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CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

11/5 Core Volunteer Training: Engaging Community Leaders - Todd Elvins, CCL's Action Coordinator, explains how to best conduct outreach to grasstops leaders in your area and beyond. Learn more.

11/6 BONUS: Effective Communications Training - On Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, the Effective Communications Action Team will host a call with guest speaker Steve Levin, an Executive Coach & Organizational Change consultant. Steve will discuss the concept of “reframing” to tap into someone’s values and beliefs and help them join our cause. This training is perfect in preparing for November Lobby Day the following week, so you won't want to miss it! Learn more.

11/7 Citizens' Climate University: Lobby Day Logistics and Q&A - Curious about what to expect during November Lobby Day? Join CCL Project Specialist Morgan McCue and CCL Membership Coordinator Sara Wanous for a final walk-through of the event schedule and logistical details. Learn more.

To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community. 

Featured Action Team: Led by Clara Fang, the Higher Education Action Team harnesses the power of colleges and universities for political climate action. The team's next call will be Nov. 4 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. The guest speaker will be Nick Huey (pictured) who you may recognize from his terrific recent Congressional testimony. Nick is a CCL volunteer and the founder of the Far Middle Climate Campaign. 

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Higher Education Action Team’s website.  

Other upcoming Action Team calls … 

• 10/30 - Episcopal Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Hear about exciting team plans for 2020.        

• 11/4 - Earth-based Spirituality Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT      

• 11/5 - Science Policy Network Action Team call at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Ask a real-life climate scientist your climate questions. 

• 11/6 - Coal Country Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT       

• 11/6 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Guest speaker Brett Cease will talk about volunteer engagement. 

• 11/6 - Effective Communications Action Team at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Guest speaker Steve Levin  will teach us about “reframing” based on people’s values and beliefs.

• Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events

To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community. 

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

11/7 Citizens' Climate University: Lobby Day Logistics and Q&A - Curious about what to expect during November Lobby Day? Join CCL Project Specialist Morgan McCue and CCL Membership Coordinator Sara Wanous for a final walk-through of the event schedule and logistical details. Learn more.

11/12 Core Volunteer Training: Economics of Carbon Fee and Dividend Policies - Learn the basic components of the policy behind the Energy Innovation Act. Learn more. 

11/14 Citizens' Climate University: Columbia’s Assessment of Energy Innovation Act - Columbia University economist Noah Kaufman and CCL Research Coordinator Jerry Hinkle review the new study on H.R. 763. Learn more.

To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community. 

Featured Action Team: Led by David Christian, the Effective Communications Action Team provides a system for learning and practicing "Motivational Interviewing" skills, and a forum for sharing how you are using them in your lobby meetings, outreach, and recruitment. On the team's call on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT, executive coach and organization change expert Steve Levin (pictured) will teach us how to respond to resistance by “reframing” a conversation based on someone’s values and beliefs.

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Effective Communications Action Team's page on Community. 

Other upcoming Action Team calls… 

• 11/6 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.  Guest speaker Brett Cease will talk about volunteer engagement.  

• 11/7 - Presbyterian Action Team call at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.

• 11/7 - Peace Corps Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. This will be a joint call with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.

• 11/12 - Agriculture Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.

• 11/13 - Youth Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

• Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events

To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community.

Starting this week, CCL is launching a series of documentaries about our volunteers. There are seven videos, each one featuring a different CCL volunteer in his or her hometown, sharing a bit about their lives and the work that they do to support action on climate change. A new video will be posted each week. 

The first video features Emily, a young Latina in Fresno attending Stanford University. She explains that because of their work in California’s fields, the Latino immigrant community directly feels the impact of climate change.  

Watch and share Emily’s video on CCL’s Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. 

It takes robust coordination, training and systems to help our growing nationwide coalition of 160,000+ climate advocates to be successful. And it’s donations from individual supporters, like you, that make our grassroots work possible. 

Will you help us make climate solutions a reality in Congress by making a tax-deductible year-end gift to Citizens’ Climate Education (CCE)?  

Our goal is to raise $100,000 on Giving Tuesday — December 3 — and $500,000 by the end of the year. As part of our year-end fundraiser, we’re also encouraging you to invite others to join you in making a contribution. This holiday season, you may even consider asking friends and family to make a donation to CCE rather than buying you a gift. 

For those of you on Facebook, creating a Facebook Fundraiser is one of the easiest ways to leverage support. It only takes a few minutes to put together and share. Plus, Facebook does a great job of helping you be successful. All donations made through Facebook are tax-deductible and will be directed to CCE to be counted toward our year-end fundraising goal. If you don’t have Facebook, emailing friends and family works well too. 

Whether you are able to help raise $100 or $1,000, your efforts are meaningful in making bipartisan climate policies a reality. Thank you for considering this opportunity and please email Christopher “Topher” Anderson with any questions at topher@citizensclimate.org.

When the Energy Innovation Act was originally introduced in the fall of 2018, Rep. Anna Eshoo quickly signed on as a cosponsor. CCL volunteers in the Silicon Valley North chapter celebrated her cosponsorship with a cake at their meeting that month. CCL's liaison to Rep. Eshoo, Karl Danz, put together a lovely framed collage with photos of the cake and of their chapter (pictured above). The message says, in part, "At our chapter meeting, we shared our heartfelt appreciation for your decision to cosponsor the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act." This now hangs on the wall in Rep. Eshoo's district office. Great job to the chapter and to the liaison for maintaining a strong and supportive relationship with their member of Congress!

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers about their lobbying activities and get advice or ideas for your own, head to the “Lobbying Congress” forum on CCL Community.

 

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

11/21 Citizens' Climate University: Off this week - While there is no “live” CCU this week, catch up on the presentations from our November Lobby Day, including legislative updates, lobby training and being a good listener. Learn more. 

11/26 Core Volunteer Training: Using Social Media Basics - Join CCL’s Marketing & Events Director Ashley Hunt-Martorano in this session to learn about using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to support your climate advocacy work. Learn more.

Featured Action Team: Led by Ashley Hunt Martorano and Flannery Winchester, the Social Media Action Team supports CCL’s national efforts with strategic social media activities. Often, this means adding positive comments on posts from members of Congress and sharing specific posts from CCL. The team also responds to social media questions and action opportunities posted by team members. 

You can learn about and join on the Social Media Action Team's page on Facebook. 

Other upcoming Action Team calls … 

• 11/20 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Joint call with the Latinos Action Team. 
• 11/20 - Team OIL Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.  
• 11/20 - Strategic Planning Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT    
• 11/21 - Presbyterian Action Team call at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.    
• 11/21 - Faith Leaders Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT   
• 11/25 - Labor Outreach Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Guest speaker will be CCL Senior Director of Government Affairs Andres Jimenez.  
• 11/25 - Health Action Team call at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. Guest speaker will be CCL Senior Director of Government Affairs Ben Pendergrass.
• 11/26 - Team Ocean Action Team call at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.  
• 11/27 - Climate & Environmental Justice Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. 
• Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events

To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community. 

 
CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

12/3 Core Volunteer Training: Ask a Climate Scientist - Want to ask your questions about climate science to a real live practicing climate scientist? Join Dr. Katharine Hayhoe (pictured above) for an “ask me anything” session at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. Learn more.

12/5 Citizens' Climate University: Hosting a CCL House Party - Join CCL group leaders Bill Barron, Sarah Karush, and Julia Selker to learn how local groups have hosted events in their own homes to generate local support for Citizens' Climate Lobby and the Energy Innovation Act. Learn more.

To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community.

Featured Action Team: Led by Steve Valk and Sandy Simon, the Print Media Action Team supports volunteers who are writing letters to the editor and op-eds for submission to newspapers and other publications. The team also supports volunteers and chapters to meet with editorial boards and develop relationships with their local newspapers with the objective of securing editorial endorsements for the Energy Innovation Act.

You can learn more about the team, or join it, by visiting the Print Media Action Team's page on Community.

Other upcoming Action Team calls…

• 11/27 - Climate & Environmental Justice Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
• 12/2 - Higher Education Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
• 12/2 - Earth-based Spirituality Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
• 12/3 - Science Policy Network Action Team call at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT with special guest Dr. Katharine Hayhoe
• 12/4 - Coal Country Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
• 12/4 - Climate & Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
• Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events

To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community.

 
CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

12/5 Citizens' Climate University: Hosting a CCL House Party - Join CCL group leaders Bill Barron, Sarah Karush, and Julia Selker to learn how local groups have hosted house parties to generate local support for Citizens' Climate Lobby and the Energy Innovation Act. Learn more.

12/10 Core Volunteer Training: Communicating With Conservatives on Climate - Jim Tolbert, CCL’s Conservative Director, will review conservative messaging on climate change and explain how the Energy Innovation Act aligns with conservative values. Learn more.

12/12 Citizens’ Climate University: Extended Q&A with Dr. Andy Hoffman - Join our November speaker, Dr. Andy Hoffman, University of Michigan, for an extended Q&A featuring your questions that we didn't have time for during our monthly call. Learn more.

To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community. 

Featured Action Team: Led by Bruce Morlan and Jim Tolbert, CCL's Conservative Caucus is an Action Team for Republican, libertarian, conservative, and right-of-center independent CCL supporters working to recruit, retain and activate conservative members in CCL. The team's next call will take place Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Their guest speaker will be Mitch Hescox (pictured), President of the Evangelical Environmental Network and nationally recognized speaker on creation care. 

You can learn about the call, or join the team, on the Conservative Caucus Action Team page.  

Other upcoming Action Team calls… 

• 12/4 - Climate & Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT     

• 12/5 - Presbyterian Action Team call at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT      

• 12/5 - Peace Corps Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT - Joint call with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers 

• 12/5 - Latinos Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT       

• 12/9 - Outdoor Industry Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT      

• 12/10 - Agriculture Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT     

• 12/11 - Youth Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT    

• 12/11 - Grasstops Engagement Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT - Guest speaker Dave Massen will speak on how to engage with organized labor leaders.

• 12/11 - Effective Communications Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT - The guest speaker will be Elizabeth Barnett, MSW, Ph.D, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainer (MINT) since 2005

• 12/11 - Team OIL call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT  

• Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

12/12 Citizens' Climate University: Q&A with Andrew Hoffman - Got questions for our November speaker about the systemic changes needed for a sustainable world? Ask Dr. Hoffman during this CCU. Learn more. 

12/17 Core Volunteer Training: Celebrating Storytelling - You probably have a story about your CCL experience. Join Citizens’ Climate Radio host Peterson Toscano to learn how to tell it. Learn more.

12/19 Citizens' Climate University: Outreach to Faith Communities - They can be powerful allies in making the moral case for climate action. Find out how to connect with faith communities on both a national and local level. Learn more. 

Featured Action Team: Led by Bob and Victoria Hendricks, CCL's Progressive Action Team strives to improve our communication with progressives and build better relationships with left-leaning community groups, constituents and members of Congress.  There are resources for progressive outreach on the team's Community page, and everyone is invited to join the team's next call, Jan. 20, at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. The topic will be "Harnessing Youth Activism to Pass CF&D." 

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Progressive Action Team page.  

Other upcoming Action Team calls … 

• 12/11 - Youth Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT    

• 12/11 - Grasstops Engagement Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT - Guest speaker is labor expert Dave Massen.

• 12/11 - Effective Communications Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT -  Guest speaker is motivational interviewing trainer Elizabeth Barnett.

• 12/11 - Team OIL call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT  

• 12/18 - Coal Country Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT  

• 12/18 - Climate & Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT  

• 12/18 - Strategic Planning Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT   

• Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events

To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community.

 
CCL is now accepting applications for spring and summer internships in our Washington, D.C., office and in a number of locations around the U.S. Internships are usually unpaid but receive free registration to CCL’s national conferences in Washington, D.C., and are also eligible for lodging and transportation support for the event. To learn about the available positions and to apply, visit the Citizens’ Climate Higher Education website. 

Since November, we’ve introduced some of our amazing volunteers through a series of short documentary videos, posting a new video each week. So far, we’ve featured Emily, a young Latina from California, Mike, who lives in coal country, Sonna, a pastor in Arkansas, Morgan, a conservative Christian in Texas, and Sarah, a science teacher in Georgia.

This week, we introduce Reggie, a jewelry maker who grew up in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. He has a strong connection to nature and wants to protect his own little corner of the earth for his family and the nature around him. Watch and share his video on Facebook and Twitter and see the other videos on the Energy Innovation Act website.  

During the holiday season, many chapters are bringing some festive cheer to their work. Mollee Sullivan is in CCL’s Richmond, Virginia, chapter, where they hosted a cookie exchange as part of their December meeting. “It’s neat because we celebrate different holidays and have different dietary requirements, but we all love cookies and end up with a beautiful spread,” Mollee says. This was the second year the chapter hosted a cookie exchange.

Mollee also created some holiday cards that say “Peace, Love, and a Price On Carbon.” If you’d like to print some of these cards yourself, you can download the file from CCL Community here.

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers about their chapter development and get advice or ideas for your own, head to the “Chapter Organizing” forum on CCL Community.

Conservative voice at UN: Jacob Abel, one of CCL’s Conservative Fellows, recently attended the United Nations Youth Climate Summit in New York, where he “was able to attend multiple panels that discussed ways for entrepreneurship to address climate change.” Read more.

Carbon taxes vs. regulations: When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, studies suggest that carbon taxes would be more effective, efficient and fair than regulations. Read more.

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. There’s one session left for 2019, and then we’ll kick off the new year after the holidays. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

12/19 Citizens' Climate University: Outreach to Faith Communities - They can be powerful allies in making the moral case for climate action. Find out how to connect with faith communities on both a national and local level. Learn more. 

1/7 Core Volunteer Training: Welcome to CCL Community - As the next cycle of core volunteer trainings starts up, this session will orient newcomers to the CCL Community website and the opportunities for volunteers to use their talents and experience with CCL. Learn more. 

1/9 Citizens’ Climate University: Starting a Monthly Calling Congress Campaign - Learn how to utilize a new tool created to help generate calls across your district for your member of Congress. Learn more. 

Featured Action Team: Led by Bill Bray and Ron Spross, CCL's Presbyterian Action Team provides an avenue for Presbyterians and CCL to coordinate efforts to promote greenhouse gas pricing in general and specifically carbon fee and dividend legislation. The guest speaker on the team's Jan. 2 call — 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT — will be RepublicEn Executive Director and CCL board member Bob Inglis (pictured), who will talk about his experiences working at the intersection of faith and climate action. Bob served in the U.S. House from 1993-1999 and again from 2005-2011, a Republican representing Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina.

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Presbyterian Action Team page.  

Other upcoming Action Team calls…

• 12/18 - Climate & Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT  

• 12/18 - Strategic Planning Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT 

• 12/18 - Climate and Environmental Justice Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT

• 12/19 - Presbyterian Action Team call at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT      

• 12/19 - Presenters & Schedulers Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT - Special webinar on how to connect with audience members who are cautious or concerned about climate.    

• 12/23 - Labor Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT   

• 1/2 - Presbyterian Action Team call at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT - Guest speaker is former Congressman Bob Inglis.

• Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

2/6 Citizens' Climate University: Working With Existing Cosponsors - Think there’s nothing to do after your representative cosponsors the Energy Innovation Act? Actually, that’s when the relationship can really take off. Learn more.

2/11 Core Volunteer Training: Engaging Community Leaders -  Grasstops endorsements for the Energy Innovation Act are one of the biggest political will levers we can pull. Find out how to conduct outreach with local leaders. Learn more.

2/13 Citizens' Climate University: Paperless Grassroots Outreach - Skip the middleman, save some trees and a little drudgery by using mobile devices to engage and enroll new supporters at outreach events.  Learn more.

To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community.

Featured Action Team: Led by Bruce Morlan and Jim Tolbert, the Conservative Caucus Action Team is a group for Republican, libertarian, conservative, and right-of-center independent CCL supporters working to recruit, retain and activate conservative members in CCL. The team’s next call will be February 10 at 8 p.m. ET. The guest speaker will be Dr. Ed Maibach (pictured), a distinguished professor at George Mason University. Ed is a communication scientist who uses strategic communication and social marketing to address climate change and related public health challenges.   

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Conservative Caucus Action Team page.  

Other upcoming Action Team calls …

• 2/5 - Climate & Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.  

• 2/5 - Peace Corps Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT - Joint call with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers for Environmental Action.

• 2/6 - Presbyterian Action Team call at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.  

• 2/10 - People of the Global Majority Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.   

• 2/10 - Earth-based Spirituality Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.   

• 2/11 - Agriculture Action Team call at 12 .m. ET/9 a.m. PT   

• 2/12 - Latinos Action Team at call 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT - Discussing Earth Day planning.  

• 2/12 - Team OIL Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.  

• 2/12 - Youth Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT - Students from three states will share how they have formed Youth Teams.

• 2/12 - Grasstops Engagement Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, Guest speakers Eleanor Saunders, Michael O'Hara, and Kathy O'Connor will share their New York state-wide resolution campaign.

Details for all these calls are on the Community Events Calendar

To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community.

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

1/9 Citizens' Climate University: Starting a Calling Congress Campaign - Join CCL leaders from Texas, Ben Boral and Ham Richards, for a training on utilizing a new tool to generate calls across your district to your member of Congress. Learn more.

1/14 Core Volunteer Training: Practicing Effective Lobbying - Join Amy Bennett, CCL’s Director of Congressional Liaisons and Lobby Days, to walk through important considerations in preparing to meet with your member of Congress and what an actual meeting looks like. Learn more.

1/16 Citizens' Climate University: Developing Your 2020 Chapter Action Plan - Todd Elvins, CCL's Action Coordinator, provides a thorough guide for your group to plan and coordinate your areas of focus for the year ahead. Learn more.

Featured Action Team: Led by Larry Kremer and Charles Gabrys, the Team  OIL Action Team's mission is to liaise with oil and gas companies to understand their positions on climate change and carbon pricing and to educate CCL volunteers and members of Congress on oil and gas industry workings, positions on climate change, and carbon pricing. Cason Swindle (pictured) will be the guest speaker on the team's January 8 call at 8 p.m. ET. Cason is the President of Context Associates, which helps its global oil and gas clients improve worker safety, productivity and reliability. 

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Team OIL Action Team page. 

Other upcoming Action Team calls … 

• 1/8 - Youth Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Guest speaker Janet Atkinson will speak on Schools for Climate Action.  

• 1/8 - Grasstops Engagement Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Guest speaker Jerry Hinkle will speak on the economics of H.R. 763.

• 1/9 - Business Climate Leaders Action Team call at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Guest speaker Geraldine Link will speak on NSAA support for H.R.763 and ski area work on climate solutions.    

• 1/13 - People of the Global Majority Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. 

• 1/13 - Conservative Caucus Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

• 1/13 - Earth-based Spirituality Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Guest speaker is Dr. Adrian Harris, lead editor of the European Journal of Ecopsychology.     

• 1/14 - Agriculture Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.   

• 1/15 - Coal Country Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.

• 1/15 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.    

• 1/15 - Strategic Planning Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

• Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events. 

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

1/30 Citizens' Climate University: In-District Lobbying Plans - As groups prepare to meet with members of Congress back home, this training will help to make those meetings successful. Learn more.

2/4 Core Volunteer Training: Media Resources & Roles Basics - The media we generate can have a big influence on members of Congress. Find out how to get published in this training from CCL’s comms team. Learn more.

2/6 Citizens' Climate University: Working With Existing Cosponsors - Think there’s nothing to do after your representative cosponsors the Energy Innovation Act? Actually, that’s when the relationship can really take off. Learn more.

To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community.

Featured Action Team: Led by Dave Cain, the Presenters and Schedulers Action Team's mission is to help CCLers propose, schedule, and deliver solution-focused climate presentations. The team's next call will be January 30 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The guest speaker is Michael Banks, co-author of "Ten Facts in Ten Minutes on CO2 - The World’s Littlest Book on Climate." Utilizing a series of key metaphors that can be used to explain climate science, the book is being offered on a non-royalty basis to CCL for educational purposes. This call will be preceded by the Schedulers 101 call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Presenters and Schedulers Action Team page.  

Other upcoming Action Team calls… 

• 1/29 - State Carbon Taxes Action Team call at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT - Hosted by Climate XChange.

• 1/30 - Peer Support Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT - Preview of 2020 ONGO sessions.

• 2/2 - Jewish Action Team at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT - Guest speaker Rabbi Ruth Gelfarb from Hebrew Union College.

• 2/3 - Higher Education Action Team at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT - Guest speaker Sophia Robinson, Campus Leader at Bloomsburg University.

• 2/5 - Coal Country Action Team at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.

• 2/5 - Climate & Culture Action Team at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.  

Details for all these calls are on the Community Events Calendar.

To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community.

 
CCL is now accepting applications for summer internships focusing on policy, community engagement, communications, and more. Positions are available in CCL’s Washington office and in other locations around the country. Interns who work at the June conference and lobby day will be provided lodging and receive financial assistance for travel and meals.

CCL Boulder volunteer Melinda Coleman lives in a house divided — she being a progressive and her husband a conservative. She thought their differences might lead to divorce, but after seeing CCL’s approach of engaging people with whom we disagree, she saw she could apply the same thing to her marriage. In a letter in the Longmont (CO) Times-Call, she related her story about a conversation with CCL volunteer Daniel Palken:

“Daniel suggested, ‘If you two can find common ground, there’s hope for the rest of us.’ One of the seven values of CCL is relationships: ‘We listen, we work to find common values, and we endeavor to understand our own biases.’.. If you think that the country will never heal, it may give you a small bit of hope to know that my husband and I are making progress.”

Her letter was a great introduction to CCL for readers, as it shared both our policy and our values as an organization.

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers about their media work and get advice or ideas for your own, head to the “Working With Media” forum on CCL Community.

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join: 

1/16 Citizens' Climate University: Developing Your 2020 Chapter Action Plan - Todd Elvins, CCL's Action Coordinator, leads a training to organize, plan and coordinate your areas of focus for the year ahead. Learn more.

1/21 Core Volunteer Training: Grassroots Outreach Basics - This training highlights the bite-sized best practices in the art of preparing for both tabling and presentations and what to do once you get there. Learn more.

1/23 Citizens' Climate University: Meeting with Editorial Boards - Want your newspaper to endorse the Energy Innovation Act? Step one might be to meet with the editorial board. Find out how to do it. Learn more.

Featured Action Team: Led by John Sabin, the CCL Buddhist Action Team's mission is to integrate Buddhist faith and practice into our efforts to persuade Congress to take effective, bipartisan climate action. Everyone is invited to the team's inaugural 30-minute Zoom call on Jan. 27 at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT.  

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Buddhist Action Team page.  

Other upcoming Action Team call … 

• 1/15 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.    

• 1/15 - Strategic Planning Action Team at call 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

• 1/20 - Unitarian Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. 

• 1/20 - Progressive Action Team call at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.  Guests will speak about harnessing youth activism.

• 1/22 - Team OIL Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.  

• 1/22 - Climate and Environmental Justice Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.   

Details for all these calls are on the Community Events Calendar.