Citizens' Climate Lobby Citizens\' Climate Lobby

In our latest episode, we explore how personal stories can serve as powerful metaphors for climate action. Join us as Horace Mo and Erica Valdez share their heartfelt experiences and draw connections to the climate crisis.

In CCL, we transform what people think possible for Congress to do on climate, and in the process transform what people think possible for themselves to accomplish. Regardless of the motivation or skills a person brings when they join CCL, we succeed when we help them take the next step as part of our movement: Because empowered volunteers help us reach our big organizational goals. CCL's VP of Programs Brett Cease and Alabama group leader Debbie Chang will host a training that walks volunteers through the Transformational Organizing guide and describe its five pillars to help us strengthen our leadership development and capacity throughout the organization.
Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/transformational-organizing-slides CCL Resource Page & Guide: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/222  
Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(6:18) 1st Pillar: The Pyramid of Engagement(11:19) 2nd Pillar: The CCL Way(21:13) 3rd Pillar: The Conditions that Motivate (30:39) 4th Pillar: The Elimination of Blame(37:51) 5th Pillar: The Empowerment of Volunteers

Ben Pendergrass, CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs, celebrates our national summer conference and our 442 June 11th lobby meetings, gives us a legislative update, and reviews the impact of your June phone calls about the PROVE IT Act.
Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Highlights(6:32) Conversation with CCL Alum Hill Staffers Morgan and Kesten(18:53) Q&A Discussion(36:10) CCL's July Actions Review
July Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet Pre-Call Video:  https://vimeo.com/983273670?share=copy 

CCL wants all candidates to move climate to the top of their policy agenda so (1) plan for lots of folks to attend campaign events this summer, (2) prepare for the events by crafting effective questions to ask, and (3) get to know and educate candidates on CCL, whether they are doing campaign events or not.  Join this training to walk through CCL's main goals heading into the election season picking up steam and how we can engage with candidates and members of Congress ahead of the election.
Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/candidate-event-slides Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/264 Sample Town Hall Questions: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/350 
Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(2:53) Types of candidate events(5:56) Learning about all candidates(9:02) Developing strategic questions(12:45) Sample Questions(18:36) Working with incumbents(21:20) Staying nonpartisan and bipartisan

Get to know Rachel Kerestes, CCL's incoming Executive Director! More information about Rachel here: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/blog/news/ccl-new-executive-director/ 

Rachel Carson’s legacy of environmental writing lives on in a new verse novel about her life.