Welcome
to the people who have joined recently. This is a simple weekly
newsletter. Your participation is encouraged. Please share information
and actions about climate change, climate justice, GMOs, toxic
chemicals, and Earth-related topics. Please refrain from posting
petitions or donation requests without OSC approval. Thank you for
joining us.
Go to our Facebook and Twitter pages to share these articles already posted there.
1) New German Government Would Ban Glyphosate Herbicides in Shock to Monsanto-Bayer Merger
https://sustainablepulse.com/2018/01/12/new-german-government-would-ban-glyphosate-herbicides-in-shock-to-monsanto-bayer-deal/#.Wl3sRzHLced
Sustainable Pulse: "The announcement of a possible complete ban on the world’s most used
herbicides in Germany is set to send pesticide manufacturers in to a
state of shock globally and may have a serious effect on the $66 Billion
Bayer-Monsanto mega merger, as Monsanto receive a considerable
percentage of their profit from the sale of Roundup ( a glyphosate-based
herbicide) and GM crops that rely on this herbicide to be grown."
2) Honey Bees Attracted to Glyphosate and a Common Fungicide
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2018/01/honey-bees-attracted-glyphosate-common-fungicide/
3) How a Grain and Legume Farmer Harvests Nutrition from the Soil
https://civileats.com/2018/01/09/how-a-grain-and-legume-farmer-harvests-nutrition-from-the-soil/
Civil Eats: "Larry Kandarian grows legumes alongside ancient grains on his
California farm, producing a polyculture that benefits both the health
of the land and his own."
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%!
Take Action - Get Involved!
Two Upcoming events from 350 Sonoma:
Workshop: Build your own Solar Notebook-Emergency Preparedness Charger
Sunday,
Jan 21, 1-4 PM
Sebastopol Grange, $80 includes all materials
Participants will build their own Solar Notebook Charger, designed to charge
your cell phone or a powerbank (portable battery), and provide lighting using a
USB LED light bulb & stick.
To learn more and to register visit: http://solarschoolhouse.org/grange/
Conversations Around the Fire:
Rebuilding in a Fire Ecology
Monday, Jan 22, 6-8 PM
Christ Church United Methodist: 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa
How do we plan thoughtfully and creatively to live cooperatively in a fire ecology? What resources already exist to help us? How can we learn from our past?.Connecting the Dots - Climate Change and Our Food Choices
Tuesday, January 30, 6:00 to 8:30 PM
Petaluma Seventh-Day Adventist, 2695 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma
Free with food provided by Chipotle
Contact VegCurious Petaluma at https://www.meetup.com/VegCurious-Petaluma
Monday, February 19, 7-9 PM
Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa
This campaign meets monthly on the 3rd Mondays. Meet in person or call in
from home.
For more information go to http://OccupySonomaCounty.org or call 707-877-6650.
Rebuild Green Expo
February 23, 10-7
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial
Building
Free
This expo will provide a great opportunity for rebuilders, the community, and community organizers to learn more about what each other are doing, how best to collaborate on the rebuild and what support is still needed. The morning session will consist of educational presentations and breaks outs for community organizers, while the afternoon will be open to the public with tabling from local organizations. Check out more details here.
Look for Public Bank Santa Rosa on Facebook or email them
at in...@publicbanksantarosa.com. Be sure to read and endorse their new resolution.
Volunteer Opportunities
• Shopper's Guide Research
We are updating our shopper's guide. If
you use a product that is not in our shopper's guide you can help
research it or send us the name for us to scrutinize. We are expanding
to include more categories. What pet foods do you buy?
• Adopt-A-Bulletin Board
What locations do you
already go to that have bulletin boards? Where can you easily go to in
your own neighborhood to help us publicize teach-ins and events? Download
our latest flyer from our website and let us know where you are posting. We especially need help covering Petaluma, Cotati and Rohnert Park.
• Graphic Artist Needed For Converting Our New Logo To Vector Art
We have a logo design that is 8-10". We would like to be able to scale it up to 3-4'.
• Video editing help is always needed - even one hour would help
We are behind in our video projects and could use some help in getting caught up.
Can you help us upload some video clips to our Youtube page?
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