Citizens' Climate Lobby

Join CCL's Marketing Manager Ashley Hunt-Martorano and Designer Breanna Cooke for a training that will walk you through and explore the many branded resources that CCL provides our volunteers to help you with your own local outreach, including Graphic Design Templates in Canva and CCL Brand Guidelines.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):
(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(3:03) Why Is This Important?
(7:52) Finding Resources
(17:25) Branding Guidelines
(20:19) Canva Templates
(32:38) CCL Logos
(45:52) CCL Photos
(50:55) Messaging, Values, & Tone
(53:01) In Review

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/using-branded-resources 
CCL Community Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/24/7348 

Recent initiatives in Utah, Oregon, Delaware and beyond have successfully gained the support of conservative state-level legislators to publicly support carbon pricing policy principles, including the Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act. Join this CCL training to hear directly from CCL leaders who have been building these successful relationships and learn how you can best leverage this momentum in your own climate endorsement and conservative outreach. 

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• (0:00) Introductions & Agenda
• (1:40) Utah's Example
• (14:04) Oregon's Example
• (19:07) Rep. Drazan's Testimony
• (29:09) Delaware's Example
• (38:59) Final Takeaways

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/republican-state-support

CCL Community Training Event Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/24/7323 

Our June event featured a conversation with Kyle Kammien, CCL Senior Business Relations Representative and Kevin Bryan, Nature For Justice, Co-Founder and Managing Director. Kevin has 20 years of experience building coalitions, developing organizational strategy, and fostering collaboration between organizations to support the growth of promising organizations and opportunities for people of color. He currently advises national organizations and coalitions as they shift their program frameworks to incorporate equity and justice.

Nature 4 Justice: https://www.nature4justice.org/

Register For Next Month: https://cclusa.org/bigtent

Join us for Big Tent Climate Talks, a new, engaging, monthly conversation that spotlights leaders in the climate community outside of CCL doing important work in building coalitions around effective climate solutions. At CCL, we know solving climate change requires a variety of policies and perspectives. That's why we do this work under a big tent that includes folks from the right, the left, and every spot in between. In our Big Tent Climate Talks, we'll talk to a wide variety of climate leaders outside of CCL to learn more about how we can all work better together.

Our May event will feature a conversation with Sara Wanous, CCL Research Coordinator, and Gil Jenkins. Gil is the vice president of communications and public affairs for Hannon Armstrong, a leading investor in climate change solutions. In this position, he is responsible for guiding the company’s communications strategy, including media relations, brand marketing, social media, and external partnerships. He also supports the firm’s government affairs, community relations, and philanthropic foundation efforts.

Hannon Armstrong: https://www.hannonarmstrong.com/ 
Climate Positive Podcast: www.hannonarmstrong.com/newsroom/podcast/ 
Join CCL: https://cclusa.org/join
Register For Next Month: https://cclusa.org/bigtent

Join us for Big Tent Climate Talks, a new, engaging, monthly conversation that spotlights leaders in the climate community outside of CCL doing important work in building coalitions around effective climate solutions. At CCL, we know solving climate change requires a variety of policies and perspectives. That's why we do this work under a big tent that includes folks from the right, the left, and every spot in between. In our Big Tent Climate Talks, we'll talk to a wide variety of climate leaders outside of CCL to learn more about how we can all work better together.

Join Karen Florini, Vice President for Programs at Climate Central, for a training that highlights the toolbox of climate communication tools available to climate advocates from Climate Central, including Climate Matters, WeatherPower, Sea Level Rise, and Realtime Climate, all of which provide timely, personalized alerts on climate impacts & solutions – for every community in the U.S.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):
(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(5:25) Climate Matters https://medialibrary.climatecentral.org/ 
(15:40) WeatherPower https://weatherpower.climatecentral.org/forecast/ 
(20:53) Sea Level Rise https://sealevel.climatecentral.org/maps/ 
(25:01) Realtime Climate https://www.climatecentral.org/realtime-climate/ 
(30:58) Partnership Journalism

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/climate-central-tools

CCL Community Local Impact Resources: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources#local-impacts 

This episode is designed to help you improve your climate communication and outreach. Amanda Ripley, author of the new book, High Conflict—Why We Get Trapped and How to Get Out, explains how easy it is to fall into the high conflict trap. She provides insights about how to avoid these traps, and how to hear, truly hear, what an opponent is saying. 

Amanda Ripley is an investigative journalist for The Atlantic and other magazines and a New York Times bestselling author. Her other books include The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way, and The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why. Ripley spent a decade writing about human behavior for Time magazine in New York, Washington, and Paris. Her stories helped Time win two National Magazine Awards. 

The Art House

Katie Patricks is the the author of the book and podcast How to Save the World, and a TEDx speaker on the critical role of creativity, optimism, and imagination in the craft of social and environmental change. She shares with us industry secrets about how to motivate people to action. She also reveals The Big Mistake so many of us make in our climate work. 

 

She designs "Fitbit for the planet" apps that help social impact entrepreneurs and sustainability professionals implement powerful data, game design and behavior-change techniques that create real and measurable change. She is the co-founder of Energy Lollipop and Urban Canopy in San Francisco —  startups that are devoted to bringing down the peak CO2 released by the electricity grid. 

You can hear standalone versions of The Art House at Artists and Climate Change

Good News Report

Our good news story this month is about a very special conference Citizens Climate Lobby organized for Catholics in the USA and beyond. Madeleine Para, president of CCL shares this good news along with Jon Clark. Jon is Citizens Climate Lobby’s Appalachia Regional Coordinator and he developed the idea for the conference.  Learn more about Catholics in CCL and beyond. 

If you have good news to share, email us radio @ citizensclimate.org

Dig Deeper     

• Here's a fun quiz developed by Oscar Trimboli to help people assess their listening skills
• Here's Amanda Ripley’s Instagram quiz to help people figure out if they are in high conflict.
• If you think a gamified Earth sounds fun, you might enjoy joining these Fitbit for the Planet video hangouts Katie Patrick organizes each month with our community of world-changers and a special expert guest.
• Lynn Neuman, A Dancer & Choreographer Creatively Engages the Public 
• Elizabeth Doud and the Mermaid Tear Factory
• Catholic Climate Covenant

We always welcome your thoughts, questions, suggestions, and recommendations for the show. Leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) You can email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org  

You can hear Citizens’ Climate Radio on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, Podbean, Northern Spirit Radio, Google Play, PlayerFM, and TuneIn Radio. Also, feel free to connect with other listeners, suggest program ideas, and respond to programs in the Citizens’ Climate Radio Facebook group or on Twitter at @CitizensCRadio.

Join CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter for a training that will provide up to the moment insights on the dynamics in Congress, legislative strategy, and how to talk about endorsements/ statements of support most effectively in meetings to support our agenda. This is a recommended training for any CCL volunteer planning on being a part of their group's 2021 June Lobby Meeting (as well as last week's - Lobby Training #1 - CCL's Primary & Supporting Asks).

Skip ahead to the following section(s):

• (0:00) Intro & Agenda
• (2:34) Primary Asks Finalized
• (8:44) Samples For Carbon Pricing Is Popular Documents
• (16:30) A Nuanced Border Discussion
• (23:31) Anticipated FAQs From the Hand-outs
• Q&A Discussion (https://youtu.be/L4E79sqQM28)

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/june-lobby-prep

CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/459 

Join CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter for a training that reviews the updates and context for CCL's 2021 Primary and Supporting Asks as well as guidance for lobby teams as they plan their online meetings. 

Skip ahead to the following section(s):
(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(3:20) Primary Asks
(34:12) Big Picture
(47:17) Supporting Asks
(https://youtu.be/lVaLK-KwYTs) Separate Q&A Discussion

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/june-asks-slides

CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/185 

Join CCL Regional Coordinator Sabrina Fu for a training designed for those who wish to learn more about leading a lobby meeting with a member of Congress or staff. In this training, we'll review the role of a lobby team leader, how they assign team roles, coordinate practice times and how to handle other special situations. This training is Part IV in the “Working With Congress” training series, designed to help our more experienced volunteers and citizen lobbyists get ready for our June lobbying meetings.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):
(0:00) Introduction & Agenda
(3:33) The Importance of Leadership
(11:13) Advance Planning
(22:37) Meeting Planning Suggestions
(30:15) Expressing Leadership - Before, During, After Meeting
(38:42) Meeting Minutes & Final Considerations

Additional Resources:

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/lobbylead

Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/working-with-congress/lobbying-401 

Questions: https://cclusa.org/forums 

As impacts of climate change affect the places where we live, conflicts and questions arise. This is what happened to Jacques Kenjio and his family in the costal city of Douala, Cameroon. Although a tribal chief provided them with legal documentation to occupy the land, the government forced them and hundreds of others to leave without providing any compensation. This motivated Jacques to learn about social justice and to pursue higher education in the United States.

Jacques Kenjio is a Ph.D. Candidate in environmental studies at Antioch University New England (AUNE) with a focus on two key areas: Government-Driven land dispossession and land policy reform in Sub-Saharan Africa at large, and specifically in his country of birth, Cameroon. His other research interests include: environmental justice and policy (especially climate change policy), multi-stakeholder participatory processes, social justice and community building.

In looking for ways to get involved in the climate movement, he stumbled upon Citizens Climate Lobby. At first he could not believe citizens were able to approach lawmakers and their staffs directly. This type of access just does not happen in Cameroon. In addition to taking part in CCL activities in the USA, Jacques is now active in Citizens Climate International in supporting CCL volunteers in French speaking African countries. 

Jacques reveals the challenges CCLers in many African countries face in part because of the daily challenges that come from poverty, underemployment, and political instability. He also tells us the moving story of Bunyui John Njabi, a CCL volunteer who was killed because of political unrest in Cameroon. In addition to his work wtih CCL  Bunyui John Njabi sang original songs about climate change and environmental justice. His song and music video Water Time Bomb and highlights the urgent need to address water shortages and pollution. You will hear the song in this episode.   

The Art House

Mary Kathryn Nagle is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She is also a partner at Pipestem and Nagle Law, P.C., where she works to protect tribal sovereignty and the inherent right of Indian Nations to protect their women and children from domestic violence and sexual assault. She is also a successful playwright who has been using the stage to raise awareness about land sovereignty issues and the epidemic violence against women. 

From 2015 to 2019, she served as the first Executive Director of the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program. Nagle is an alum of the 2013 Public Theater Emerging Writers Program. Productions include Miss Lead (Amerinda, 59E59), Fairly Traceable (Native Voices at the Autry), Sovereignty (Arena Stage), Manahatta (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Return to Niobrara (Rose Theater), and Crossing Mnisose (Portland Center Stage), Sovereignty (Marin Theatre Company), and Manahatta (Yale Repertory Theatre). She has received commissions from Arena Stage, the Rose Theater (Omaha, Nebraska), Portland Center Stage, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Yale Repertory Theatre, Round House Theater, and Oregon Shakespeare Theater. 

Many thanks to CCL volunteer Melissa Giusti for introducing me to Mary Kathryn Nagle. 

You can hear standalone versions of The Art House at Artists and Climate Change

Good News Report

Our good news story today comes from a filmmaker in the United States. INHABITANTS: An Indigenous Perspective brings essential stories to screens and has been well received. It premiered at the DocLands Film Festival earlier this month. 

For screening details and more info visit inhabitantsfilm.com

If you have good news to share, email us radio @ citizensclimate.org

Dig Deeper     

• CAMEROON: when women, who are sick from water and climate change, are discriminated
• Why a water crisis in Cameroon is disproportionately affecting women
• New Report Finds Increase of Violence Coincides with Oil Boom University of Colorado Boulder
• This Land podcast series, An 1839 assassination of a Cherokee leader and a 1999 murder case – two crimes nearly two centuries apart provide the backbone to a 2020 Supreme Court decision that determined the fate of five tribes and nearly half the land in Oklahoma.
• Music in this episode include Dreamers Of The Shore by Volcan Peaks feat. Francis  Cody                                                          

We always welcome your thoughts, questions, suggestions, and recommendations for the show. Leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) You can email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org  

You can hear Citizens’ Climate Radio on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, Podbean, Northern Spirit Radio, Google Play, PlayerFM, and TuneIn Radio. Also, feel free to connect with other listeners, suggest program ideas, and respond to programs in the Citizens’ Climate Radio Facebook group or on Twitter at @CitizensCRadio.