December 2023 Monthly Actions & Meeting W/ Amanda Ripley, Author and Investigative Journalist

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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. December's Monthly Meeting will be on Saturday, December 9th at 1:00 pm ET and featured a conversation with Amanda Ripley, Author and Investigative Journalist.

7c07d237e21acc043e3d993c38163328-huge-amAmanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author, a Washington Post contributing columnist, an investigative journalist and the co-founder of Good Conflict, LLC. Her books include High Conflict, The Smartest Kids in the World and The Unthinkable. To discuss her writing, Amanda has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX News and NPR. She has spoken at the Pentagon, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security. Amanda was a keynote speaker at CCL's June 2022 conference.

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Watch or download the video recording or pre-call video. Listen to the podcast on PodBean or iTunes.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):
  • (0:00) Mark's Intro & Updates
  • (4:25) Chapter Highlights From The Field
  • (7:59) Discussion w/ Amanda Ripley
  • (20:40) Q&A From Volunteers
  • (30:15) CCL's 2023 Highlights (slides)
  • (39:01) Ending w/ CCL TV 

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

  • Ask friends and family to donate to CCL’s year-end fundraiser
  • Celebrate 2023 and reflect on the center of your climate advocacy
  • Mobilization bonus action: Take our Dec. CAP action - appreciate your members of Congress 
  • Social Media Bonus Action: Like, comment on and repost CCL’s fundraiser posts
  • Communications skills exercise: Practice saying why you’re a CCLer and asking a friend to donate
Group Leaders: check out the “Advance Planning for Group Leaders" PDF for how to use the December Action Sheet.
Posted by T Todd Elvins on Dec 1, 2023 11:41 AM America/Los_Angeles

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