Take Action Now
Here are quick actions you can take right now to fight for climate justice.
Drawdown Fossil Fuels at the CEI Hub!
There’s a historic opportunity to increase safety, reduce risk, and reduce the amount of toxic fuels stored at the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub coming up:
- Sept 17, 2–5pm, City Hall: Attend a work session to support community experts sharing CEI Hub Policy Amendments
- Sept 24, 2–5pm, City Hall: Submit a written comment and/or sign up to testify virtually or in person, or help pack the room at a City Council hearing!
- Speak up through an email, phone call, written or verbal comment, or directly to your councilors between now and Sept 24
Use this toolkit to learn more and find ideas, links, and talking points.
September at City Council
Portland City Council will hear a resolution to ban nondisclosure agreements for data centers, an updated divestment policy, evaluate a transfer of Zenith Energy’s franchise agreement, consider a new policy for the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub (including a potential drawdown of dangerous and climate-harming fuels stored there), and a resolution to refuse to grant immunity to big oil companies for their climate damages. Send them one email about all these topics, and/or see the other actions on this page to take more specific action on one or more of these topics.
No Secret Deals for Data Centers!
The Housing & Permitting Committee for Portland City Council passed a resolution to ban non-disclosure agreements for data centers! Data centers require massive amounts of energy and water. It’s important to first meet our clean energy goals and ensure everyone has access to affordable and clean energy and water.
It will be heard by the full City Council in coming weeks, so you can still read the resolution and submit a written comment here.
No Immunity for Big Oil Resolution
Speak up to Portland City Council in support of a No Immunity for Big Oil Resolution! Portland’s City Life Committee will hear this resolution for the first time, tentatively scheduled for September 22. Make sure they know there is broad community support! We want to ensure there are ways to hold big polluters accountable for the damage they have caused to the climate and our communities, and that they don’t receive immunity from lawsuits and Make Polluters Pay bills through a federal preemption.
Ban Tear Gas & Other Chemical Weapons in Portland
Tear gas and other chemical weapons are harmful to public health and to our environment. Banned in warfare by the Geneva Conventions, these harmful chemicals should also be banned in the places we call home.
Portland City Councilors Sameer Kanal and Candace Avalos are proposing an ordinance to limit the use of chemical weapons, like tear gas, in Portland. Please send a letter to City Councilors letting them know you support legislation banning chemical weapons on our streets.
Image credit: Irene Tejaratchi Hess
Join the 350PDX Book Club
A place for anyone interested in the climate justice movement to come together and talk about the most important books of our time.
Reach out to books@350pdx.org with any questions, comments, and inquires about what books are coming up!
- We meet every month, usually the first Wednesday 6:30pm-8pm (although this sometimes changes, so doublecheck). We alternate between virtual meetings via Google Meet and in-person meetings at the 350PDX Office (see right for upcoming dates)
- We read both fiction and non-fiction
- Need to borrow the book? Reach out and we’ll see what we can do!
Restore Federal Recognition for the Chinook Indian Nation
In 2001, the Chinook Nation obtained federal recognition from the U.S. government. However, celebration turned into heartbreak when the U.S. government rescinded this recognition eighteen months later.
The Chinook Indian Nation was essentially declared nonexistent in the eyes of the government. The nation has been unable to access programs and resources to which federally recognized tribes are entitled. Over the last 20 years, the lack of federal recognition has cost $200 million dollars, opportunities for youth, and countless lives.
We are calling on our elected officials to federally recognize the Chinook Indian Nation.
Donate
350PDX is a grassroots, volunteer led organization. Our supporters not only lead our campaigns and programs, but are foundational pillars in our funding. By making a gift to 350PDX, you are investing in the longevity of our organization and the role we play in building our local climate movement! Anything, from $10, to $20, to $100 helps us fund the movement, and lets us keep our focus on our campaigns instead of fundraising. Donate here!
Thank you for your support and commitment to climate justice!
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