July 2023 Monthly Actions & Meeting W/ Sarahia Benn, Policy Foundation Of Maryland

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Each month, Citizens’ Climate Lobby supporters gather locally for a monthly meeting where we educate ourselves by listening to a guest speaker. Go to your local chapter's page to find out more about your chapter's plans for listening in. July's Monthly Meeting will be on Saturday, July 8th at 1:00 pm ET and featured a conversation with Sarahia Benn, Policy Foundation of Maryland.

2e884e0c479071aad2952f56943e3137-huge-beSarahia Benn serves as Executive Director of the Policy Foundation of Maryland. With extensive experience and expertise in policy development, Sarahia is a prominent environmentalist contributing to the drafting and advising of local, state, and national policies in multiple realms. Sarahia has been an active member of various legislative coalitions, including Rebuild Maryland, through which she joined forces with other prominent environmentalists to advocate for landmark climate legislation: The Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act. Additionally, Sarahia was a key contributor to the "Climate Solutions Now" coalition, supporting Maryland state senator Paul Pinsky's efforts in addressing climate issues.

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Watch or download the video recording or pre-call video. Listen to the podcast on PodBean or iTunes.  View the Presentation Slides and the transcript

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

  1. Continue planning your CCL summer of fun fundraiser
  2. Schedule summer tabling and deploy our permitting reform materials
  3. Social media bonus action: Post on your social media to build support for the PROVE IT Act
  4. Chapter development bonus action: Use media relations to bring new volunteers into action
  5. Communications exercise: Practice handling tough questions about permitting reform
Group Leaders: check out the “Advance Planning for Group Leaders" PDF for how to use the July Action Sheet.
Posted by Brett Cease on Jun 30, 2023 4:53 PM America/Los_Angeles

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