Weekly Briefing: Our Inclusion Conference kicks off this Friday

September 24, 2025

Are you ready for our annual Inclusion Conference this weekend? This virtual event is carefully designed by CCL’s Affinity Action Teams to deepen connection, amplify diverse voices, and strengthen our collective climate movement.

The party starts at our Friday evening reception where attendees will have the chance to connect and network with other climate advocates. Then, on Saturday, we’ll dive into a packed program filled with storytelling and practical tools to add hope, curiosity, and justice to your climate work.

Here are just a few of this year’s speaker highlights:

• “No Climate Justice Without Inclusion,” featuring Pamela Benson Owens, President and CEO of Edge of Your Seat Consulting, Inc.

• “Preventing Burnout and Dismantling Oppression with Self-Care,” featuring Clara Fang, Founder of Green Tara Consulting

• “Putting Partisan in the Past,” led by Drew Eyerly, CCL Action Teams Director

• “Our Water and Climate Change,” led by Manolo Matos, CCL Kentucky State Coordinator

You can view the full speaker lineup and schedule here.

The best part about a virtual event? There’s still plenty of time to register. Sign up now and grab the Zoom link.

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In other news this week

• Problem Solvers propose permitting reform: The Problem Solvers Caucus — a bipartisan group of 49 Representatives in Congress — released a framework for the type of permitting reform they would like to see. This is a fantastic signal of growing momentum on this important issue! CCL liaisons are reaching out to thank the Caucus members for their leadership. Read more in this CCL Community update from CCL Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli.
  
• Heatmap covers Fix Our Forests: Heatmap News interviewed the head of Megafire Action for a new article about the Fix Our Forests Act. Megafire Action is one of the 22 organizations, including Citizens’ Climate Lobby, that recently co-signed a letter to Senate leadership in support of the bill.
  
• President Trump's climate remarks to the UN: Yesterday, President Trump addressed the UN General Assembly in a speech that included many false claims about climate change. This Associated Press story outlines his claims and the accurate information that people should know. You can share CCL's posts of the article on Bluesky and X.

Take action this week​​​​​​

If you have a little time: Share this video about the Fix Our Forests Act. Our favorite Research Manager and CCL Nerd Corner founder Dana Nuccitelli is back on Instagram, this time to deliver a bite-sized overview of the Fix Our Forests Act. Give this video a like, then share it with your network to help spread the word. As a reminder, we are currently mobilizing messages to members of the Senate Agriculture Committee to help the Fix Our Forests Act advance. Send yours today or share the action page with a friend!

If you have more time: Plan a fall tabling event. It’s officially autumn! Have a little fun this fall with a grassroots, community outreach event. Fall festivals, farmers markets and other seasonal activities are a great way to connect with climate-concerned people in your community. CCL’s Tabling Toolkit now offers suggestions for a “Grab and Go” table, as well as a range of resources you can choose from to help people get to know CCL, talk about climate change, and take action.

Featured chapter: CCL Omaha - Their story of hiking with Rep. Don Bacon is part of this roundup post on CCL's blog!

Upcoming trainings

9/25: Bringing Policy Support from Trusted Messengers to Congress - Learn how to identify and engage community leaders who are especially influential on their members of Congress. Then, work with these trusted messengers to collect policy support letters. Join us!

10/02: What Did the Clean Energy Tax Credits Achieve In Emissions Reductions? - CCL volunteers put a lot of work into pushing and protecting the Inflation Reduction Act, but how much did our efforts achieve for the climate? CCL Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli crunched the numbers and has the answer. Join us!