Gifford Hartman will speak about exemplary moments in labor history that help us imagine possibilities for breaking the current jobs vs. climate-and-community impasse. For one example: the actions of the petrochemical workers at Porto Marghera in … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2021
Tell Congress: Pass the End Polluter Welfare Act
A new piece of legislation introduced in Congress earlier this year could be our best shot at taking down the fossil fuel industry. The End Polluter Welfare Act (EPWA) identifies and closes dozens of corporate tax loopholes that fossil fuel … [Read more...]
Support Resistance to Plastics Plant in “Cancer Alley”
Take action and donate to support the courageous community fighting the construction of a massive plastics factory on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. James, Louisiana. This African-American community has already been sickened by … [Read more...]
Ecology Center Plastic Free July, July 1 – 31
Join the Ecology Center for Plastic Free July, a month of education and activism against the fossil fuel industry's current strategy of flooding the world with toxic plastic production. Plastic Free July will include a series of events for … [Read more...]
Youth vs. Apocalypse Movement Art Celebration, June 26
Join Youth vs. Apocalypse in a Movement Art Celebration to create art for future actions, create movement swag, shoot a music video, protest, practice resilience and more. Youth Vs. Apocalypse is a diverse group of young climate justice activists … [Read more...]
Climate Leadership, A Local Government Perspective, June 21
A panel of local elected officials at this 350 Contra Costa June meeting will talk about their approach to advancing climate and environmental justice policies. Moderated by Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia. What constraints do they … [Read more...]
Summer Solstice Line 3 Action, June 21
One of the obligations of the Indigenous Women of the Americas Defending Mother Earth Treaty Compact of 2015 is to conduct a nonviolent direct action each solstice and equinox. The chosen action for this summer solstice is a campaign to send 1,000 … [Read more...]
Speak Up for California Green New Deal Budget Priorities, Now
As state budget negotiations heat up, join the California Green New Deal Coalition in advocating for its two state budget priorities: funding for community resilience hubs and for creating a state Office of Racial Equity. Community Resilience … [Read more...]
Labor-Backed Report on Path to Equitable Green California
Nineteen labor organizations—including unions representing refinery workers in Northern and Southern California and the Alameda Labor Council— have endorsed a detailed plan for an equitable transition to a clean-energy economy in California. This … [Read more...]
Fossil Free Bay Area Summit, July 30
Picture a Bay Area free of fossil fuel infrastructure —no refineries, drilling, or tankers. Join the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force to find out why that's so crucial, and what we need to do to make it happen. This is part of the second … [Read more...]