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. 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 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.
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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 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 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 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 #AllofUs2016, a new multi-racial millennial movement confronting racist Republicans and Wall Street Democrats. Yong Jung was the campaign coordinator for 350.org where she managed 350 Action's birddogging campaign during the presidential primary season.
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