Just as the La Crosse Common Council has agreed to move our whole community to 100% renewable, zero carbon energy by 2050 or sooner (come celebrate on Tuesday, July 16 at 1 pm at City Hall!) this message from the national Sierra Club invites us to get involved in the national push for a Green New Deal:
In just three days, 1,582 people across the country have signed up to attend our activist kickoff call on Tuesday, July 16 to get involved in organizing for the Green New Deal in their community.
Some will be lobbying their local representatives in support of climate legislation, others will be hosting a watch party for the Democratic Presidential Debates on July 30th and 31st. This is big! But the most exciting part is, many of those people have never done anything like this before now. If you're in too, RSVP for the call here.
We’re seeing huge momentum all across the country. This energy didn’t come from the top down. It’s growing from the grassroots -- from everyday people fighting for 100% clean energy, jobs that pay a living wage, and climate policies that prioritize communities of color and working-class people.
That’s why we’re hosting this activist call: to ask each and every one of you to take a leap. New bills on 100% clean energy and clean cars show that momentum for a Green New Deal is building, but we’re up against a lot and the climate clock is ticking. It’s going to take all of us doing whatever we can, and doing it together.
If you’ve never done a lobby visit before or organized an event, we’ll give you a toolkit and connect you with a coach to guide you every step of the way. Even if you’re not sure you can make the kickoff call, sign up here and we’ll follow up with everything you need.
As the signup numbers keep growing, I’m getting more and more excited to share our upcoming plans alongside Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Varshini Prakash, and Sierra Club Organizer Yassi Kavezade. As we’re preparing for the call, here are some of the things I’ve heard from them:
- Varshini Prakash, Sunrise Movement Co-Founder: “We need solutions that are commensurate to the scale of the climate crisis. Our politicians have failed to take action for decades -- now it’s time for us to take the lead and fight for the Green New Deal.”
- Yassi Kavezade, Sierra Club Community Organizer: “A Green New Deal means my generation can pass on a world that we can be proud of.”
I hope you’ll join us. Here’s that link one more time to sign up -- even if you can’t make the call, we’ll follow up to figure out the best next steps for you to continue growing the Green New Deal.
Talk soon,
Michael Brune
Executive Director
Sierra Club
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