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350Brooklyn Families Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids

Aligning your hopes for our climate with the pressure of buying holiday gifts for kids is tough! We’ve compiled a few ideas and hope to grow this guide, so please leave your ideas in the comments below! Strategy Cut down on the mountains of gifts and waste by creating a rule around the number and […]

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Next Meeting – December 10

350Brooklyn December Meeting (Public) Power to the People! Thursday December 10, 7:30 pm Come learn about the campaign for Public Power! The public power campaign seeks to get public utilities under public control. Instead of for-profit corporations further enriching themselves off of climate-destroying fossil fuels, the campaign aims to create a publicly-owned democratically-run utility with […]

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Next Meeting – November 12

November Monthly Meeting Thursday November 12, 2020, 7:30 pm Help draft 350Brooklyn’s blueprint for 2021 at our November monthly meeting. We’ll hear updates from all of our campaigns and committees and brainstorm how to keep moving forward. Learn more about our fight against a fossil-fueled peaker plant in Sunset Park, our campaigns for a Renewable […]

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Next Meeting – October 8

350Brooklyn Monthly Meeting Thursday October 8th, 7:30pm Renewing New York: The Work Ahead NY Renews, a statewide coalition of over 230 organizations, is in the forefront of innovative state-level climate legislation. 350Brooklyn is a proud member of this coalition, which pushed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) over the finish line in Albany […]

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Green Collar Jobs: Making a Living, Forging a Better World

Green Collar Jobs: Making a Living, Forging a Better World September 16th, 2020 Take action New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), adopted in 2019, set the stage for a just transition to a fossil-free economy in our state. It will take more work on many fronts to make this a reality, including […]

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Next Meeting – September 10

September Monthly Meeting Thursday September 10, 2020, 7:30 pm While the hour is late, our September meeting will focus on several ways you can still work to get out the vote and push candidates to be stronger climate champions. We will hear from Jenny Marienau, campaign manager at 350 Action and from Saad Amer, founder […]

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08/29 – Shoe Strike for Climate Justice

If you still want to protest, and march, and yell for climate action but don’t want to risk in-person events… send us your shoes! We are planning a SHOE STRIKE on August 29th, as part of a global action calling for strong climate action and in particular a demand for climate justice for the most […]

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Week 5 – The Plastic Free Challenge!

For the final week of our Plastic Free July Challenge, we’re focusing on making our own products. To get recipes for tooth powder, deodorant and more, please join our Plastic-free Facebook group. Your efforts don’t have to end in July— let’s all keep being plastic free for the sea! P.S. Post a pic and tag […]

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Microplastics Madness – August 13

Thursday August 13, 6pm “Microplastic Madness” film screening Sign up via Zoom Join 350 Brooklyn on August 13th for a virtual screening of the award winning and inspiring documentary, “Microplastic Madness“.  In lieu of our general meeting we will screen the film at 6 pm EST, followed by a 7:30 pm EST Q&A with Producer/Director […]

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Week 4 – The Plastic Free Challenge!

For week 4 of our Plastic Free July Challenge, we’re encouraging people to switch to naked products that don’t have plastic packaging. Share your recipes and resources for “going naked” in our Facbeook group and sign up for the final week of our Plastic Free July Challenge here. P.S. Post a pic and tag us […]

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Climate Wednesdays July 22

July 22: Where to Next? Fossil-Free Transportation in a Pandemic and Beyond 350Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza will host a three-part summer 2020 online series, Climate Wednesdays: Solutions for a Cooler Brooklyn. The first of these will focus on transportation, which is the # 2 source of greenhouse […]

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Press Release: Announcing “Green Collar Jobs: Making a Living, Forging a Better World”

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: September 16 CONTACTS: Ian Stevenson (202) 680-3299 Fritzi Bodenheimer (929) 276-4232 350Brooklyn and Brooklyn Public Library Announce “Green Collar Jobs: Making a Living, Forging a Better World” September 16    Series Engages Brooklynites in Accessible Solutions to the Climate Crisis 350Brooklyn and Brooklyn Public Library continue their three-part summer 2020 […]

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Week 3 – The Plastic Free July Challenge!

For week 3 of our Plastic Free July Challenge, we’re encouraging people to use plastic-free storage and cleaning products. Share your recipes for cleaning products and resources for plastic free containers in our Facebook group. Sign up for our Plastic Free July Challenge here. P.S. Post a pic and tag us @350Brooklyn on FB or […]

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Next Meeting – July 9

July Monthly Meeting Thursday July 9, 2020, 7:30 pm Our July meeting couldn’t be more timely.  An insightful panel of speakers, including Marl Winston Griffith of the Brooklyn Movement Center and Dominique Thomas of 350.org, will offer their thought on the intersection of climate justice, activism, and white supremacy. A Q&A session will follow.  Please […]

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Week 2 – The Plastic Free July Challenge!

For week 2 of our Plastic Free July Challenge, we’re encouraging people to leave the plastic out of their grocery carts. For tips and resources sign up for our 350 Brooklyn Plastic Free July Challenge here. P.S. Post a pic and tag us @350 Brooklyn on FB or IG and use #plasticfreejuly350BK to be entered […]

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Week 1 – The Plastic Free July Challenge!

For week 1 of our Plastic Free July Challenge, we’re encouraging people to BYOX – bring your own everything! For tips and resources, particularly during Covid-19, sign up for our 350 Brooklyn Plastic Free July Challenge here. P.S. Post a pic and tag us @350 Brooklyn on FB or IG and use #plasticfreejuly350BK to be […]

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Take the Plastic Free July Challenge!

Single-use plastics like bottles, straws, bags, and utensils, stick around long after you use them, breaking down into microplastics. In fact, the average person ingests about a credit card’s worth of plastic each week. Additionally, 99% of plastic comes from fossil fuels, one of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis. Help be part of […]

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Next Meeting – June 11

350Brooklyn Monthly Meeting June 11, 2020, 7:30 pm Online Event https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88101839208 Join our monthly meeting for updates on campaigns, upcoming actions and to listen to two different perspectives on the relationship between Covid-19 and Climate Change. Climate journalist Yessenia Funes, senior staff writer at Earther@Gizmodo, will discuss how the coronavirus pandemic offers a rare opportunity […]

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Climate Smart Energy

Climate Smart Energy: Heating, Cooling and Turning the Lights On Brooklyn Public Library, October 16, 2019 ACTIONS AND RESOURCES Meeting New York State’s Climate Goals New York State’s climate goals require a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2030 and an 85 percent reduction by 2050. To meet these goals, […]

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Climate Wednesdays Fall 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Eva Welchman PHONE: 646-258-2373 EMAIL: 350BROOKLYN AND BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCE CLIMATE WEDNESDAYS MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL SERIES TO ENGAGE CITIZENS IN ACCESSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS   Brooklyn, New York, August 19, 2019 — 350Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza will host Climate Wednesdays: […]

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[2019.3.25] Community News: 350BK Families, the BYOBag Act, and more

350Brooklyners have been busy! On March 15, the Stop the Williams Coalition held a press conference and rally at City Hall to announce the opposition of the pipeline by 60 elected officials, who’ve signed a letter asking Governor Cuomo to reject the project. Afterwards, members joined in solidarity with the hundreds of young people who […]

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[2019.3.11] Community News: March 14 Monthly Meeting; March 15 Day of Action; and more

March 14: 350Brooklyn Monthly Meeting 7:30 pm, Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue Join us for our monthly meeting when expert Charles Komanoff will explain the complexity of congestion pricing, an international solution to urban emissions. And we’ll get updates on our many current campaigns. If you’re not already involved in one, you can see which […]

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[10.26.17] Join Us for Sandy5 and the Halloween Parade

Our Climate Solutions Town Hall on Tuesday was a huge success! A packed house had a clear message for our legislators: they must lead on climate. Stay tuned for more detailed report on the event. The refrain of the evening was this: we must organize and demand change, because corporations and politicians won’t change on […]

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[10.19.17] October 24: Tell Your Legislators They Must Lead on Climate

Less than a week until our Town Hall. Don’t Forget to Get Your Free Ticket! At least seven state legislators have already committed to attend our October 24 Town Hall. This is an important opportunity for Brooklynites to tell them we are serious about climate change, and they must provide serious leadership and take aggressive […]

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[10.6.17] Next Meeting October 12; You Can Help Stop the Williams Pipeline

Next General Meeting October 12 7:30 pm, Brooklyn Commons Café, 388 Atlantic Ave From Standing Rock to the Rockaways, the fossil fuel industry is trying to lock us into the fuels of the past with new and unnecessary infrastructure. Local action, like our campaign to stop the Williams Pipeline, is more important than ever. Our […]

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