EARTH ACTION IN THE NEWS
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
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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!
Friday April 13
SRJC’s We the Future Social Justice
Conference
SRJC Petaluma Campus
For more info: https://wethefuture.santarosa.edu/we-future-social-justice-conference
Saturday, April 14, 2-5 PM
Sonoma Solidarity with Standing Rock Meeting
1:00-3:00 pm Divestment & Public Banking
3:00-5:00 Main Meeting
Peace & Justice Center - 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa
For more info: www.facebook.com/SonomaNoDAPL/, Email sonoma.s...@gmail.com
Look for Public Bank Santa Rosa on
Facebook or email them at in...@publicbanksantarosa.com. Be sure to read and
endorse their new resolution.
Monday, April 16, 7-9 PM
Attend our next Earth Action Campaign meeting
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.
Tuesday, April 17th, 6:30pm
Wasted:
The Story of Food Waste film screening
Santa Rosa Junior College, Newman
Auditorium
Free to students. $10 suggested donation for other community members
Facebook
event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/151996425625669/?active_tab=about
Wednesday,
April 18th 7pm
350 Sonoma
Peace & Justice Center
Ongoing subgroups, Regenerative Agriculture, Zero Waste, Legislative Action.
For more info go to Facebook350 Sonoma or webpage 350sonoma.org.
Email 350Sono...@gmail.com
April 21
Earth Day Creek Cleanup in Windsor - the 1st ever!
B-Rad Foundation, Russian Riverkeeper, & Clean River
Alliance
For
more information contact rrke...@sonic.net
April 21, 12-4
Santa
Rosa Earth Day
Courthouse Square
For
more info: srcity.org/earthdayhttp://srcity.org/earthday
Come say hi at the OSC booth and
take home some free seeds for your garden
Community Seed Exchange
Sat. April 28 (the last Saturday every month)
St.
Stephen's Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol
For
more info: communitys...@gmail.com
9-10:30 Optional Work
Party
11-12 Free Growing Beans
Workshop
9-12 Seed Library
Monday,
April 30
Sonoma County Climate Activist Network (SoCoCAN!), 7-9 PM
Peace
and Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa
Climate activist groups and individuals working together to address and reverse
climate change. We meet on months with a 5th Monday. 2018 Meetings: April 30,
July 30, Oct. 29.
For more info: (707) 595-0320 or SonomaC...@gmail.com (email preferred).
Join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SonomaCountyCAN/.
Thursday, May 10
2nd Annual Sonoma County Zero Waste Symposium
Zero Waste Sonoma is
making great strides in reducing waste across Sonoma County through reducing,
composting, reusing, and recycling.Kick off Zero Waste Week (May 6 - 12)
For more info go to: https://zerowastesonoma.org/
Saturday, July 14
Healdsburg River Palooza at Veteran's Memorial Beach
B-Rad Foundation, Russian Riverkeeper, & Clean River
Alliance
For more information contact rrke...@sonic.net or Sign up here.
Volunteer Opportunities
• Event Tabling
Tabling season is year-round but Earth Day kicks off several outdoor events where we will have our booth. Help us set up and take down our booth and enjoy the event or stay with us to share information and answer questions with the public.
• Flyer Distributing
Such as at May Day! We promote our events and campaigns by distributing small handbills at marches and large events. This is fun and easy and goes fast when we have a team.
• 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. Our teach-in videos provide an ongoing opportunity to share important information with the public. Go to our Youtube page to see some of our videos.
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