Mobilizing Western New York for Climate Action and Social Justice
(September – December 2015)
Rise Up for Climate Justice
JOIN US
Rally at Niagara Square on September 24 at 4:00pm
The day Pope Francis speaks to the U.S. Congress
As President Obama said, “Climate Change is not a problem for another generation.”
Failure to act would constitute agrave injustice to all future children of the Earth as well as to poor people and poor countries that contribute the least to global warming pollution.
SCIENCE TELLS US WE MUST STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING, AND JUSTICE DEMANDS THAT WE ACT IN EARNEST NOW.
WE CALL ON THE PRESIDENT AND LEADERS OF ALL NATIONS
TO SIGN AND ENFORCE A UNIVERSAL, LEGALLY-BINDING AGREEMENT
TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUPPORT A JUSTTRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO CLEANENERGY SOURCES.
"A true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment,
so as to hear both the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor." -- Pope Francis
For more information and opportunities to participate/volunteer as organizations or individuals, visit the Sierra Club website: www.NiagaraSierraClub.com Contact us at: niagarasierra@gmail.com
ReUse Action creates a destination for quality materials, training and education, and support for the restoration arts
On September 12th, 2015, ReUse Action will be opening a new retail destination on the East Side of Buffalo. For nearly five years, ReUse Action has been dismantling buildings throughout the Northeast, salvaging materials and incorporating materials into new construction and restoration projects. Now, as they expand their vision for the reuse of materials they will add a retail component to create training opportunities for youth, while delivering high quality building materials to the community.
The opening will be both a launch of the retail destination for ReUse Action, as well as an introduction to The Guild @ 980, a center for green jobs training, green and reclaimed materials and the restoration arts.
The event will take place on September 12th, from 9 am to 4 pm at the Guild, 980 Northampton Street in Buffalo’s historic Milk-Bone District, on the Belt Line, with the Launch Party from Noon to Four.
There will be local music and food and attendees will have the opportunity to browse the latest salvaged materials, value-added products, and art works, all featuring reclaimed materials, as well as tours of the 1920s era building housing The Guild @980.
ReUse Action is Western New York’s first and only Green Demolition team. Founded in 2011, ReUse Action has dismantled scores of residential structures, commercial buildings and barns. ReUse Action’s focus is to leverage what is usually considered waste to create training opportunities for out-of-school young adults, while also delivering quality materials to homeowners, artists, contractors, and DIYer’s throughout the region. The ReUse Action team also founded Buffalo ReUse in 2007.
Starting September 12th, the store will be open Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm. More information can be found at: www.reuseaction.com
Your
organization is invited to exhibit at the 11th Annual WNY Environmental
Summit-Earth Fair 2015 at Daemen College. This year’s theme is “Healthy Living: Water Brings us Together”.
Date: Saturday, September 26 2015
Time: 8:30am-12:00pm (table setup begins at 8am)
Location: Wick Student Center, Daemen College
Cost: Free for attendees and exhibitors
The
annual Summit brings together a wide audience of interested citizens,
business people, students, politicians and environmental
organizations. The free event aims to share information on how to
improve sustainability in our communities and our homes and appreciate
our connection with our environment. Environmental and civic
organizations, green businesses, and government agencies are encouraged
to participate.
To reserve your free table, please contact Brenda Young at byoung@daemen.edu with the following:
Organization Name:
Contact Person:
Contact Email:
Contact Phone:
Do you need electricity? Y/N (limited spaces, please provide your own extension cord)
Exhibitors
will be contacted with setup information in early September and
information on submitting up to 2 PowerPoint slides for an ongoing loop
displayed during the Summit.
Exhibit
space is limited to a 6 foot table which we provide. Wall space is not
available for all tables, so if you have special requests, please let
us know and we will try our best to accommodate you. Please bring your
own tablecloth or cover, if desired.
Current Event Sponsors: Buffalo News, Entercom Buffalo, The Knoer Group, Apollo Alliance and Daemen College.
If interested in co-sponsoring the event, please contact Cheryl Bird at cbird@daemen.edu.
Click 'Read more' (below) to see a draft Agenda and check for Updates Here.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) will be held in Paris, France from November 30 to December 11, 2015. The conference objective is to achieve a legally binding and global agreement on climate from all the nations of the world.
In anticipation of the Paris Conference and in the face of environmental impacts fueled by continuously rising global temperatures, people across nations and around the world are mobilizing and calling on government leaders to take bold action to reduce global warming pollution in order to stabilize the climate.
NATIONAL & GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTIONS:
Important Dates - Events - Organizers
August 29 - Commemoration of 10 years since Hurricane Katrina - PCM September 24 - People’s Rally for Climate Justice - MAC October 14 - National Day of Action - PCM November 29 - Global Climate March - AVAAZ December 4 - Pathway to Paris: Concert & Speakers - Pathway2Paris and 350.org Action Updates January 1, 2016: 350.org
Brief Details, Websites and Registration Forms:
Peoples Climate Movement (PCM)
To Change Everything, We Need Everyone. Everywhere!
Last
year we made history. This year we start building the future. Our work
is far from done, and this summer and fall we will continue to build a
powerful movement for change. Together, before the Paris Climate Talks
in December, we will bring the demand for bold action to our leaders.
Will you join the People's Climate Movement? Website under construction: http://peoplesclimate.org/ NEW one coming soon!
PCM Call to ACTION
Want your organization to be listed as part of the People's Climate Movement?
Want to participate in calls to discuss and help plan for summer/fall actions?
Want to help build the Commemoration of 10 years since Hurricane Katrina on August 29?
Want to help build the National Day of Action on October 14? Fill in the form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FX2raVxH6nwmhHRdPRqH4IZRJui-wJtLcm-g4DtPFWw/viewform
People’s Rally for Climate Justice - Moral Action on Climate - MAC
On September 24, Pope Francis will address a joint session of Congress, and we will gather in support of his call for urgent action to address the climate crisis and create a new future of economic equality, social justice, and environmental equity.
Join us in Washington DC or plan events where you are, and post them here! READ the People’s Climate Covenant: A Formula for U.S. Leadership at the Paris Climate Talks Link: http://www.moralactiononclimate.org/index.php/about-us/people-s-climate-covenant
Week of Moral Action for Climate Justice - MAC
During the week of September 21-25, thousands of people will come together - in Washington DCand across the country - joining with Pope Francis to underscore the moral aspect of the climate crisis, and to call America to heed its moral duty to act for climate justice. MAC Website: http://www.moralactiononclimate.org/
Join the GLOBAL People’s Climate March - AVAAZ (means "voice")
On
November 29th, hours before world leaders meet at the Paris climate
summit, we will create a Global Climate March, taking to the streets
across thousands of cities to demand a safe future and planet powered by
100% clean energy. Save the date - November 29 - for the Global Climate March!
- Host an event
- Volunteer
- Attend Register at this Website: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/paris_save_the_date/
Climate countdown to Paris -- the AVAAZ blog
In
December 2015, world leaders will meet in Paris to agree on how the
world will respond to climate change. We have until then to build the
public pressure and political support necessary for them to agree to a
strong deal. Check Here for regular updates on Avaaz's climate work: http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_countdown_to_paris/ About AVAAZ: http://www.avaaz.org/en/about.php
'Pathway to Paris' and 350.org Announce Concert with Thom Yorke, Patti Smith, and Speakers.
Pathway to Paris is an initiative in partnership with 350.org
that brings together musicians, artists, activists, academics,
politicians and innovators to participate in a series of events and
dialogues to help raise consciousness around the urgency of climate
action and the importance of establishing an ambitious, global, legally
binding agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in
December 2015.
See: http://350.org/press-release/path-to-paris-and-350-org-announce-concert-with-thom-yorke-patti-smith-and-more/
May 7-15, 2016:Break Free from Fossil Fuels We are mobilizing to keep fossil fuels in the ground and accelerate a just transition to 100% renewable energy and a sustainable future for all.
After the Climate Summit in Paris we need to redouble efforts to end the use of destructive fossil fuels and choose a clean and just energy future.
Actions are being planned at locations all over the world, and plans are coming together quickly — be a part of it from the very beginning.
Add your voice. Tell world governments:
We need a
climate deal that's in line with the imperatives of science and justice.
Keep 80% of fossil fuels in the ground and finance a just transition to
100% renewable energy by 2050.
The Sierra Club Energy Committee will meet on Monday, August 10 at 6-7:30 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church (Alliance Rm.), 695 Elmwood at Ferry, Buffalo. All are welcome to attend.
Key agenda item:
There are exciting plans developing to generate support for the Papal climate message as Pope Francis visits Washington DC and New York City on September 24th. We're looking to continue to build on the Pope's message to impact the December UN International Climate Change conference in Paris.
See a draft memo about a Rally for Climate Justice at Niagara Square in Buffalo on September 24th in conjunction with Pope Francis’ address to the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC and his subsequent visits to St. Patrick's Cathedral and the United Nations in New York City.
