Transformation

Lorelei -- I don't believe Big Oil should be able to get away with injecting millions into our community to convince people to vote against their hopes for a stable future. I suspect you don't, either. But that's what we saw happen with 1631. And we saw it earlier this year, when Amazon and friends threw $300,000 into opposing an Employee Hours Tax that would have funded desperately needed housing for the homeless—then bullied the Council into repealing it. At the center of every fight for climate justice are big corporations trying to extract as much as they can from people and the planet. Their business model relies upon an Earth with infinite resources. That's brought us to a terrifying juncture. As the IPCC report made starkly clear, we need a society-wide transformation in the near term, or everything we care about will end. How can we do that, when we're up against entrenched corporate power? By building our collective power. We fought Shell off with kayaks, and turned out over a thousand people to a City Finance Committee meeting, very nearly getting the City's money out of Wells Fargo as a result (don't worry—we're still working on it). And we were part of a powerful coalition that generated a million comments and defeated a Vancouver oil-by-rail terminal that would have been the world's largest. We know what to do, we know how to do it, and we learn new things with every step we take—but to build power in the ways that we need to, we need your help. Can you help us stand up and fight for our shared future? From now through December 31st, all donations to 350 Seattle will be matched up to $20,000 by an anonymous donor. And if you give tomorrow, all donations through Facebook for "Giving Tuesday" are also matched, and have no credit card fee. That means there's a double match tomorrow if you use this link. With your donation, we'll: fight hard for a climate-friendly, equitable, and welcoming city; build out our statewide network to lend our power to smaller communities, and learn from them in turn; defeat fossil fuel infrastructure one-by-one where we have to, and at the County Council so we don't always have to; and work for a public bank that will help us finance the transformation we need. We intend to make meaningful progress on all of these things—over the next 12 months. I know we can do it. As 350 Seattle has grown, we've also transformed our structure to make it more supple and powerful. We now have over 30 leaders of campaigns and functional teams—building power across the organization, and ready to absorb more people into the work. The final change in this evolution is that we have a new Board of Directors as of January, which means I'm stepping down as Board President. I'm grateful for all you've done to build the movement for climate justice. Only people power can make the real change we need, and I know that if anyone can make that power cohere, it's the smart, strategic, amazing people I've met while organizing with 350 Seattle. Can you send in a donation by December 31st to fund powerful climate action, and help make sure we reach the full amount of the $20,000 matching gift? Or give through Facebook on Tuesday, and we'll get a double match! Despite the corporate bullying we've encountered, I know we can make a profound difference to the region's sustainability—one that will reverberate across the state, as well as in cities across the country. I believe in our vision, and I believe in our collective power. With gratitude, Emily   -=-=- 350Seattle.org · 1919 E Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98112, United States This email was sent to loriwantsrss@gmail.com. To stop receiving emails or to update your email preferences, click here. You can also keep up with 350 Seattle on Twitter or Facebook. Donations always appreciated and put to good use.