After Historic Climate Strikes, Week of Powerful Local Actions Follow

• Following the biggest distributed climate mobilization ever seen, where half a million people took to the streets in cities like New York City, Washington D.C., Miami, Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Seattle and more, a powerful week of action is to follow. For numbers on the global climate strikes, go here.
• A week of escalated actions are planned the week preceding the global strikes from September 23rd - 27th, with local actions planned in Washington, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oregon, Wisconsin, Vermont, and the Bay Area.
• In DC on Monday 9/23, a large coalition will shut down the city to stop business-as-usual and disrupt "workings of power." This action has already received significant media attention and will be a powerful day for local communities demanding action on climate crisis.
• Demonstrating that the fight for climate action is beyond one moment, these actions put a spotlight on key climate justice fights taking place throughout the United States. Actions, vary from fossil fuel project shutdowns to demanding climate own halls to mass actions against fracking and fossil fuel finance, This takes place as NYC hosts Climate Week for the UN Climate Summit.
• In cities like Seattle and San Francisco, indigenous-led actions will follow high profile strikes. Seattle will see over 900 Amazon workers walkout in support of climate justice, followed by a 4 day walk from the Tacoma LNG to the state Capitol, in a call for the state to restore the Salish Sea. In San Francisco, people will mobilize in the city's financial district to demand divestment, in a day of action led by indigenous group Idle No More.
• In Colorado, Thomas Lopez, International Indigenous Youth Council said "We are ensuring that Indigenous voices are being represented in the fight for Climate Justice. As marginalized communities we are disproportionately impacted by climate change and often excluded from the climate crisis discussions. We bring with us the teachings and prayers of our ancestors and the voices of those that were never heard. We are here to dismantle the beliefs systems that divide us to unite the people on all fronts. Every voice is important no matter how quiet. A'ho Mitakuye Oyasin / All My Relations."
• In New Hampshire, Barbara Peterson of Stratham says: "The fossil fuel industry doesn't care about clean air, water, and soil. Their priority is profit. It's our job to say no to coal and other unsustainable energy sources. If we don't stand up, put our bodies in the way of them destroying our ability to live on this earth, who will?"
• "The movement against Line 3 is much bigger than this specific project. It is about setting a new precedent for the energy infrastructure in this country. So a stance on Line 3 is more of a stance on whether candidates are ready to take the critical step away from fossil fuel infrastructure or whether they are still in the pockets of the fossil fuel industry." said MN350 volunteer Margaret Breen, a member of the Youth Climate Intervenors group that has gained national prominence, pointed to Line 3 as a litmus test for candidates.
• Community resilience depends upon local solutions. The escalated actions are focused on local and regional targets, that stand to have huge implications for the U.S. climate movement. From Line 3 to Suncor to calling out the companies that back ICE and invest in fossil fuels, activists are directly taking on the fossil fuel companies that have been poisoning their community and bringing environmental justice to the forefront. In cities like San Diego, these actions will carry forward momentum from ongoing local and regional campaigns; in others, they will launch a new phase of the local climate movement. The actions vary in scale and targets, but altogether show that the climate movement is as local as it is global.
• For quotes, materials, link, and contacts, please take a look at the 350.org's National Media Pack for the climate strikes.

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