John, While 350 Milwaukee has suspended our Friday bank protests, here is an option to join GreenPeace's virtual rally.  Hope to see you there!

Stand for a Livable Climate
Friday April 3, 2020
1:00 pm

We're going to join




Join our virtual Fire Drill Friday rally on Friday, April 3!

RSVP HERE

I hope you’re doing well and staying as safe and healthy as possible.

Due to the ever-changing circumstances related to COVID-19, we must prioritize the health and well-being of Fire Drill Friday supporters. That’s why we’ll be taking Fire Drill Fridays online, and I would love to have you join virtually!

Building on the momentum we’ve had over the last five months, we’ll be holding weekly virtual events in lieu of in-person rallies. I will be joined by friends, actors, activists, youth, Indigenous leaders, climate experts, and representatives from impacted and underrepresented communities. Together, we will keep the pressure on politicians to adopt a Green New Deal, end new fossil fuels, and enact a just transition to a renewable economy that protects workers and communities.

WHAT: Fire Drill Friday: Virtual Rally 
WHEN: Friday, April 3rd at 1pm CDT
WHERE: Join from your computer or phone!

RSVP: Reserve your spot today

During this time we will continue to partner with environmental justice organizations on the ground and in California while additionally shining light on the overlap between an inept and corrupt administration that's using this pandemic as an excuse to bail out fossil fuel companies instead of prioritizing the well-being of working families and vulnerable communities across the country.

Now more than ever, we need to come together to support each other and push for the world we want to see. Join me to hear all about how we can keep up our activism together this Friday (4/3) @ 1pm CDT.

I hope you will tune in! 

Jane Fonda
Actor, Activist, and Greenpeace Supporter

Looking for something to do at home? How about moving your bank accounts or credit card out of Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, BMO. Capital One, etc.  Read the article Study: global banks 'failing miserably' on climate crisis by funneling trillions into fossil fuels. The report referenced in the article is Banking On Climate Change.

Want to Do Something About Climate Change? Follow the Money - Bill McKibben, New Yorker

If you bank, or have credit cards, with any of these banks, please for the sake of your children (and yourself), find a new bank or credit union.  See the Moving Your Money section at 350MKE.

2020 Wisconsin Elections
PLEASE VOTE

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Wisconsin Spring Election

BREAKING NEWS: Federal judge extends absentee balloting by six days but does not delay April 7 election in Wisconsin

The coronavirus is heavily impacting the 2020 election year. Because you are on our mailing list we assume you have more than a casual interest in climate change and its impact on our future, or you're monitoring our activity. If you are in the first group, you understand the importance of voting this year. Here are some resources to shorten your search for how to vote while keeping your virus exposure low.

https://myvote.wi.gov - Wisconsin government site with tabs for six key voting functions
https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/VoteAbsentee - The tab for requesting absentee ballots

See a sample ballot for your address at:

• https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/PreviewMyBallot
• ballotpedia

Key state, or district, wide votes on the ballot include:

• Supreme Court
  • Two people (Jill Karofsky and Daniel Kelly) are running for the WI Supreme Court. Read a brief description of the candidates here.
  • Do your own search
• Wisconsin Court of Appeals
  • By district
• Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment
  • The ACLU's take on Marsy's Law
  • Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin's take
  • Do your own search - this is controversial!

and

350 Milwaukee Meeting
Tuesday, April 14, 7 - 8:30pm
First Unitarian Society (Ogden & Astor)

We're exploring options for virtual meetings

Can you chip in a few dollars at the Action Network to help defray the personal cost to the eleven people arrested? 

Next Court Date???
Monday, April 20, 2020
8:30am
Milwaukee City Municipal Court
951 N James Lovell St

The date is two days before
Earth Day

On Dec. 6, 2019, The People's Climate Coalition held a rally and demonstration in downtown Milwaukee in accordance with the International Youth Climate Strikes and the Sunrise Movement National Climate Strikes.  On that day eleven individuals were arrested during a peaceful sit-in protesting fossil fuel financing by Wells Fargo Bank.

 Future Local Actions: