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Open Mic Fundraiser For Democracy Spring
Saturday, March 19 @ 4 – 6pm
New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 W 64th St
Come join us this Saturday for this fun Open Mic fundraiser for Democracy Spring
to ensure that everyone is able to participate in the march and/or sit in this April.
One hundred percent of the proceeds will be going to Democracy Spring.
Tickets are $10.00 online or $10.00 cash at the door.
Light refreshments will be available.
On April 2nd, people will march from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia to the Capitol in Washington D.C. to join over two thousand people for a mass sit-in to get money out if politics by getting Congress to take urgent action.(April 11th to April 16th) If you’re interested in signing up for this mass civil disobedience, you can do so here:
www.DEMOCRACYSPRING.org.
You can get your tickets here:
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-spring-open-mike-tickets-22638161350
Come Stand With Us
Promote Offshore Wind @ LIPA Meeting
Monday, March 21st @11am
333 Earle Ovington Bld. 4th Floor, Uniondale, NY
There will be a bus from NYC at 9:30. To get your tickets
(From Sierra Club) Right off the coast of Long Island lies one of the biggest untapped renewable energy resources in the country: offshore wind. The wind off our shores could power millions of homes and create thousands of jobs, making New York into an undisputed leader in the transition to clean energy. But it’s only gonna happen if the Governor hears from us!
LIPA wants to bring more power to the South Fork, and they’re trying to decide whether to supply it with dirty new gas peaker plants, or with affordable, job-creating offshore wind energy. It’s up to us to make sure the Governor and LIPA choose renewables over fossil fuels, for the sake of the climate and the economy. The March 21st LIPA board meeting will be the last chance to weigh in before a decision is made, and they’re inviting the public to testify.
RSVP HERE
Facebook Event https://www.facebook.com/events/1660884510798917/
Our Common Home
Thursday, March 24th
The Great Hall @Cooper Union
Artists, educators, scientists, poets and architects convene to share perspectives on a multifaceted and holistic path forward in protecting our planet. This free, public gathering will be an important moment in recognizing the role of values, ethics, science and spirit in addressing the complex tasks facing Our Common Home.Presented by Urban Green Council, Natural Resources Defense Council, International Center of Photography, The Poetry Society of America, Continuing Education and Public Programs of The Cooper Union, and The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design.
More information is available here.
http://cooper.edu/events-and-exhibitions/events/our-common-home
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The Fight for Energy Democracy
Tuesday, March 29
@7 – 9pm
Brooklyn Commons
388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11217
Hosted by Brooklyn for Peace – WITH Sean Sweeney, Murphy Institute Professor and Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, and Kim Fraczek, Montrose 9 Resister and Sane Energy Project.
Fracking has been banned in New York State. There is a glut of oil and gas on the market. The price of fossil fuels has collapsed. Yet Big Energy is building more pipelines, compressor stations, storage facilities, and waste sites than ever before.
With the active connivance of government, the oil and gas corporations are leveling forests, seizing farmland, and threatening our water supply, binding us to an energy system that will ultimately kill us.
Come learn how workers, farmers, and ordinary people are fighting back to protect their families and the planet — and how you can help build the growing resistance.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1047598768640473/
Don’t Fuel the Refugee Crisis
Thursday, March 31
All Saints’ Church at 7th Avenue & 7th Street in Park Slope, two blocks from the F and G trains.
sponsored by 350 Brooklyn
What are the connections between climate and conflict? How is climate change exacerbating existing tensions in the Middle East, Latin America, South Asia and elsewhere? What are the connections between our domestic energy policy at home and the refugee crisis that is currently unfolding on the nightly news? Please join us to hear presentations from three incredible speakers followed by action-oriented discussion.
Speakers:
Neil Bhatiya is a Fellow at The Century Foundation and the Climate and Diplomacy Fellow at the Center for Climate and Security. He is the author of A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN.
Nina Macapinlac is the Coordinator of Alumni Organizing for the Responsible Endowments Coalition.
Sophie Robinson is a producer of The Age of Consequences, a documentary that’s been described as “The Hurt Locker” meets “An Inconvenient Truth,” http://theageofconsequences.com/
Facebook Event https://www.facebook.com/events/815328291905579/
APRIL FUELS DAY – #ExxonKnew
April 1st @ Noon
On April Fuels Day, Exxon will announce that as a result of the investigation by the NYS Attorney General, it has agreed to make a number of changes to reduce climate change impact. The event will be at noon in midtown Manhattan. Check for details to follow on 350nyc.org.
Shared Security: Re-imagining US Foreign Policy
Tuesday, April 5th @6:30pm
New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 W 64th St – Ceremonial Hall
The Monks of the New England Peace Pagoda initiated their 15th annual “Walk for a New Spring”, a 56-day journey from Leverett, MA to Washington, DC. This year they are carrying the document “Shared Security, Re-Imagining US Foreign Policy”to the Capital and sharing it with communities along the way.
350NYC and the New York Society for Ethical Culture invite you to join us for a potluck dinner to welcome them to NYC when they arrive on April 5th on their way to DC.. Sister Clare Carter and Timothy Bullock will give a presentation on “Shared Security” followed by a discussion wtiht the walkers.
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