Full plate? Pick low-hanging fruit
Climate Changemakers
A modern climate advocacy network equipping busy productive people to advocate for systems-level U.S. climate solutions.
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This one will be short, sweet, and jam-packed as I try my hand at these food puns.
They say variety is the spice of life, so in addition to our five featured Action Playbooks this month, there are a few other ways to jump in: volunteer roles, an open call for stories, and saying 'yes!' to a plan to do more than vote this election.?Next week is a rest week, so this is a plum time to get in on the action.
If your plate is full right now, pick the low-hanging fruit or carve out an hour a few weeks from now. While we aim for consistent, sustained engagement, our invitation is to show up for climate advocacy as you are, when you can. The Climate Changemakers promise is that the time spent in Hours of Action and with Action Playbooks will be productive, not performative. Both powerful and a piece of cake.
What's up next, in a nutshell?
We're focused. Olive of this is strategic because nothing beets?real, systems-level progress.
Proud to get to do this together, changemakers.
Eliza Nemser, PhD , Executive Director and co-founder, Climate Changemakers
NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS
SUMMER ACTION PLAN???? Reduce U.S. Food Waste
Landfills are a sneaky leading source of methane emissions. So much so, that Project Drawdown considers reducing food waste the #1 climate solution in a 2?C warming-limit scenario. Smart, scalable policy solutions, like?food diversion and composting, exist right now and should be incentivized. It’s time for policymakers to act! ?
Take action?anytime on your own time –or–?drop into any action meetup.??
VIRTUAL EVENTS???? ????Monday night? |??Thursday night??|??Friday morning
IN-PERSON EVENTS????????Brooklyn? |??DMV? |??Kansas City? |??Madison?|?(New) SF
ACTING LOCALLY?? Help equip your city officials to build a Food Waste Strategy
You know what's fun? We show up with solutions. The emails we personalize always include resources for policymakers, like this colorful toolkit. It's week 4 of our 5-week advocacy campaign and Action Playbook #4 is Contact Your City Officials! Let's do it.
ONE WAY TO BREAK BREAD... ?? Frame it as: Environmentalism
Composting embodies the principles of waste minimization, regenerative resources, and environmental stewardship central to a more circular (sustainable) economy. It offers an alternative to the dominant economic model of overconsumption and helps sustainably close the loop of product life cycles.
For more ways to frame food waste, read the Issue Briefing.
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GOOD CLIMATE NEWS?????? Youth activists win laser-focused?climate settlement
A historic legal settlement won last week by 13 youth activists, mostly Indigenous, mandates that all Hawaii transportation—ground, sea, and air among all islands—be zero-emissions by 2045! “It’s written down, it’s enforceable, and that makes all the difference between a promise and actual implementation,” said Denise Antolini, law professor. This is a significant win, with noteworthy cooperation,?worth reading about!
JOIN THE TEAM ?? Help scale our collective impact
The Climate Changemakers network is growing. Want to help equip and support the work?
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT ?? Impromptu VIP section in WI
A few weeks ago, the Team Madison brewery also had live samba music during an Hour of Action, so... "the amazing bartenders were kind enough to set us up a “VIP section” away from the noise.?Here’s?to a truly unique Hour of Action combined with a free brewery tour." – Host Eric
More of this?in Slack #pics-or-it-didnt-happen.
UP NEXT ??? Electoral Advocacy
Friends don't let friends wait until October. In mid-July, Climate Changemakers will shift our collective focus toward the 2024 election.
EVENT SCHEDULE ?? Drop into an Hour of Action
Get in, get out, get on with your week.? Climate Changemakers' 60-minute action meetups?provide a clear path to purposeful action.?
?? Team Brooklyn: special event this week!?Save your seat for this Wednesday's Hour of Action with?former editor-in-chief of Food & Wine Magazine and?founder of Progressive Hedonist, Dana Cowin !?We'll tackle?the Reduce?U.S. Food Waste actions. ?
Add one to your calendar now or drop in anytime. No prep needed! The host will have everything you need to accomplish one powerful, proven-to-get-results civic action?within the hour.?
Reminder: Can't make it one week? No worries! We're all busy people. The team and space will always be there. Take breaks when you need;?take action when you can.? Curious about hosting??Let's chat!?Email?[email protected].
MONDAY?MOTIVATION????
“Think of many things; do one.” —?Portuguese proverb
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