Youth Voices in the Climate Movement Julia Zeitlin My Journey
● Castilleja School
● Palo Alto Youth Council
● Sunrise Movement
● Palo Alto Sustainability Task Force (S/CAP)
● Next
2 California Wildfires
3 California Wildfires
4 California Wildfires
5 California Wildfires
6 The Sunrise Movement
Climate justice and the Green new Deal
Silicon Valley - Palo Alto, Stanford, San Jose
7 Who Are We?
- The Sunrise Movement - Youth-led movement fighting for climate justice and the Green New Deal - Nonviolent protests to disrupt daily life and call politicians to take action and make change - Sunrise Silicon Valley Hub - Organize strikes, protests, actions, and collaborative events with local organizations and political leaders - Our goal: Make climate change an urgent priority in the South Bay
region. 8 National Sunrise Actions - Global Climate Strike September 2019
9 National Sunrise Actions - Pelosi Office Takeover November 2018
10 The Green New Deal
11 Green New Deal Goals Summary
1. Net-zero emissions by 2050 2. 100% green energy in 10 years 3. Upgrading buildings 4. Smarter power grid 5. Good wages, green jobs 6. Occupation training - transitioning from fossil fuel based jobs to clean jobs 7. Electric vehicles and public transit 8. Reduce methane emissions - farmers use technology
12 The Green New Deal In Depth
- Environment - Secure clean air, clean water, and healthy foods as basic human rights for the American people - Jobs - Millions of green jobs with occupational training to transition from fossil fuel industry - Social Justice - Just transition - Protecting the frontline communities 13 Sunrise Movement - Hub System
14 Hubs do the most important work of the movement: growing participation, elevating the urgency of climate change and challenging to win political power.
15 Recent Actions of the Sunrise Palo Alto Hub
- September 20th 2019 Climate Strike - December 6th 2019 Climate Strike - Sponsored Naomi Klein Book tour - Feedback to the Palo Alto City Council on the Climate Action and Sustainability Plan 2020 - Green New Deal Teach-In
16 17 18 https://youtu.be/5IKCL8hsMu4?t=510 19 Sunrise Palo Alto → Sunrise Silicon Valley
20 21 Current Actions of Sunrise SV
- ☻ Pipeline Project - ☻ GND Art Contest - ☻ GND Teach-Ins - ☻ Hub Achievement Scrapbook - ☻ Climate Mandate Action - ☻ Sea Level Rise Chalk Art - ☻ Hub Website - ☻ Storytelling Training
22 Join Sunrise SV - Be a Youth Leader or Adult Ally bit.ly/ClimateActivismResources - Join Sunrise SV mailing list and Slack workspace - Any questions? Email [email protected] - Learn more at the Sunrise Movement Website - Trainings - Petitions - Previous national actions - http://bit.ly/ClimateActivismResources 23 24 25 26 27 28 What needs to happen in 2021? ⪢ We have a unique opportunity ⪢ A new year, new administration ⪢ Activist pressure ⪢ Technological innovation ⪢ Policy changes
29 Local Policy and Action Introduction to the S/CAP Local Policy and Action “ ● Sustainability Climate Action Plan ● Sunrise Palo Alto provided feedback ● Outline: ○ Main Goal: reducing GHG emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 (the “80 x 30” goal) ○ Key Actions: Energy, Mobility, Electric Vehicles, Water, Climate Adaptation and Sea Level Rise, Natural Environment, and Zero Waste. 31 Opportunity in the Bay Area
32 Can we imagine a sustainable future in Palo Alto? When we look ahead to 2030, what do we see?
https://castillejacounterpoint.com/1093/opinions/its-2030-and-palo-alto-is-a-cha mpion-of-sustainability-heres-how-we-got-here/
33 We need to make that future a reality
S/CAP Next Steps and Public Actions ● Learn more here ● Sign up for updates! ● Speak at City Council Local solutions must be implemented now! Action before 2030 is a necessity.
35 Political / activist pressure leads to local policy changes which leads to global action Change is no longer a choice 36 Thank you! Any questions?
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