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BREAKTHROUGH!
California Becomes First State to Ban Single-Use Hotel Toiletries
CEO of Major Shale Oil Company 'Has Second Thoughts' on Fracking Rush
Ex-police chiefs to join Extinction Rebellion activists in biggest protest yet
City of Toronto votes unanimously to declare climate emergency
"The city joins 800 other governments including London, Barcelona, Los
Angeles and Montreal in acknowledging the scale of the global climate
crisis. This comes after more than 15,000 people took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Sept. 27 for the city’s climate change rally."
GMOs, GLYPHOSATE & TOXINS
GMO Mosquitoes to Control the Spread of Disease Carries Unknown Risks
FOSSIL FUELS
Shell Union Workers Told to Attend Trump Speech or Lose Pay
Ohio Firefighters Kept in the Dark on Drilling and Fracking Chemicals
PIPELINES
Company Buys Pipeline Support at Supreme Court Through GOP Attorneys General
Extractive Industries Are Fueling Violence Against Indigenous Women
POLLUTION
GREEN NEW DEAL
Let’s Not Wait for the Next Financial Crisis to Nationalize Wall Street Banks
"If you look at the stuff around the Green New Deal, some of that might
involve public banking. A lot of people are talking about that. I really
think there’s an opportunity here to get some really refreshing ideas
into the discussion. In the last financial crisis, 33 senators, I
believe it was, voted to break up the big banks as an amendment to
Dodd-Frank. It didn’t pass, but that’s a huge majority of senators if
you think about it. We can build on that in the next crisis or in the
coming years."
WAKE UP CALL
Outrage over PG&E blackout spurs call to rein in utility, improve its handling of fire risk
A Brief Guide to the Impacts of Climate Change on Food Production
THINK TANK & STRATEGY
For Life to Continue on Earth, Every Day Must Be Indigenous People’s Day
IMF Says Carbon Tax Is Most Powerful Way to Fight Climate Crisis
The Climate Justice Movement Must Include Decolonization and Anti-Imperialism
Good article!
Philippines Passes Law Requiring Students to Plant 10 Trees Before Graduation
This is an interesting idea with a good goal. The article doesn't state who pays for the cost of the trees. Also, why put this responsibility on students who didn't cut down the trees? Still, it might be a good idea for schools of all kinds to engage in voluntary tree-planting days offering extra credit to the students who participate.
Most People in the UK Back Limits on Flying to Tackle Climate Crisis
DIRECT ACTIONS
This Is Not a Drill: 700+ Arrested as Extinction Rebellion Fights Climate Crisis with Direct Action (video)
Extinction Rebellion Shuts Down Times Square as Climate Activists Superglue Themselves to a Boat (video)
Extinction Rebellion Stages 'Die-In' at Iconic Wall Street Bull Statue
Alaska Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuit
Jane Fonda arrested in climate change protest on U.S. Capitol steps
"The 81-year-old activist and actress was arrested alongside 15 others. They all face up to 90 days in prison.
Fonda arrested during climate protest: I was inspired by Greta Thunburg."
More than 400 MPs join Extinction Rebellion reforesting action calling for billions more trees to be planted
Revealed: how the FBI targeted environmental activists in domestic terror investigations
Janet Young: How Could I Stand By and Do Nothing
"Janet Young, a 72-year old retired
social worker and grandmother from Devon read out this statement at her
plea hearing in August. She was arrested on Waterloo Bridge on the
first Tuesday, 16 April... In December my daughter will give birth to my grandson. When she told
me she was pregnant, instead of joy I felt fear and anxiety; what
future would this child have? Will it have any future at all? But
inherit a world of devastation and loss, where few survive and there is
no civilisation or rule of law. How could I stand by and do nothing? We are all responsible for each other and the generations to come."
Andrew Peel: I Told the Truth and Acted As Though the Truth is Real
"Andrew Peel, 59, a delivery driver from Norwich,
read out this statement at his plea hearing on Friday. His tipping
point, he says, was watching the action on the London bridges in
November and seeing a banner that said “For My Children”... I broke the law, and I accept the consequences. I apologise for the
disruption I caused, for taking overstretched police officers away from
their families and for taking up the court’s time. I acted out of love as any father would for his children and their future. I acted out of love as any human being would for our beautiful earth and her future."
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Here’s where Earth stores its carbon
Giant Floating Solar Farms Could Make Fuel and Help Solve the Climate Crisis, Says Study
ENDING ON A POSITIVE
Take Action - Get Involved!
October 7-21
International Rebellion
To Governments of the World, we declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency. You did not do enough.
To everybody else, rebel. See you on the streets.
Sunday, Oct. 20, 3:30-5:30 PM. FREE, but registration is required
Sebastopol Carbon Conversations
Author Mary DeMocker presents “Why We can still build a Thriving Future
& easy ways to help”. Author of “The Parents Guide to Climate
Revolution”. She shares ways to feel empowered in the fight for a
healthy planet while deepening our connections to one another.
Sebastopol Grange | 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Hwy 12, Sebastopol
Monday, October 21, 7-9 PM (Every 3rd Monday)
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)
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 6:30 - 8 PM
Saturday, October 26 (the last Saturday every month)
Community Seed ExchangeSt. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol
9-10:30 Optional Work Party
11-12 Free Workshop: Growing Great Garlic in Sonoma CountyWednesday, November 6 (every first Wednesday) No Dogs
Sonoma County Permaculture Guild Monthly Potluck
Family Friendly & Fun. Swap
seeds/plants, & explore the PSC
Permaculture Skills Center, 2185 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol 95472
For more info contact: permacultureskillscenter.org or 707-824-0836Monday, 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)
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.
Let us know what bulletin boards you can
cover. Thank you.
• Experienced builder to
help us build raised bed garden boxes.
• Help delivering them if you have a truck.
• Help editing our teach-in videos.
•
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