Town Hall Meeting on Climate Change: Wed, July 22nd
Town Hall Meeting on Climate Change: Wed, July 22nd
We are at a critical juncture for the future of our planet. Climate change threatens to wreak havoc on the world that we’ll be passing on to our kids, unless we make significant changes. During Hurricane Sandy, we got just a small taste of what sea level rise (just one consequence of climate change) can do to our city. I don't want to tell our kids and grandkids that we utterly failed to learn the lesson.
That’s why I’m working with environmental and community groups to organize a town hall meeting on climate change on July 22nd. We’ll have the chance to learn more about what NYC is doing, and how we can take even more ambitious steps to promote and use renewable energy.
Town Hall Meeting on Climate Change
July 22, 2015
6:30 PM
P.S. 321, 180 7th Ave
Park Slope, Brooklyn
The event will begin with a presentation on the One NYC Plan, Mayor de Blasio’s initiative to help New York obtain a sustainable and resilient city that works for all. The presentation will be given by Nilda Mesa, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability. I’m a strong supporter of this plan. Income inequality and climate change are the two existential crises of our generation – so it is smart, urgent, and morally compelling to fight them together. (For more about One NYC and a few of my thoughts, check out this blog post from when the plan was first announced).
After the presentation from the City, we’ll have the opportunity to talk about how we can do even more to reduce our carbon footprint and be part of the movement for climate justice. We’ll hear from supporters of divestment from fossil fuels, and advocates promoting more rapid shifts to renewal energy. SolarizeBrooklynCB6, an organization working to make rooftop solar more accessible and more affordable in many of our neighborhoods, will hold a workshop to show you the steps you can take in your own home to move us toward environmental sustainability.If you'll be able to join us for this exciting event, please go here to RSVP.
We’re all in this fight together, which is why I’m happy to thank so many other community and citywide partners for working with our office to put this event together, including, in addition to the Mayor's Office and Brooklyn Community Board 6, the Campaign for 100% Clean Energy in NY by 2030, Green Education and Legal Fund, Green Party of Brooklyn, 350NYC, 350Brooklyn, People's Climate Movement NY, United for Action and Friends of Clearwater NYC.
We can’t afford to wait to combat climate change. Come learn how we can work to address it as one united community.
Take Action
Reduce Single-use Bags in NYC
Plastic bags are designed to be used only for a short period of time, but their negative impacts are long-lasting. Even when properly disposed of, plastic bags often blow away onto the street or into waterways, where they become eye-sores, clog storm drains, and endanger wildlife. Our bill aims to reduce the use and negative impacts of carryout bags by requiring a 10-cent charge for carryout bags in NYC grocery and retail stores, and stores would retain the cost of the charge.
Help End Credit Discrimination
Victory! Thanks to your help, New York City now has the strongest law in the nation to end credit checks for employment. Click here to see the full text of the law.
The use of credit reports to discriminate against job applicants is on the rise, with over 60% of employers nationwide using the credit histories of prospective employees to inform their hiring decisions.
Participatory Budgeting
What does your neighborhood need? An improved park? Safer streets? New school technology? In participatory budgeting, you give your ideas and City Councilmember Brad Lander has set aside $1 million to fund them. And your votes will decide which projects get funded.