Francisco Bay Delta to unsustainable agribusiness. Its efforts finally led to the defeat of the scheme to build twin tunnels to divert water from this … [Read more...]
Toward a Regional Climate Emergency Mobilization, June 27
Now that the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, and San Francisco have committed to emergency climate mobilization, regional action is the necessary next step. City council members in Berkeley and Richmond are leading an effort to organize a … [Read more...]
If You Won’t, We Will: Youth Action on Climate, May 21
Come and be inspired by young people who are demanding strong and immediate action against climate catastrophe. Young people all over the world, including the Bay Area, have been walking out of school demanding climate action, echoing messages … [Read more...]
No Sunflower Alliance Meeting, May 26
According to our regular schedule, the next meeting would be during Memorial Day weekend, so we decided to skip it. Next meeting June 9. In the meantime, fight the power. … [Read more...]