Interest Area: Climate Justice

Deepen your role as a climate change advocate with the Ecology Center's free facilitator trainings. If you've already participated in a Climate Action Workshop series or would rather lead your own with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, congregation members or others, come to our one-session facilitator training. We'll share materials and strategies to help you easily mobilize your community members, and we'll provide ongoing support as you plan and hold your own series. No experience necessary to participate.

By organizing a series, you'll be given free membership to the Ecology Center for a year if you have not previously been a member
 
Free 2-session Climate Action Workshop:

After Copenhagen: What Can Be Done to Meet the Economic and Environmental Challenges
Presented by Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley

Thursday, April 15 / 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
In the Goldman Theater and Hazel Wolf Gallery

The Peder Sather Symposium represents an ongoing collaboration between the governments of Norway and Sweden and UC Berkeley. The goal of the symposium is to promote the understanding of political, economic, and cultural issues. This event will foster interdisciplinary discussion among scholars and policymakers from Europe and the U.S. on global and national issues of mutual concern.

 
RSVP: iis@berkeley.edu

Oakland City Council to Hold Energy and Climate Action Plan Hearing on March 30!

This is the first step to turning the Plan proposal that we've worked so hard to craft into official Oakland policy -- and for Oakland to have the best plan in the nation to fight global warming! Help us ensure that Oakland adopts an Energy and Climate Action Plan that is good for the economy, good for people, and good for the planet.

On February 10-11, the Local Clean Energy Alliance is bringing together clean energy advocates, public officials and green entrepreneurs for the "Clean Power, Healthy Communities" conference at the California Endowment in Oakland (see below).

Despite groundbreaking laws to address global warming, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. In response,  community advocates throughout the Bay Area are advocating local solutions, with a focus on building healthier communities and creating green jobs in our communities. The conference will report on the status of clean energy programs around the Bay, share best practices, bring together clean energy advocates, and explore the potential for more regional collaboration and coordination.

Join us at "Velo Vigil” to urge governments and individuals to reduce greenhouse gas through U.S. action at the UN Climate Conference and through personal action like cycling.

Bring lots of bike reflectors (to make a sign) as well as LED lights, candles, and cameras. Non-cyclists and the whole family are welcome.

More information at:

http://www.350.org/node/13135

Learn what "350" means at:

http://www.350.org

On Monday, November 30th (N30), the 10th anniversary of the global justice movement’s successful non-violent shut-down of the WTO, join us for a national day of action for climate justice. There will be safe and fun spaces for children, parents and everyone else who cannot be too near civil disobedience.

When: 11:30am, November 30th (Remember 11/30 at 11:30)
Where: Meet at Justin Herman Plaza and go from there to a mass action at Bank of America

 

Celebrate the release of

the latest issue of

Race, Poverty & the Environment

 

"Climate Change: Catalyst or Catastrophe?"

Vol. 16, No. 2

 

Release Party

Wednesday, December 9th @ 6 p.m.

Somar Bar and Lounge

1727 Telegraph Avenue and 18th St.

 

This issue is dedicated to Luke W. Cole (1962-2009). Founding co-editor of the journal Race, Poverty & the Environment and founder of the Center for Race, Poverty and the Environment.