May Monthly Meeting W/ Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, National Environmental Health Association

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Dr. Natasha DeJarnett of the National Environmental Health Association discusses the intersection of climate change and COVID-19.

Each month, Citizens’ Climate Lobby supporters gather locally for a monthly meeting where we educate ourselves by listening to a guest speaker. May's monthly meeting will take place on May 9th at 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT(click here for the join details) and will feature Dr. Natasha DeJarnett with the National Environmental Health Association.

c2ef04c80d3ce0740339c8ae47e30f13-huge-snClimate change and carbon pollution have always had an impact on public health, and the COVID-19 pandemic bears that out. On this month's call, Dr. Natasha DeJarnett will look at how these two crises are connected. Dr. DeJarnett is the interim associate director of Program and Partnership Development at the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), where she leads research as well as climate and health activities. She also serves on the governing board of Citizens' Climate Education. 

Playback options for meetings:

Watch or download the video recording. Or listen to the podcast on PodBean or iTunes.

Download the Question and Answers from the webinar.

May's Monthly Actions (click here to download the full sheet)

  1. Plan a successful lobby meeting with your Liaison(s)
  2. Learn a new social media platform with your chapter
  3. Bonus Social Media Action: Register for CCL’s June Online Conference and invite others
  4. Communication exercise: Talking about climate change during COVID-19

Group Leaders: check out the “Suggestions for Group Leader" PDF for how to use the May Action Sheet.

Posted by Brett Cease on May 3, 2020 1:45 PM America/Los_Angeles

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