Philip Sutton (The Climate emergency Declaration - Australia) describes the current state of gradualism in the climate movement in his excellent paper, “Striking Targets”:
“Over those last 27 years, while all the research, activism and negotiation has been going on, the climate has actually become dangerous. So, the key goal now must be to provide, at the 11th hour, real protection for the vulnerable people, species and ecosystems of the world. The principal struggle must shift, from the clash between no action and some action, to the crucial struggle between those who want to constrain reform to levels that are not too disruptive and those who want action that will provide highly effective and timely protection.”
Sonoma County Climate Activist Network Endorses The Green New Deal
Santa Rosa, California
The Sonoma County Climate Activist Network (SoCoCAN!) supports and endorses the Green New Deal (GND), a resolution introduced to the House of Representatives by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This resolution calls on the federal government to act responsibility by addressing the system(s) that are causing catastrophic climate change and increasing income inequality and social injustice. These threats are described as a direct threat to our national security. The GND calls for a national mobilization modeled on the 1930s New Deal that will create millions of good, well paying jobs by switching to renewable energy, repairing and building new infrastructure, remodeling existing structures and guaranteeing access to clean water, air and food. This will involve transforming industrial agriculture by supporting family farms with sustainable practices that improve soil health. Special attention is given to front-line communities and indigenous communities, ensuring that their health and rights are protected. This GND proposal would ensure that everyone in the United States has 1) high quality health care, 2) affordable housing, 3) economic security, and 4) access to clean water, clean air, healthy food and nature.
This resolution outlines goals. The task of turning these goals into policy and initiatives lies with a Committee on the Climate Crisis, which has no legislative authority alone, and already existing committees in Congress that are working on legislation to address these issues.
The GND is supported by the Sunrise Movement and the Justice Democrats who call on all congressmen and women to support the GND and refuse to take fossil fuel donations if they want to be supported in 2020 elections.
Actions to support the Green New Deal include: 1) Education: Talk to your friends, neighbors and community groups about its importance. A great deal of fake news will be distributed. Know your facts and counter misinformation. Tell folks how the GND will impact and improve their lives. 2) Support the progressives in Congress and do not allow the Democratic establishment to take all the air out of this initiative. Their inaction over the past ten years on climate change is unconscionable. 3) Let the Committee know if there are important (and doable) issues. They should be informed about the carbon sequestering potentials of regenerative agriculture and agroforestry. We recommend a primarily plant based diet. This is not a moment, however, to push our particular campaigns. 3) Support the Sunrise Movement. They are impressive. Send them financial support and ask them what you can do to support their electoral efforts. These are the millennials and they are fighting all out for their future. 4) Propose that your group sign on to the GND. 5) Follow events and stay updated. So much is hanging in the balance, particularly after the United Nations Intergovernmental Report that informed us all that we have only twelve years to make this shift if we want to avoid utter catastrophe.
Thank you for taking up the hopeful and essential Resolution.
Sonoma County Climate Activist Network
467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
sonomac...@gmail.com
707-595-0320 (email preferred)
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yes, I agree too! Progress not perfection.
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