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Olympia & Tacoma FOR chapters program on Organizing to Prevent Climate Catastrophe, Zoom
TACOMA-OLYMPIA FOR CHAPTERS JOINT MEETING Jacob Johns on Organizing to Prevent Climate Catastrophe Sun Oct 9, 4:30 pm, Zoom (see connection info below) Jacob Johns will be our guest at the Tacoma-Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation Meeting. He will speak on his upcoming trip to Egypt for the Climate Conference “COP27: Delivering for people and the planet | United Nations” https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop27 (see also petition at bottom) as well as his work as a community organizer and artist. I He has participated in the FOR Northwest Regional Conference at Seabeck, a pre-pandemic yearly gathering of FOR people and friends. Tacoma-Olympia is encouraging people to contribute to his fundraiser through Facebook and the Backbone Campaign where he is a very active member. His fundraiser is to go to Egypt for the COP27 Conference – The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. He was awarded a blue badge so he can access areas where the actual negotiations will be taking place. Per Jacob “This access has given me multiple opportunities to speak to heads of state, both as a solo person and part of larger delegations, to be on panels with the State Dept, and a wide variety of other things that the platform provides. “ The latest IPCC report says three things: #1 Renewable energy is cheaper than fossil fuels; #2 We have the technology; and #3 The only thing holding us back is pure political will. "We must move forward together as a planet by speaking truth to power. “ You can get a preview by viewing Jacob and fellow activists at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XS14RefAZyHg30Y7VtxzsQuuvbiPVSII/view (Jacob speaks from approximately minutes 20-40). Please contribute to the fundraiser if you can on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/donate/384205063913118/ or at https://www.backbonecampaign.org/jacob . Thru the Backbone campaign be sure to specify for COP27. Facebook has a very short time left. Contributions are tax-deductible. Zoom information: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87088347631?pwd=RWkyYWI3dVhoRTY3eGRlL0R2aTBVZz09 Meeting ID: 870 8834 7631 Passcode: 005148 One tap mobile +12532158782,,87088347631# US (Tacoma) +16694449171,,87088347631# US Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US Meeting ID: 870 8834 7631 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb9owtk176 COP27 RELATED PETITION: Stop Excluding Military Pollution from Climate Agreements! World Beyond War initiated this petition which has been signed onto by Seattle Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), International FOR, and many other organizations. You can sign on as an individual. Read and sign at https://worldbeyondwar.org/cop27/
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