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Mark Your Calendar:
Elders Climate Action Day
Washington, DC
April 27-28, 2017
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The Voices of Elders Speaking Out on Climate Change are Desperately Needed before it's too late for all of our grandchildren and future generations.
Members, supporters, and allies of Elders Climate Action will meet at American University Washington School of Law for a day of inspiration, learning, skill building, and planning.
We will hear first hand about the latest findings of climate science and the up-to-the-minute status of these issues in the new administration and Congress.
We will learn from experts how to bring our message forward most effectively in the face of the new political reality.
There will also be music and rehearsals for our signature flash mob to be performed at a yet-to-be disclosed location!
Morning: We will go in teams to the Halls of Congress (both the House of Representatives and Senate) to deliver the following message to all 535 offices.
"We elders want action now to address climate change so that our children and grandchildren do not suffer because of our selfish indulgence."
Afternoon: We will plan the next phase of our campaign, bringing our message to Members of Congress in their Home Districts
and to our state and local leaders, while raising public awareness and growing our movement.
Please respond to let us know you are coming, we will send out location details and hotel information very soon.
Due to the large numbers expected for the People's Climate March, hotel space will be limited and it is not too early to make your reservations. There are hostels and AirBNB accommodations in the DC area at reasonable prices but they will likely become scarce before long. We will send out information as soon as possible, but it is not too early to look for accommodations now.
For the grandchildren and all life,
Paul Severance
Co-Chair, Elders Climate Action
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Join us at the
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People's Climate March
Saturday, April 29
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As an Elders Climate Action delegation, we will walk in
the People's Climate March, carrying our ECA banners to let everyone know that we elders are taking a stand for climate justice. This will be an historic event and we hope you will join us in making our voices heard!
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Elders Climate action supporters stepped up and sent over 300 letters to their Senators asking them not to support Scott Pruitt's nomination to the EPA.
Great work ECA members and supporters we will need to keep our Members of Congress aware of their constituent's views!
There's Still Time To Take Action
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Young Voices For the Planet
As Alice Walker says, "
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any
" but the
Young Voices for the Planet films
are very effective in showing young people that they do indeed have power.
Lynne Cherry
, a popular
children's book author and illustrator
, is the producer and director of these short inspiring films. She noticed how doom and gloom deflated children so she created short documentaries of children speaking
out, creating solutions, changing laws, changing minds and changing society as they reduce the carbon footprint of their homes, schools and communities. For example, in Dreaming in Green four middle-school girls save their school $53,000 in energy bills. Save Tomorrow documents three nine-year-olds who overturn a law prohibiting solar panels on town buildings. These stories reach our hearts and inspire action. We encourage you to screen the films in schools and communities. Help kids lead the way!
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Shirley McGrath
Partnerships Liaison, Elders Climate Action
As soon as I became aware of Young Voices for the Pl
a
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t, I
purchased and watched their DVD with my husband, daughter and granddaughters. It was truly inspirational! The passion that these children and teens brought to their projects was simply amazing! Several of their stories brought tears to my eyes. Their belief that we can address climate change, stop global warming, slow sea-level rise and bring nutritious food to our school lunch programs instilled in me beautiful hope for the future of our Planet. Each video can be watched separately in family or classroom settings to begin meaningful discussions about climate change or in general, how kids can make a difference! I donated my copy to the New Brighton Middle School science teacher in Soquel, CA and recently took the DVD with Spanish sub-titles to Mexico to be shown at a primary school library in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. I highly recommend visiting the
website
to obtain the DVD for your own families and schools.
I continue to be inspired by my own grandchildren,
Maya McCain, Emma McCain, Madeline McGrath and Will McGrath, seen here at the January 21st Women's March in Santa Cruz, CA.
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1 Million Letters Campaign
Heidi Dewar is shark scientist extraordinaire and adult organizer of the 1 Million Letters Campaign, a project supporting kids in sharing their climate concerns with President Trump.
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Because we all could use something that makes us smile!
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Read about Al Gore's new project An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.
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Because we all could use a little inspiration!
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Elders Climate Action
is
a Project of the
Conscious Elders Network
The
Conscious Elders Network (CEN) is an educational, non-profit organization fostering a budding movement of vital elders, dedicated to growing in consciousness while actively addressing the demanding challenges facing our country.
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Do you shop online? Here is a way to help Elders Climate Action!
If you shop on Amazon you can sign up for Amazon Smile and every time you make an eligible purchase a donation is made. All you have to do is sign up and select Conscious Elders Network as your organization to receive the funds. These donations will help Elders Climate Action. What an easy way to contribute and it costs you nothing. To sign up and read about the program go to Amazon Smile. After you sign up you will use smile.amazon.com to make your purchases.
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Facebook is an essential tool in getting the word out about Elders Climate Action. The more our Facebook page is visited, LIKED, and SHARED, the more people we will reach. In order to be seen, we need you! Learn the
Facebook
basics
here.
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There are many ways
to get involved with
Elders Climate Action.
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