With the need for political will to address climate change growing ever more urgent, citizens are invited to gather in Lansing on Saturday, March 8 for a workshop that will launch new chapters of Citizens Climate Lobby. The event is sponsored by the Red Cedar Friends Peace and Social Justice Committee.
Lynate Pettengill, Director of Field Development with Citizens Climate Lobby, will lead the three-hour workshop. Politicians do not create political will, they respond to it, says Pettengill. If we want Congress to address climate change, then they have to hear from us. The workshop is designed to give volunteers the tools they need to be effective advocates.
Citizens Climate Lobby is a grassroots advocacy organization, with 140 chapters across the U.S. and Canada, dedicated to generating the political will for effective national policies to address climate change. The group is working to build support for a carbon tax that returns revenue to households, creating a market-based incentive to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
WHAT: Workshop to launch new chapters of Citizens Climate Lobby.
WHY: To break the gridlock in Congress that prevents our government from enacting policies that will stabilize our climate and preserve a livable world for future generations.
WHO: Anyone with an interest in supporting this work.
WHEN: Saturday, March 8, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Red Cedar Friends Meetinghouse, 1400 Turner St., Lansing, MI
RSVP: Elizabeth Dell, Michigan State Coordinator, Citizens Climate Lobby, 231-499-6747, michigan@citizensclimatelobby.