Labor unions are getting on board with carbon pricing because it will incentivize business innovation and job creation throughout the economy. Join us to learn more about labor union support for this

Labor unions are getting on board with carbon pricing because it will incentivize business innovation and job creation throughout the economy. Join us to learn more about labor union support for this policy, and how you can get started building relationships with labor unions. John Braxton, Co-President Emeritus AFT Local 2026, Community College of Phila. John worked for 20 years in the reform movement within the Teamsters union. He also began teaching at Community College of Philadelphia, where he was co-president of the union there. He was a founder of US Labor Against the War and has helped to build the Labor Network for Sustainability. He is one of the originators of the resolutions that the American Federation of Teachers has passed endorsing strong action on climate change, including support for the carbon fee and dividend approach. Peter Knowlton, Past President UE, Radio & Machine Workers of America Peter was a member of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) for 35 years until his retirement in 2019. He first became active in the labor movement in the late 1970’s as a union cab driver, rank and file activist, and organizer in Minneapolis, MN. He went on to become a Field Organizer, President of the Northeast Region, and eventually elected UE General President. Keon Liberato is a railroad track maintainer and the President & Principal Officer of BMWED-IBT Local 3012 Arlene Grant, an artist, humanitarian, coach, and speaker, is an active member of CCL, Braver Angels and organizations working to improve environmental, food, racial and social justice using art, communication and education. Arlene is the Creative Director and Founder of ArlieSpeaks Media, LLC and Cleanse Your Cache, which empowers advocacy resilience and helps people reclaim their lives. She's worked as arbitrator, educator, facilitator, mediator, and trainer in labor and employment disputes.

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Eat, Drink, and Be Ecological About It
Anna Lappé, Author, Diet for a Hot Planet
Frances Moore Lappé, Author, Diet for a Small Planet
Raj Patel, Activist, Author,

Eat, Drink, and Be Ecological About It
Anna Lappé, Author, Diet for a Hot Planet
Frances Moore Lappé, Author, Diet for a Small Planet
Raj Patel, Activist, Author, Stuffed and Starved, The Value of Nothing - Moderator

Nearly 40 years ago, before daughter Anna was a twinkle in her eye, Frances Moore Lappé published Diet for a Small Planet. Today, the pair still stand firmly behind this book which started as a one-page handout and would become the foundation of Annas own life's work stressing that to understand world politics, we need first to understand food. Anna Lappé, one of Time's "Eco- Who's Who," argues that there's an unsettling connection between food production and global warming in her latest, Diet for a Hot Planet. The mother and daughter have traveled far and wide and conclude that "hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but by a scarcity of democracy." They encourage us to recognize food as a powerful starting point for solving one of our planet's biggest problems.

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Artists Amy Livingstone of Sacred Art Studio in Portland, Oregon talks about her experience at a Joanna Macy intensive and how how it led her to dedicate her life and work to connect people to our planet and understand we are all interdependent. Follow Amy on Twitter and like her Sacred Art Studio page on Facebook.

Amy was interviewed by Barry Heidt of GeoSpirit.tv at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability (AASHE) 2014 Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, October 28, 2014.

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Overview of a fantastic three day course led by Dusty Gedge and John Little about green roofs. Why they're good - biodiversity, making the waterproofing on the roof last longer, nature conservation. For more information, go to LivingRoofs.org.

Dusty is PRESIDENT EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF GREEN ROOF ASSOCIATIONS

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Outreach to the agriculture community can help cultivate allies and build support of the Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act among farmers with farms of all sizes, agribusiness and consumers.

Outreach to the agriculture community can help cultivate allies and build support of the Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act among farmers with farms of all sizes, agribusiness and consumers. Tune in to this webinar to learn what leaders of CCL's Agriculture Action Team are up to and their recommendations in your own connection-building with your local agricultural community including helping to understand the Growing Climate Solutions Act. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Overview & Agenda (2:16) Agriculture & Climate Change (5:58) Reaching out to Farmers (13:26) Growing Climate Solutions Act (22:34) The Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/agriculture-outreach CCL Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/151 CCL' s Agriculture Action Team: https://community.citizensclimate.org/groups/home/968 BCL Agriculture Sector Team: https://www.businessclimateleaders.org/agriculture-sector

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QUEEN OF THE SUN: What Are the Bees Telling Us? (Trailer) is a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis from Taggart Siegel, director of THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN. Taking us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive, this engaging and ultimately uplifting film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world including Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk and Vandana Shiva.

Screening Information.

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Join CCL Regional Coordinator Sabrina Fu for a training designed for those who wish to learn more about leading a lobby meeting with a member of Congress or staff. In this training, we'll review the

Join CCL Regional Coordinator Sabrina Fu for a training designed for those who wish to learn more about leading a lobby meeting with a member of Congress or staff. In this training, we'll review the role of a lobby team leader, how they assign team roles, coordinate practice times and how to handle other special situations. This training is Part IV in the “Working With Congress” training series, designed to help our more experienced volunteers and citizen lobbyists get ready for our June lobbying meetings. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Introduction & Agenda (3:33) The Importance of Leadership (11:13) Advance Planning (22:37) Meeting Planning Suggestions (30:15) Expressing Leadership - Before, During, After Meeting (38:42) Meeting Minutes & Final Considerations Additional Resources: Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/lobbylead Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/working-with-congress/lobbying-401 Questions: https://cclusa.org/forums

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We're having a surge of new members join CCL! Want to brainstorm ideas on how to best support your own local efforts? Join Elli Sparks, CCL Field Development Director, for a training review that

We're having a surge of new members join CCL! Want to brainstorm ideas on how to best support your own local efforts? Join Elli Sparks, CCL Field Development Director, for a training review that pulls on some of the best ideas from the Onboarding and Group Development Coaches action teams to offer tips and suggested strategies for bringing new people aboard CCL so that they acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become empowered CCL volunteers. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:22) Onboarding Overview (5:38) Basic Welcome Process (16:30) Building Teams and Getting Help (18:25) Boost Engagement via CCL Community (20:17) Ongoing Engagement Ideas Join the Onboarding Action Team for more ideas! https://community.citizensclimate.org/groups/action-teams Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/new-volunteers-engaged CCL Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/298

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TED takes a look at health and medicine with a conference each year. The

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