July 2024 National Call and Monthly Actions - Featuring CCL's Ben Pendergrass
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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 held on Saturday, July 13th at 1:00 pm ET and feature CCL's Government Affairs team. This call will be hosted by CCL Senior Director of Communications Flannery Winchester.
Ben Pendergrass, CCL’s Vice President of Government Affairs, will celebrate our national summer conference and our 442 June 11th lobby meetings, give us a legislative and policy roadmap update, and review the impact of your June phone calls about the PROVE IT Act.
Three ways to join
- To connect by video conference: go to cclusa.org/meeting (this links to meeting ID# 88228136772)
- To improve audio/video quality, close all applications and other browser windows
- To turn on closed captions and adjust their size, see this Zoom help page
- Spanish interpretation are also available
- To connect by phone: With unlimited calling 646-558-8656; toll free 877-369-0926. Enter 882-2813-6772
- To watch a livestream: go to: cclusa.org/livestream
July's Actions (click here to download the full sheet)
- Plan to attend and ask questions at candidate forums/town halls
- Use one of our timely topics to write climate-focused LTEs
- Mobilization bonus action: Write Congress about permitting reform
- Election engagement bonus action: Help get environmentally-minded people to vote
- Communications skills exercise: Practice describing CCL’s permitting reform priorities
Group Leaders: check out the “Advance Planning for Group Leaders" PDF for how to use the July Action Sheet.
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