Fwd: Berkeley Unanimously Declares Climate Emergency!
V Jacobi
yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PROGRESS
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| Subject: | Berkeley Unanimously Declares Climate Emergency! |
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| Date: | 2018-06-14 05:30 |
| From: | "Nicole Harris" <t...@theclimatemobilization.org> |
| To: | "Veronika Jacobi" <VJa...@sonic.net> |
| Reply-To: | t...@theclimatemobilization.org |
Allies,
On Tuesday night, Bay Area mobilizers made history.
As a result of local organizers' tireless work, the Berkeley City Council faced the truth of the climate and ecological crises and committed to protecting its residents and all life on Earth by unanimously declaring a climate emergency and endorsing a just citywide climate mobilization effort to end greenhouse gas emissions emissions as quickly as possible! The resolution called for Berkeley to become a carbon sink by 2030, which the energy commission will study. It also called on all other governments to address the crisis at the speed and scale required, setting in motion a nine-county Bay Area climate emergency town hall this summer aimed at catalyzing local, regional, state, national and global mass mobilizations to restore a safe climate and a collaborative regional mobilization effort. You can read the full text of the resolution here.
In the same hearing, the council took a critical first step in realizing the mobilization by voting to refer a Fossil Free Fast resolution to the city's energy commission. Under this resolution, Berkeley would actively oppose new fossil fuel infrastructure, making it the first municipality in California and the second in the nation to move forward such a sweeping block. You can read the full text of the resolution here.
These momentous wins would not have been possible without the heroic work of on-the-ground organizers from across the Bay. They were incredible -- sticking it out five long hours for the vote, many of them delivering powerful remarks! We also applaud the council for their courageous leadership, in particular Council Members Cheryl Davila and Kate Harrison for their sponsorship of these measures. The council's action is being hailed as historic, and rightly so.
Are you ready to join the wave of climate emergency declarations and commitments at local governments across the country? Get started today using our new climate emergency organizer toolkit, which has dozens of strategies that you can use to a launch climate mobilization effort in your town, city, or county. Help us expand this work to all of California by donating today. And if you're in California, let us know you're interested in getting involved!
Onward!
- Nicole and the TCM team
In partnership with The Climate Mobilization Bay Area, 350 Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area Physicians for Social Responsibility, Clean Water Action, Berkeley Climate Action Coalition, and other allied organizations and individuals
The Climate Mobilization
275 9th Street, Suite 150387
Brooklyn, NY 11215
United States
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V Jacobi
great idea Larry... I'm happy to be part of creating a strategy by email mainly and in person as necessary, but hopefully in person only right before we make a pitch to various city councils or county... I'd love to challenge county and cities in our area to leapfrog Berkeley with every good component of theirs plus Disaster Declaration and more if beneficial... or 2 or 3 step plan where more added by specific dates... progress - onward! Hugssssssss to all ...
On 2018-06-14 17:09, Larry Hanson wrote:
Great! Now let's get Sonoma County on board starting with Sebastopol or Windsor or ... to get this ball rolling.Larry
On Jun 14, 2018, at 3:25 PM, V Jacobi <vja...@sonic.net> wrote:
yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PROGRESS
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Subject: Berkeley Unanimously Declares Climate Emergency! Date: 2018-06-14 05:30 From: "Nicole Harris" <t...@theclimatemobilization.org> To: "Veronika Jacobi" <VJa...@sonic.net> Reply-To: t...@theclimatemobilization.org
Allies,
On Tuesday night, Bay Area mobilizers made history.
As a result of local organizers' tireless work, the Berkeley City Council faced the truth of the climate and ecological crises and committed to protecting its residents and all life on Earth by unanimously declaring a climate emergency and endorsing a just citywide climate mobilization effort to end greenhouse gas emissions emissions as quickly as possible! The resolution called for Berkeley to become a carbon sink by 2030, which the energy commission will study. It also called on all other governments to address the crisis at the speed and scale required, setting in motion a nine-county Bay Area climate emergency town hall this summer aimed at catalyzing local, regional, state, national and global mass mobilizations to restore a safe climate and a collaborative regional mobilization effort. You can read the full text of the resolution here.
In the same hearing, the council took a critical first step in realizing the mobilization by voting to refer a Fossil Free Fast resolution to the city's energy commission. Under this resolution, Berkeley would actively oppose new fossil fuel infrastructure, making it the first municipality in California and the second in the nation to move forward such a sweeping block. You can read the full text of the resolution here.
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These momentous wins would not have been possible without the heroic work of on-the-ground organizers from across the Bay. They were incredible -- sticking it out five long hours for the vote, many of them delivering powerful remarks! We also applaud the council for their courageous leadership, in particular Council Members Cheryl Davila and Kate Harrison for their sponsorship of these measures. The council's action is being hailed as historic, and rightly so.
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Are you ready to join the wave of climate emergency declarations and commitments at local governments across the country? Get started today using our new climate emergency organizer toolkit, which has dozens of strategies that you can use to a launch climate mobilization effort in your town, city, or county. Help us expand this work to all of California by donating today. And if you're in California, let us know you're interested in getting involved!
Onward!
- Nicole and the TCM team
In partnership with The Climate Mobilization Bay Area, 350 Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area Physicians for Social Responsibility, Clean Water Action, Berkeley Climate Action Coalition, and other allied organizations and individuals
The Climate Mobilization
275 9th Street, Suite 150387
Brooklyn, NY 11215
United StatesIf you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe.
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