Join the Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo Labor Councils in a national day of action demanding that Congress adopt the 5 Economic Essentials to protect working people, keep communities healthy and safe and restart our economy: … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2020
Pitch in to Help the Community Fight Contra Costa Oil Drilling
Please lend your financial support to the amazing community members of Brentwood who are mobilizing to stop proposed oil drilling only 700–1100 feet from existing homes and within half a mile of an elementary school. They need money to produce … [Read more...]
Protect Public Transportation Workers and Riders, by May 27
Join the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union and Voices for Public Transportation to tell the Metropolitan Transportation Commission: Prioritize worker and rider safety when you distribute the money you got from the CARES ACT! Transit workers across … [Read more...]
Ensuring a Just Recovery for Contra Costa, May 28
You're invited to join a digital panel discussion, Thinking About Our Post-Pandemic World: Ensuring a Just Recovery for Contra Costa County. See login instructions below. The COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis continue to unfold, even … [Read more...]
Contra Costa County Zoom on Environmental Justice, Community Health and Sustainability, June 3
Contra Costa is currently undertaking major revisions of its Climate Action Plan, its General Plan, and its zoning codes. Planners want to hear from Contra Costa residents about what they think about life in the county now and what they envision it … [Read more...]
Legal Grounds for Facilitating a Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Production in California
A groundbreaking April 2020 report from UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy and the Environment comes at a unique moment in the history of in-state oil and gas production. Legal Grounds: Law and Policy Options to Facilitate a Phase-Out of Fossil … [Read more...]
Tell CPUC: Energy Democracy, Not PG&E Bailout! Now, May 20, May 21
PG&E's plan to get out of bankruptcy would leave Wall Street in charge of our electricity system and keep it in the hands of the corporation whose negligence produced devastating, murderous wildfires and led to massive power shutoffs. Tell the … [Read more...]
UN75: Virtual Consultation on Climate Change and Global Health, May 24
UNA-East Bay invites you to participate in an upcoming virtual UN75 consultation to share your thoughts with the United Nations. This year, the UN celebrates its 75th anniversary, and to commemorate this milestone it is hosting the world’s largest … [Read more...]
Just Transition and the Roadmap to Regenerative Economies, May 26
Fossil Free California is partnering with Movement Generation for its next monthly community forum, a dynamic interactive workshop featuring Movement Generation's Mateo Nube. The event organizers write: "A Just Transition requires us to build a … [Read more...]
Special Sunflower Alliance Zoom on Drilling and Decommissioning, May 24
Join us for an update on the current fight against proposed oil well drilling in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, and a discussion by Greg Karras, author of a forthcoming and critically important paper on phasing out oil refining in California. The … [Read more...]
Climate Justice and the Unfolding Economic Crisis, Tune In May 27
Join the Labor Network for Sustainability, the Climate Justice Alliance, the Indigenous Environmental Network and a team of scholars and activists for the launch of the Just Transition Listening Project. The first session will focus on action in the … [Read more...]