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Fossil Free Fast Watch Parties—January 31

January 31, 2018

From 350.org (https://350.org/):

In 2017, the climate crisis hit home for many when wildfires ripped through California and floods and hurricanes ravaged Puerto Rico and states along the Gulf Coast.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration still rams forward on a path of destruction. Earlier this month, they announced plans to open up our entire coastline to offshore oil drilling. This administration is not going to see the light. It’s up to us to make it ourselves.

On January 31, we’re sharing a bold vision for climate justice at an event we’re calling Fossil Free Fast. Tune in and figure out what your role in this fight can be — find (or host) a watch party near you here.

Our demands are simple and clear: an immediate halt to all new fossil fuel projects, and a fast and just transition to 100% renewable energy for all.

The fires in California this fall destroyed a great deal of landscape, but it also ignited something else. Local climate organizing has never been more active.

Our resistance is everywhere — in towns, cities, and states across the country who are taking climate action despite federal stalling and backpedaling. In 2018, it’s time to look to our own communities to create the renewable energy revolution we so desperately need.

There are over 215 Fossil Free Fast watch parties happening across the US next Wednesday. Sign up at https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/fossil-free-fast to join or host a watch party and plug in to the climate resistance in 2018 (and beyond). (NOTE: Known PA events scheduled in Devon, Lancaster, Lewisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and State College.)

Climate change threatens the very idea of home, whether we live in San Juan, Sonoma, or Bangladesh. We are all impacted by climate change, but we are not impacted equally: economic inequality, racism, and other social injustices compound climate disasters.

But through our collective power, we can protect and transform communities that have been hit hardest by climate disasters. The work will look different from place to place, but our goal will be the same: a Fossil Free world for all of us.

Let’s get to work. Join climate change leaders and fighters at Fossil Free Fast on January 31.

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