[Southern California Permaculture] TODAY/Climate Debate with 350 Action Team livestream/Monday Oct 17th 6pm est (3pm pst)

Mon Oct 17 14:55:15 PDT 2016

>Join Bill McKibben and leaders from the movement tonight at 6:00pm ET.
>
>
>For two Presidential debates, moderators have failed to ask a single 
>question about climate change. It seems that this is just one more 
>instance where this movement will need to lead.
>
>Tonight we're having the climate debate this country needs, at 
>6:00pm ET. It'll be streaming live and feature some of the most 
>important voices from the front lines of the climate fight. 
><http://act.350.org/go/12506?t=1&utm_medium=email&akid=17291.1059663.dL2ljS>Sign 
>up now to get a reminder about the Climate Check Forum with Bill 
>McKibben and climate movement leaders.
>
>Here's what you need to know to participate:
>    * Who will be there: Along with Bill McKibben, we're honored to 
> be joined by leaders from across the movement: Ricot Jean-Pierre of 
> PAPDA - the Haitian Platform to Advocate Alternative Development, 
> Xiuhtezcatl Martinez of Earth Guardians, and Yong Jung Cho of 
> #AllOfUs2016. May Boeve, executive director of 350 Action, will 
> moderate. Read their bios at the end of this email.
>    * How to tune in: We'll be going live on Monday October 17th at 
> 6:00pm ET. To tune in, you'll need to go to 
> <https://act.350.org/go/12571?t=2&utm_medium=email&akid=17291.1059663.dL2ljS>this 
> link and click on the 'Watch Here' button.
>    * How to participate: Have a question you want answered by our 
> panelists? Tweet it using the hashtag #ClimateCheckForum.
><http://act.350.org/go/12506?t=3&utm_medium=email&akid=17291.1059663.dL2ljS>
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>Flooding from Hurricane Matthew continues to endanger communities 
>from North Carolina to Haiti. It was just announced that September 
>2016 was the hottest September ever, in what's again going to be the 
>hottest year ever. If the media won't bring up the climate crisis 
>during the debates, we will -- online, and in the streets.
>
>This forum kicks off the final sprint to voting day, and the 350 
>Action team has plenty of 
><http://act.350.org/go/12386?t=4&utm_medium=email&akid=17291.1059663.dL2ljS>ways 
>you can plug in. And then after the election, the work will need to 
>continue, stronger than ever.
>
>Onward,
>
>Miles
>
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>Full speaker bios:
>
>Bill McKibben is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 
><http://350.org>350.org and the Schumann Distinguished Professor in 
>Residence at Middlebury College in Vermont.
>
>Ricot Jean-Pierre has worked since 1997 as the Director of 
>Programming at 
><https://act.350.org/go/12574?t=7&utm_medium=email&akid=17291.1059663.dL2ljS>PAPDA 
>- the Haitian Platform to Advocate Alternative Development, a 
>coalition of nine Haitian organizations working together to promote 
>the emergence of a new Haiti, through its diverse thematic areas, 
>including external debt, food sovereignty, participatory democracy, 
>climate justice and solidarity economy.
>
>Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (his first name pronounced 'Shoe-Tez-Caht') is 
>a 16 year old indigenous climate activist, hip-hop artist, and a 
>powerful voice on the front lines of a global youth-led 
>environmental movement. He is a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the 
>Obama administration for their failure to protect the atmosphere for 
>their future.
>
>Yong Jung Cho is a leader with 
><https://act.350.org/go/12575?t=8&utm_medium=email&akid=17291.1059663.dL2ljS>#AllofUs2016, 
>a new multi-racial millennial movement confronting racist 
>Republicans and Wall Street Democrats. Yong Jung was the campaign 
>coordinator for 
><http://act.350.org/go/19?t=9&utm_medium=email&akid=17291.1059663.dL2ljS>350.org 
>where she managed 350 Action's birddogging campaign during the 
>presidential primary season.
>
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