This summer's weather is proving to be anything but ordinary. Record-breaking temperatures are sweeping through multiple cities, leaving no doubt that this is not a typical summer. More here: usatoday.com/story/news/nat… #ClimateChange #ActNow #ClimateEmergency

Another harmful algal bloom has hit the San Francisco Bay 😥, but you can contribute important data to understand this phenomenon better through iNaturalist at this project webpage: inaturalist.org/projects/sf-ba… 📷: susaninberkeley, CC #harmfulalgalbloom

Highways have a long history of destroying Black communities and robbing home and property owners of their wealth. It's still happening in 2023 in Elba, AL Black Shiloh community with #flooding caused by US-84 Hway expansion. @Bullardcenter #ALDOT #NAACP #civilrights

The Oakland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) is holding an event on August 23 to meet current Commissioners and answer questions for those who may be interested in becoming a commissioner for the 2024 term. For more info see shorturl.at/gCHJV.

How to help victims of the Maui wildfires ‘Āina Momona is one of many organizations mobilizing to provide support the families impacted by the devastating wildfires that occurred on August 8, 2023. kaainamomona.org/maui #MauiFires #MauiStrong

Check out my MSNBC interview ⬇️ MAGA extremists are forcing teachers and school staff to out LGBTQ+students. They’re also banning books. I won’t stand for it. California’s schools should be safe spaces for knowledge and education for ALL children. I’ll never stop fighting for

🌻Peoples' Climate Week Launch🌻 We are co-hosting a two-day event at The New School in NYC filled with educational panels, breakout sessions, a teach-in assembly on #FalseSolutions and #JustTransition along with a movement social! Register today! event.newschool.edu/apeoplesclimat…

Find contact info for Assemblymembers here: bit.ly/3PhDb9E

🚨 U.S. EPA is working on a historic plan to clean up dirty diesel truck pollution & supercharge the transition to clean electric trucks—but lobbyists want to pull the plug. Michael S. Regan: Stand your ground & protect our air! #DareToBreathe #CleanTrucks #ActOnClimate WE ACT for Environmental Justice

We're going on day 3 of unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. Do you or someone you know need an air purifier to get through fire season? CHC purifiers were built by our Bay Area community to distribute for free, especially for neighbors who can't afford commercial options. DM us!

Climate geoengineering is a false solution and the majority of its testing is done on Indigenous lands without #FreePriorAndInformedConsent. These techno-fixes violate tribal sovereignty, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and often forces their lands to become sacrifice zones.

Teach-in on #APEC and Big Tech. Wed Oct 4 5:30pm PT Register: tinyurl.com/no2apecsf Learn about Big Tech’s role in attempting to influence trade policy to the detriment of workers in the United States and the Global South and accelerate the race to the bottom. #no2apec

I am disappointed that media outlets, including where I write, pushed articles that say “the left” celebrated the killing of Israeli Jews, especially ones without examples, nor acknowledgments of great grief from the left for Israelis & Palestinians alike. Here's what I've seen:

As someone who has firsthand witnessed the way zionist indoctrination is used to radicalize Jews against Palestine, I wanted to make a 🧵 of things that helped me unlearn what I had been taught to hopefully help people deprogram themselves or their loved ones

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️The CEC Secretariat was thrilled to host a roundtable on the LGBTQI+ dimensions of #ClimateChange and #EnvironmentalJustice, bringing together experts to discuss priority actions, opportunities and challenges to elevate diverse voices of environmental action in #NorthAmerica.

I should note: Richmond is one of the most polluted communities in the U.S., due to the petrochemical facilities located within its borders. It speaks volumes that a community which has endured so much has taken the time to pass this resolution.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️DYK we’re exploring ways to integrate LGBTQI+ dimensions into our environmental & climate action? Check out this interview w/ Leo Goldsmith, one of our contributing experts & an author for the US 5th National Climate Assessment By Claire Elise Thompson grist👇 grist.org/looking-forwar…

We invite you to a Webinar on "Amplified Harm: LGBTQ+ Disaster Displacement," December 13th at 11 am PST, in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other disaster experts.

What a staggering story. A 2-year investigation from the Associated Press finds that prison labor is connected to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of goods, sold by some of the biggest food companies. apnews.com/article/prison…

1/6 Last Tuesday, APEN staff attended the annual The Climate Center CA Climate Policy Summit to discuss critical environmental justice policy and bring a clear message: Climate justice means a free Palestine. ✊🏽🌻🍉