Take action to stop the GTN XPress pipeline expansion

For years, communities in the Pacific Northwest have been standing up to fossil fuel corporations. Now, TC Energy (the company behind Keystone XL) is trying to quietly expand the GTN pipeline. This proposed expansion project is called GTN XPress, and would result in more than 3.24 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year.

Ways you can take action:

• Now, it’s important that we make our voices heard to FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Before Feb 16 – submit an official comment to FERC in opposition to the GTN XPress project. 
• Watch this new video about the GTN XPress project and share our posts about the video on facebook, instagram, and twitter
• Come to the virtual People’s Hearing on GTN XPress on Feb 13 from 5-6:30pm- learn more here

Tell your OR Senators and Representatives to Support Climate Justice in the 2023 Legislative Session

The urgency of the climate crisis requires bold and meaningful action at every level of government. Right now, we have an opportunity to create important change across all of Oregon in the 2023 Legislative Session, which runs from January to June. 350PDX enters the 2023 State Legislative session ready to support and advocate for bills that nurture the type of changes we need for a more climate-stable future. Please join us in contacting your Oregon State Senator and Representative to highlight these important bills and ask that they are made a priority this session.

Take Action to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) company has spent years endangering communities throughout Appalachia and damaging the region’s water with their destructive gas pipeline project. But there is still time to stop them. Last year, federal courts found that the United States Forest Service (USFS) and other agencies improperly granted the MVP approvals to cross the Jefferson National Forest for a second time and asked the agency to again review the MVP’s threats to water resources in the forest.

USFS is accepting public comments on its updated analysis of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s environmental impacts through February 6th. Tell Biden and the United States Forest Service to reject any new approvals for the Mountain Valley Pipeline! 

TONIGHT: Join the Pre-Strike Kickoff to Support Portland City Laborers

Wed, Feb 1, 10pm-12am — 5001 N Columbia Blvd, Portland

The Portland City Laborers intend to go on strike when the clock switches over from Wednesday to Thursday. After three years of working through a pandemic, and ongoing pandemic-related crises, the City is unwilling to recognize its workers’ sacrifice and offer safer working conditions, wages that account for inflation and the rising cost of living, and most of all, respect. Unless the City of Portland find the means to bargain a contract that meets the needs and demands of its workers, many diligent City workers are going to walk off the job at 12:00 AM.

Please join City Laborers at the Columbia Blvd Wastewater Treatment Plant for a Pre-Strike Kickoff to prepare that 24/7 picket line and support these brave workers. Learn more here.

Grab the Gavel: We Have the Power

Wed, Feb 8, 8:45am — outside Portland City Hall (1221 SW 4th)

Join the Scrub the Hub coalition for Grab the Gavel: We Have the Power, a rally outside of City Hall on Feb 8th. Mayor Ted Wheeler and some City Commissioners think they have all the power to make decisions about Zenith Energy and our climate health, but we need to show them that we have PEOPLE POWER. We’re calling on the City to rescind Zenith’s Land Use Compatibility Statement and prioritize the health and well-being of frontline communities over private profit. Wear red, and go through security and into the chambers at 9:15. The City Council meeting begins at 9:30.

Contemplative Practices for Activists and Other Engaged Humans

Thurs, Feb 9, 6:30-8:00pm — Process Work Institute, 2049 NW Hoyt St, Portland, OR 97209 (there is some parking behind the building)

– learn more and RSVP here

Join us for the first in a series of monthly gatherings to explore various meditative, contemplative, and creative practices to explore feelings, deepen our intention, and support our hearts as we contemplate and clarify our role as citizens. Drawing from both traditional and emergent ideas and practices, we grow our sense of belonging and groundedness with joy, gratitude, and radical honesty. Facilitated by Barbara Ford and Elva Redwood.

People’s Hearing on GTN XPress

Mon, Feb 13, 5-6:30pm — on zoom (learn more here)

FERC (the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) didn’t hold a public hearing for community members to weigh-in on GTN XPress, so communities are coming together to host our own. On Monday, February 13th, join the People’s Hearing to Stop GTN XPress to give your testimony and hear from community leaders and advocates from across the Northwest (including US Senator Jeff Merkley). Your testimony will be shared directly with FERC to send a strong message that people in the Northwest oppose new fossil fuel infrastructure. GTN XPress is moving quickly through the federal permitting process because it requires less approval from state agencies than new pipeline projects. But right now, we have an opportunity to stop the GTN XPress project, and we need your support. Register for the Zoom link here.

Training: Facilitating Effective Meetings & Events

Thurs, Feb 16, 6pm-7:30pm — on zoom (register here)

The Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Aliance is hosting an activist training series over the coming months to support deepening skills in facilitation & running meetings, helping resolve conflicts, making organizing spaces more accessible, and navigating burnout & building collective resilience. Each month from February through May, they’ll take a deep dive with experienced trainers into these important but often unrecognized skills. Register here for the first training on Feb 16, where you’ll learn about how to facilitate effective meetings.