Join six Ithacans who participated in COP21 in Paris, for personal
reflections on the 195-nation agreement on Climate Change. Followed by a
community conversation about next steps.
Introduction: Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton
Panelists:
Bob Howarth, Cornell University
Sandra Steingraber, Ithaca College, author
Karen Pinkus, Cornell University
Allison Chatrchyan, Cornell Institute for Climate Change and Agriculture
Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University
Colleen Boland, We are Seneca Lake
Wednesday, February 3 at 7:15-8:45pm Tompkins County Public Library, Borg Warner Room
Sending Our Voices to the U.N. Climate Conference in Paris
In preparation for the critical United Nations Climate Conference in Paris, the Rise Up For Climate JusticeCampaignof WNY sponsored a public rally at Niagara Square in September calling on our elected officials to act in earnest to curb Climate Change:
To protect people and all living things on our planet from the worst impacts of climate change, now and into the future, by stoping global warming pollution caused by burning fossil fuels.
To ensure a just transition for communities and workers impacted by the shift from fossil fuels to clean energy sources.
Photo by Nathan MacFarlane
Now, as the start of U.N. Climate Conference nears, the Rise Up For Climate JusticeCampaign will sponsor a CommunityGathering to collect our voices and make them heard by U.S. negotiators in Paris.
Supporters have signed a Climate Justice Pledge. A scroll bearing the names of the pledge signers will be revealed at the Community Gathering
and ceremoniously passed on to UB law students who will travel to
Paris and present it to an official at the U.N. Climate Conference.
Please Join Us at the Community Gathering!
Food will be provided along with Music and Ceremony.
Families and children are welcome.
WHEN: Saturday, November 28 at 5:30pm-8:30pm
WHERE: Temple Beth Zion (auditorium), 805 Delaware Ave., Buffalo [Map]
The Community Gathering is Free and Open to the Public.
Come show your support for our student representatives as they prepare to leave for Paris to call on U.S. leaders for bold action on climate change for a just and livable future.
The Community Gathering is registered as one of the Global ClimateEvents at 350.0RG. Show your support for the Global Climate Justice Movement by adding Your Name Here: act.350.org/event/global-climate-march_attend/11869
QUESTIONS? Contact niagarasierraclub@gmail.com or embodiedcosmology@gmail.com
On Nov. 30 through Dec. 11, Rise Up For Climate Justice will sponsor a
community-wide vigil for the duration of the U.N.
Climate Summit.
WHO ARE WE: The Rise Up For Climate Justice
campaign comprises diverse groups of Western New Yorkers including
people of different faiths, students, people of color, teachers,
indigenous
people, labor unions, community activists, environmentalists, artists,
performers and local
politicians. The campaign is open to all people
The RISE UP FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE campaign needs YOUR Help
A diverse group
of people in Western New York are involved in a campaign for climate action and justice. Recently, over 300 citizens rallied in support of the campaign in Buffalo.
Now, we want to draw attention to President
Obama who will play a major role in the outcome of the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris.
With your help, we want to send out huge numbers of a message using social media. In the message, we call on President Obama for bold cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at the UN Paris Talks to protect people and the planet.
You can view our message in context by clicking on this link http://thndr.me/3mTlLv. To support the message, simply click the Facebook or Twitter button and agree to support.
That's it. Done. Easy!
With your support, our message will be greatly amplified. Also, the message from every supporter will be
released at the same time through the Thunderclap website, creating a virtual 'thunderclap' on social media.
The release
is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Friday, October 23, the day before United
Nations Day. Check for the 'thunderclap' on Facebook or Twitter after 1:00 pm on Friday.
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.
