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350 SEATTLE WORKS TOWARD CLIMATE JUSTICE BY ORGANIZING PEOPLE TO MAKE DEEP SYSTEM CHANGE: RESISTING FOSSIL FUELS; BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES; AND FOSTERING RESILIENT, JUST, AND WELCOMING COMMUNITIES.

DIVESTMENT/ACCOUNTABILITY: WE SUPPORTED TECH WORKERS ORGANIZING FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE, WITH AN INCREASED FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES FROM THE DISPROPORTIONATE POLLUTION THAT LOGISTICS AND TECH OPERATIONS BRING TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THESE CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON ISSUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND INCLUDED HOSTING A SHAREHOLDER BRIEFING FOR TECH WORKERS AND INVESTORS ABOUT WAREHOUSE POLLUTION IMPACTS IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND DISCUSSIONS, PUBLISHING RESEARCH ABOUT WAREHOUSES IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND A PETITION WHERE 650 WORKERS CALLED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITMENTS IN COMPANY CLIMATE PLANS. THE TECH WORKERS CAMPAIGNS HAVE RESULTED IN AN INCREASED FOCUS IN NATIONAL MEDIA ON THE ISSUE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN THE TECH INDUSTRY, INCLUDING A NEW INVESTIGATIVE REPORT BY CONSUMER REPORTS. FURTHERMORE, 350 SEATTLE CONTINUED TO BE ACTIVE IN THE STOP THE MONEY PIPELINE COALITION, WHICH GREW TO OVER 200 ORGANIZATIONS STRONG IN 2021 AND PUSHED THE WALL STREET HARDER THAN EVER FOR ITS ROLE IN THE CLIMATE CRISIS. AS PART OF THAT WORK, WE TOOK PART IN EFFORTS FOR DEFUNDING LINE 3 AND PARTNERED WITH THE FUTURE COALITION TO CONVENE A YOUTH ORGANIZING COMMITTEE THAT ENVISIONED, PLANNED, AND EXECUTED A YOUTH-LED MARCH OF AROUND 500 PEOPLE.

MOVEMENT SUPPORT: WE MET OVER 100 NEW VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR IN ONE-ON-ONES AND REINVIGORATED OUR NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UW SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AS A PRACTICUM SITE. TWO OF OUR THREE 2020 PRACTICUM STUDENTS STAYED ON IN 2021, JOINING OUR BOARD AND THE LEADERSHIP OF CIVIC ACTION TEAM. THE PEOPLES ECHO CONTINUED SINGING AND GREW WITH BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON (OUTDOOR, MASKED, AND DISTANCED) PUBLIC SONG CIRCLES EACH MONTH - REACHING OVER 500 PEOPLE. THE VISUALS TEAM ENGAGED 250+ PEOPLE IN OUTDOOR PUBLIC PARK ART BUILDS WHICH HAPPENED 1-4 TIMES PER MONTH IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER, CONTINUED IN-HOME ART CREATION, AND CREATED AND SUPPLIED IMAGERY BOTH FOR 350 SEATTLE TEAMS AND FOR A DOZEN FRONTLINE GROUPS/COALITIONS. THE STORY CIRCLE PUT TOGETHER A ZINE OF CLIMATE STORIES AND ART; COMMUNITY MEMBERS DISTRIBUTED 300 COPIES OF THIS ZINE AROUND SEATTLE. THEY ALSO HELD MONTHLY EVENTS FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING & WRITING.

RESISTANCE: IN 2021 350 SEATTLE HOSTED OUR FIRST ANNUAL DIRECT ACTION TRAINING SERIES, AGENTS OF CHANGE, AND EDUCATED A COHORT OF APPROXIMATELY 50 PEOPLE IN FIVE AFFINITY GROUPS. OTHER RESISTANCE WORK INCLUDED CHALLENGING THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR FACILITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, SUCH AS FACILITIES LIKE THE TACOMA LNG PLANT THAT PROCESS FRACKED GAS. WITH THE NEW RULES FOR FOSSIL FUELS CAMPAIGN, WE TOOK PART IN A MAJOR PUSH TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY (DOE) RULEMAKING; WE ORGANIZED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS AND ENGAGED IN REGIONAL COLLABORATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POWER PAST FRACKED GAS (PPFG) TO MOBLIZE TESTIMONY AND FEEDBACK THROUGH THE PROCESS. FURTHERMORE, 350 SEATTLE SUPPORTED THE FRONTLINE COMMUNITY-LED KING COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMUNITY COALITION (KCIACC). IN THIS ROLE, WE HELPED TO DRAFT AND ADVOCATE FOR NEW LEGISLATION IN KING COUNTY TO UPLIFT BIPOC AIRPORT-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ORGANIZATIONS AS CONSULTANTS AND PARTIES TO DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR CONSTITUENCIES. WE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING OF ALL POLLUTANTS, AS WELL AS FOR RESILIENCE HUBS FOR EMERGENCIES AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING. WITH KCIACC AND THE BEACON HILL COUNCIL, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE KING COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTO THE KING COUNTY STRATEGIC CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (SCAP).

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