August Primary, Hiroshima & Peace Action, 350 Meetings
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Dear John,
Even among the grim daily toll of pandemic deaths and job losses, the most fateful numbers in the news last week probably came from a huge study carried out by a team of scientists at the World Climate Research Programme. It wove together the warming that we’ve observed so far, the latest understanding of feedback effects from clouds and other systems, and the record of the climate in the deep past to conclude… continue reading ([link removed])
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Clean Power Coalition of SE Wi ([link removed]) (350MKE is a convening member)
Join the Clean Power Coalition and the Sierra Club for a statewide week of climate action
Coal costs us our health. Southeast Wisconsin, where the We Energies Oak Creek Coal Plant is located, received an "F" for air quality from the American Lung Association. Air pollution from coal plants is linked to cancer, respiratory diseases, heightened risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19, and other serious conditions.
Coal costs us our economy. Coal is so expensive that most coal plants are not profitable and are actually losing money. Do you know how utilities continue to run these uneconomic coal plants? They do it by increasing our utility bills. Despite the fact that wind and solar are much cheaper, utilities that choose to keep running these expensive coal plants are leaving us to foot the bill.
Coal costs us our climate & environment. Coal is one of the dirtiest forms of energy, so it's no surprise that coal plants are the number one global contributors to the carbon emissions driving climate change. Coal also poisons our waterways, and we see this threat in Wisconsin as wet coal ash from the Columbia coal plant continues to pollute the Wisconsin River.
Join us August 3 - 7 for Coal Costs Us: Week of Climate Action. Let's work together as a community to actualize our clean energy future. ([link removed])
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Monday 6:30 - 8:00pm - Learn:
* Join us for an online screening of the documentary We Neighbors, the story of Wisconsinites living next to the Oak Creek/Elm Road coal plants.
* After the documentary, pulmonologist Dr. Linus Santo Tomas, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, will give a presentation about the health impacts of burning coal.
* Panel discussion with
+ Fabi Maldonado, Racine County Board Supervisor, Voces de la Frontera
+ Victoria Gillet, MD, Internal Medicine, Madison, WI
+ Dana Kelley, Citizen Action North Side Rising
+ Sr. Janet Weyker, Eco-Justice Center, Racine
Hosted on Zoom - RSVP ([link removed]) to get access to the link.
Tuesday - Share: Tell your story via video ([link removed]) and share other's stories on social media.
Wednesday - Speak up: Comment on Wisconsin's Strategic Energy Assessment and on the NTEC fracked gas plant's air permit. Both of these present opportunities to call for clean energy.
Thursday - Call: Call your utility ([link removed]) and ask them to move off of dirty fossil fuels like coal and commit to clean energy.
Friday - Create: Chalk art, yard signs, social media content, posters, flyers and more! Spread the word to your neighbors in a visual way.
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Let's do this - Together! ([link removed])
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350 Madison Meeting
Monday, August 3, 7 - 8pm
Learn about the Stop the Money Pipeline movement
Register in advance for this Zoom meeting:
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone
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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
A Candlelight Vigil for Peace and
Global Nuclear Disarmament
Thursday, August 6, 8 - 9:30pm
75th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Along Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee
Near Bradford Beach Pedestrian Bridge
(Free Parking in the lot across from Bradford Beach and the North Point lot just south of there. Meet in either one of the two parking lots to pick up lanterns, signs and banners.)
SAFE SOCIAL DISTANCING - 10 feet apart.
Everyone please wear masks.
For more information, contact Peace Action of Wisconsin, 414-269-9525
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2020 Wisconsin Elections
PLEASE VOTE
Partisan Primary: August 11, 2020
General Election: November 3, 2020
If you have not yet requested an absentee ballot, there's no time to lose. Although the last day to request an absentee ballot online is 5:00pm on August 6, it isn't prudent to wait that long. Using a smartphone to make uploading a digital picture of your Photo ID easy, just follow the instructions at myvote.wi.gov ([link removed]) . For a visual guide to the process, see these step-by-step, illustrated instructions ([link removed]) or a Citizen Action video
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You can [link removed] your absentee ballots for both the August Primary and November Election NOW!
You can also [link removed] to vote and update your voter profile on the site.
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See a sample ballot for your address at:
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* ballotpedia ([link removed])
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350 Milwaukee Meeting
Tuesday, August 11, 7 - 8:30pm
Zoom Virtual Meeting ([link removed])
Join us and bring ideas!
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