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Next Meeting February 8th

350 Brooklyn Monthly Meeting: February 8, 7:30 Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue – Map This month 350Brooklyn welcomes two experts in urban agriculture, Ray Figueroa and Ian Marvey.  Agriculture has a critical role to play in calming the climate crisis but it’s not just rural farms that matter.  Come hear what’s going right here in […]

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NYC Divests!

NYC leaders show they can take bold steps together, and have the moral vision to address climate change now! nydailynews.com/opinion/applaud-mayor-de-blasio-nyc-climate-leadership-article-1.3748536

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350BK’S Response To Cuomo’s State Of The State

350BK’S RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR CUOMO’S STATE OF THE STATE In his 2018 State of the State, Gov. Cuomo announced significant climate initiatives, including his “Clean Energy Jobs and Climate Agenda” and his support for halting new fossil fuel investments in New York State’s retirement fund. For the first time, the Governor’s agenda includes a section […]

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Next Meeting January 11

Did you know that in New York City buildings are responsible for 71% of the city’s carbon footprint?  Ensuring that new construction is energy-efficient is fine, but most of the work to reduce building energy use will need to address existing buildings.  The 2030 District project is an effort to accelerate progress towards sustainable cities […]

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Dec. 14 Monthly Meeting in front of Cipriani Wall Street

It’s Governor Cuomo’s birthday and he’s celebrating with a giant fund-raiser at Cipriani, 55 Wall Street. And 350Brooklyn and many of our climate allies will be out on the sidewalk to greet him! We’re coming with birthday wishes for the end to all new fossil fuel infrastructure in New York State and a just transition […]

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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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Next Meeting November 9

Thursday, November 9, 7:30 Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue.  It’s been one year since Donald Trump’s election.  Amidst the bombast and the distractions, what difference has Trump’s election actually made to US progress on climate change?  Come hear Michael Burger, Executive Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University as he lays […]

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Next Meeting October 12

Thursday, October 12, at 7:30. Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue.  Local action is more important than ever. Our next general meeting will feature Kim Fraczek of Sane Energy, who will give a presentation on the buildup of fossil fuel infrastructure in New York and neighboring states. We’ll discuss the problems, solutions, the movement against this […]

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Climate Solutions Town Hall October 24th

 Tickets now available for 350 Brooklyn’s Climate Solutions Town Hall on October 24th at Brooklyn College! Tickets are *free* but advance registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-solutions-town-hall-the-path-forward-tickets-38049249329 Our panel includes representatives from New York Renews, the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, Turn the Tide, and Sean Sweeney, Director of the CUNY International Program for Labor, Climate […]

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[8.29.17] Unnatural Disaster: Join a vigil for Harvey’s victims Wednesday and take a stand against climate denial

On Wednesday, join 350Brooklyn and your fellow New Yorkers as we gather at the Exxon Building in Midtown Manhattan to mourn the lives, homes, and livelihoods lost to Hurricane Harvey. We will reckon with the reckless greed and corruption responsible for this crisis, and gather up donations and collective courage for the road ahead. Here […]

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Next Meeting September 14

Thursday, September 14, at 7:30. Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue.  This month’s our guest speaker will be Alphonso David, council to Governor Andrew Cuomo! Hear what he has to say about the Governor’s agenda and bring your questions.

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Aug. 6: Resist the Williams Pipeline!

Aug. 6:  Resist the Williams Pipeline!  1:30 pm Coney Island Boardwalk at West 20th Street Come join our allies NYC Surfriders in handing out flyers and getting signatures on petitions in opposition to a planned Williams pipeline.  This pipeline would stretch 23 miles across NY Bay, close to Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens.  Williams will […]

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Next Meeting August 10th – Picnic Dinner!

Please join us at our AUGUST MONTHLY MEETING – PICNIC DINNER! Thursday, August 10th, 6:30pm Prospect Park, End of Long Meadow nearest Grand Army Plaza Our August general meeting will be held outdoors in Prospect Park at the end of Long Meadow nearest to Grand Army Plaza. Note the start time will be 6:30 rather […]

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Next Meeting July 13th

Please join us at our JULY MONTHLY MEETING! Thursday, July 13th, 7:30pm Commons Café, 388 Atlantic Ave ECONOMIST & POLICY ANALYST CHARLES KOMANOFF will speak about what carbon taxes are, how they work, the challenges of implementing them, and the critical role they play in arresting runaway climate change. We’ll also discuss how you can […]

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Rally June 29th!

Join us on June 29 to tell Senator Hamilton and the IDC that New York can’t wait for climate justice. While Donald Trump and his fossil fuel cronies have been dismantling the EPA and abandoning the Paris Climate agreement, our state legislature took no action on climate change. Despite devastating threats to our air, water, […]

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Urgent: Help Bring Bill S. 6617 To A Vote!

BREAKING: The New York State Assembly passed the Climate and Community Protection Act last night!!! Click here for a detailed article BUT this year’s legislative session ends tomorrow, and we need the SENATE to bring the bill to a vote! **PLEASE CALL SENATOR TONY AVELLA TODAY AT (518-455-2210)** and urge him to bring the bill […]

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Climate and Community Protection Act

This morning members of #350BK Legislative Committee, Kari Dietrich and Ari Lieberman, hand-delivered 75 signed constituent letters to the office of Senator Jesse Hamilton, urging a vote on the Climate and Community Protection Act. Unfortunately while the IDC has endorsed the Climate and Community Protection Act, they’ve still yet to bring it to a vote. […]

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Keeping up Pressure for CCPA!

There’s only one week left of the legislative session this year, so it is crunch time. All eight members of the IDC, the rogue group of Democrats that often caucuses with the Republicans, are co-sponsoring the Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA; S 6617). Now is the time to put the pressure on them to […]

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Trump to pull out of Paris: Rally!

350 Brooklyn supports Mayor de Blasio’s new executive order recommitting New York City to the Paris agreement. But it recognizes that the order is not enough to ensure a just and sustainable future for city residents. New York City already has a law on the books committing to 80% reductions in climate emissions by 2050, […]

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[6.1.17] Trump to pull out of Paris: Call! Email! Rally!

Dear 350Brooklyn Members, Today President Trump is expected to announce that he intends to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accords.  Should Trump take this action, of all the world’s nations only the US, Syria, and Nicaragua would stand outside this historic agreement on climate change. Tell Trump what a serious mistake […]

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Next Meeting June 8th

350Brooklyn Next Meeting:  Thursday June 8th 7:30 Join us at Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue, for our June  General Meeting. Always lively, informative, and geared towards taking action! At the next monthly meeting learn about some awesome Brooklyn organizations that work for Climate Justice.  On June 8th we will focus on Intersectionality and the connections […]

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We Marched!

On Saturday April 29th, members of 350Brooklyn joined over 300,000 citizens and activists in a demonstration of  unity for jobs, justice, and climate action! It was a powerful and uplifting day, despite the 90-degree temperatures (no surprise there!). Here are some images from the day:

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[4.27.17] Where will you be on Trump’s 100th Day? See you in DC (Details)

On Saturday, we march for jobs, justice, and climate! If you don’t have a ticket and realize there is no place you would rather be on Trump’s 100th day than circling the White House in protest, you can still get a ticket at: newyork.peoplesclimate.org. One of our great graphic designers, Susan Weill, has an extra […]

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Next Meeting May 11th

350Brooklyn Next Meeting:  Thursday May 11th 7:30 Join us at Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue, for our May  General Meeting.   May 5-13 is Global Divestment Week.  We welcome Beta Coronel, the US Reinvestment Coordinator for 350.org, as our May meeting speaker. We will focus on getting New York to divest its holdings in the industry […]

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Why Brooklyn Will Be Marching

Why Brooklyn Will Be Marching On April 29 hundreds, even thousands, of Brooklynites will join a march in Washington for “Jobs, Justice, and Climate.” They are marching because the current powers in Washington deny that climate change is real. Here are five dangers that Washington policies pose for Brooklyn: Heat waves: The accumulation of carbon […]

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