EARTH ACTION IN THE NEWS - December 5, 2019
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by Medea Benjamin
"The Occupy Movement in 2011 came closest to challenging the entire neoliberal system. It awakened a new generation to the reality of government of, by, and for the corrupt 1%, and built a powerful basis for solidarity among the marginalized 99%... The climate movement is starting to mobilize a new generation, and groups like School Strike for the Climate and Extinction Rebellion take direct aim at this destructive economic system that prioritizes corporate growth and profits over the very survival of life on Earth. But while climate protests have shut down parts of London and other cities around the world, the scale of climate protests in the U.S. does not yet match the urgency of the crisis."
Sonoma County Conservation Council & Sierra Club Sonoma Group Holiday Networking & Awards Party
Environmentalist of the Year award to Woody Hastings, Lifetime Environmental Achievement to Pat & Ted Eliot.
Party, good food, wine, hot cider and music with the NewGrange Jam Band - Bluegrass with a holiday theme.
Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave/Hwy 12
To volunteer or for more info: Wendy Krupnick, 544-4582, w...@sonic.net
5:00 PM – Candle lit March. Meet at Julliard Park and march to Courthouse Square
6:00 – 7:00 PM – Climate Vigil in Courthouse Square led by youth activists, artists and community leaders
For more info go to sunri...@gmail.com, facebook.com/SunriseSoCo/ or @sunrisesoco on instagram
Monday, December 9, 7-9 PM
Sonoma County Climate Activist Network
(SoCoCAN!)
Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa 95401
This meeting will be discussing and planning a summit for 2020 to bring together and expand the network
Time will be allocated for all groups to make reports and request help with their campaigns
Facilitator for this meeting: Amanda
Notetaker: Maya
For more info: SonomaC...@gmail.com or to the SoCoCAN listserv (preferred)
For more info: communityseedexchange@gmail.com
Permaculture Skills Center, 2185 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol 95472
For more info contact: permacultureskillscenter.org or 707-824-0836
Occupy Sonoma County Earth Action Campaign Meeting
Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa
For more information go to http://OccupySonomaCounty.org or call 707-877-6650 (website contact preferred)
Time is running out; we can’t afford ineffective approaches to the climate crisis. This workshop will provide a brief overview of where we are in the climate movement and look at the key targets for slowing or reversing climate change. We will explore the most successful climate strategies and tactics for building our movement, shifting government policies and corporate practices, while changing the public discourse on climate.
Presenter Daniel Solnit is a union organizer, campaign strategist, and social change activist with 40 years of experience.
Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa 95401
Volunteer
• Make phone calls
from home for 1 hour every other month as follow up to our press releases.
No skill needed other than a pleasant phone demeanor.
Even once would be helpful.
• Please post flyers for our teach-ins at the bulletin boards where you already shop.
Download
event flyers from our website or pick them up at the Peace & Justice Center Monday-Friday 1-4 PM.
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• Experienced builder to
help us build raised bed garden boxes.
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We need an email list of bars and restaurants in Sonoma County.
Call To Action!
We urge all groups including schools,
neighborhood associations, organizations, clubs and groups of any kind to adopt
a Climate Declaration. Adopt ours or write your own. Share your
Climate Declaration with local governments, the media, write articles, and share
information.
Occupy Sonoma County Climate Declaration
Occupy Sonoma County, along with concerned, forward thinking people all over the world, declares that climate change has reached catastrophic proportions as evidenced by the current level of CO2 in the atmosphere, the melting of polar ice caps, and the continual rising of global temperatures. This is a global emergency, and we must act immediately. We invite all forces of life to join together for our survival. We stand up for life.
We recognize that the root of climate change is a capitalist system run by money greedy corporations and the governments that they control. We actively oppose greenhouse gas producers, nuclear power investors, and fossil fuel companies by boycotting their products, developing alternatives, divesting from corporations that endorse them and insisting that governments at all levels take action. We call on all governments and corporations to adopt life-sustaining practices immediately.
The people must act now to
stop this destruction from continuing and reverse the damage this has
caused. The future is in our hands. We are the 99%!
What Earth Actions are you taking?
707-877-6650
http://OccupySonomaCounty.org
http://OccupySonomaCounty.org/es (en
español)
http://www.facebook.com/OccupySonomaCounty
https://twitter.com/OcSoCo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmJoCP-ePUTPWNgHZwtBelg
Occupy Sonoma County embraces the egalitarian, deep democracy principles of the
Occupy Movement with a regional strategy for effectively organizing countywide
social justice campaigns that are globally relevant
Bob
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www.OccupySonomaCounty.org
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Woody Hastings
Yes, in the midst of an all-out climate crisis, proposals for new gas stations are still coming at us!
A public hearing on this proposed 12-pump station is being held "at or after" 9am on December 12. It’s important to fill the room with opponents to this short-sighted development. Especially with folks who live in Santa Rosa, please attend if you can:
Thursday, December 12, 2019, at or after 9:00 AM in Small Conference Room, 637 First Street, Santa Rosa
The notice for the public meeting describes the project as a “minor subdivision to create a park site and retail parcel for gasoline, electric charging station, and a neighborhood market.” The application was filed by Dhillon Mangal (File # - CC18-004).
Once again we have a proposal for a new gas station in the Laguna, adjacent to the Joe Rodota Trail, in this case with a whopping 14 operational gas stations within 5 miles. This is due to the fact that the site is near the downtown core of Santa Rosa. There is no need for this gas station!
Here is a statement from biologist Maya Khosla about this site: "I would argue that the place has intrinsic value, which would need to be left intact. There’s another smaller drainage (in addition to the main drainage flowing alongside the trail) and a vernal pool featuring enough water to support amphibians - although the presence of a listed species has not been confirmed. Small mammal burrows that could support amphibians during the dry seasons are also present. And the land features several legacy oaks, gorgeous trees that take over a hundred years to attain their current size. That’s just an initial assessment based on a quick survey."
The contact person at the city of Santa Rosa is Adam Ross, City Planner, 707-543-4705 or ar...@srcity.org Please send emails in opposition.