Our Impact
Here's a loosely chronological list of the many accomplishments we've made together as 350 Sacramento.
(Also check out our gallery below!)
- Martha Turner and Laurie Litman reached out and organized potlucks to find people to participate in 350.org's 10-10-10 day of action
- Had over 12 actions registered for the Global Day of Action on 10-10-10
- A handful of activists formed 350 Sacramento in Nov or Dec 2010
- Organized and participated in Moving Planet events
- 350 Sacramento and City of Sacramento introduced the Cool CA Challenge
- Helped with Cut Your Cubes event, including a Scavenger Hunt.
- Developed relationships with City of Sacramento staff and with UC Berkeley Renewable & Appropriate Energy Laboratory
- Organized Connect the Dots event at American River
- Participated in City of Sacramento Climate Action Plan public workshop
- Organized Garth Lenz event on Alberta Tar Sands - "The True Cost of Oil"
- Participated in the Keystone XL protest in San Francisco
- Participated in Sacramento Sustainability Forum
- Participated in City Planning Academy
- Started developing a social media presence and began establishing relationships with the city and other organizations
- Participated as a team for May is Bike Month (MIBM)
- Applied for 501(c)3 non-profit status
- 350 Sacramento begins formalizing organizational structure; received 501c3 non-profit status.
- Awarded the Rose Foundation Grant
- Laurie Litman, 350 Sac president, received 2014 Environmentalist of the Year Award for climate work
- Organized, co-organized, and participated in various events:
- Jason Barbose of Union of Concerned Scientists event - “Half the Oil: Fueling a Clean Transportation Future”
- This Changes Everything, by Naomi Klein, book group
- Screening of This Changes Everything
- Earth Day events
- MIBM
- Cold Beer for a Hot Planet
- EcoHome Tours
- Oil Train protests and other actions
- Encyclical Study Group and Presentation
- Global Climate Convergence
- Plan for Paris Workshop
- 5th Anniversary Potluck
- Fossil Free CA actions
- Naughty or Nice rally (with the Grinch!)
- Rallied CalSTRS and CalPERS to divest from fossil fuels
- Held Town Hall on Climate Change: Creating Our Future, resulting in the formation of various work groups focusing on items including but not limited to: oil trains and divestment, artificial turf impacts, making Sacramento a carbon neutral model city, transitioning to more sustainable behavior, youth-centered work.
- Worked on SB 350 and SB 185
- Sacramento honored as Climate Leaders in Cool California Challenge
- 350 Sacramento volunteer Dale Steele begins Weekly Radio Show
- Supported SB 100 (PASSED), SB 1000, SB 964
- Participated in numerous agency hearings
- Supported Climate Emergency Declaration
- Became a member of Capital Region Climate Readiness Collaborative, ECOS, and Impact Foundry
- Signed numerous letters in support of various local and statewide actions
- Met with various decision-makers: Sacramento City staff, SMUD CEO, Elk Grove Vice-Mayor, County Supervisors, County CAP planners, etc.
- Organized, co-organized, and participated in various events:
- Climate Conversation panel for United Nations Association
- Fossil Free Watch Party
- Plant for the Planet
- Todd Litman presentation on Sustainable Community Planning
- Ode to Earth
- Cold Beer for a Hot Planet
- Art build for the Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice march (sent 3 buses to SF)
- Screenings for Chasing Coral, An Inconvenient Sequel, Catching the Sun
- ECO panel on "How does the Sacramento region plan to deal with climate change?"
- Sacramento LAFCo hearing to stop sprawl (listen to The Climate Report's coverage here)
- Brown's Last Chance events
- Elk Grove Climate Action Plan
- "How to be an Environmental Justice Ally" workshop series
- No on Prop 6 campaign
- Trick v. Treat rally in support of Juliana v. US court case
- Laurie Litman, 350 Sac president, appointed to Mayor's Commission on Climate Change (including Commissioner Speaker at Green Forum)
- Volunteer Appreciation Potluck
- Panel at Cleaner Air Partnership
- Town Hall / Community Forum
- Women's March, March for Our Lives, March for Science, Poor People's Campaign, Earth Day, MIBM, Families Belong Together rally, Reclaim MLK: This Was Not the Dream march
- Events & Activities
- Organized Community Forum: Fast Track to Carbon Zero
- Climate Cafe Pizza Party for youth
- Youth Camp for Climate Action
- Strike for Climate: Mar 16, May 24, Aug 4, Sept 20, Nov 29
- Climate Chorus Patio Party
- Reach Code Campaign
- SMUD Engagement for 100% Renewable Energy
- Climate Emergency Declaration
- Language Academy Anti-Idling Campaign
- Strategic Planning
- May is Bike Month bike team
- Voices of Color for the Climate Open Mic
- Global Week of Action w/Art Build
- Sacramento Transportation Authority Ballot Measure Hearings
- Tour of Sacramento Recycling Center
- Fossil Free CA CalPERS and CalSTRS events
- Engaged with Sac General Plan/Climate Action Plan
- Sponsored Greening Black Churches
- Grid Alternative Work Day
- Representation/Honors
- Physicians for Social Responsibility High School Essay Contest judge
- Capital Region Collaborative Steering Committee
- Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change (participated as Commissioner, on Technical Advisory Committees, gave public input, youth summits)
- Ilonka Zlatar, 350 Sac boardmember, chosen as 2019 Environmentalist of the Year
- Workshops/Meetings/Trainings
- How to be an Environmental Jsutice Ally workshop
- Green New Deal Watch Party
- Green New Deal Town Hall
- Volunteer Orientations
- Phone Banking
- Debate Watch Parties
- SMUD staff presentations to 350 Sacramento
- Speaking with Electred Officials training
- Basecamp 101
- Presentations/Hearings
- March for Science (Ilonka)
- Climate Change Compact of Yolo Co (Laurie)
- Climate Sangha (Laurie)
- United Nations Association (Kate)
- Kiwanis (Laurie)
- CA Dept of Water Resources (Laurie)
- ECOS (Laurie)
- Beth Shalom (Laurie
- CEC re solar shares
- BECC Conference (Elli)
- Environmental Justice Element
- SMUD meetings
- Sacramento Transit Authority testimony
- Tabling/Demonstrations/Support
- Women’s March sponsor
- MLK This Was Not the Dream march
- Earth Day at Southside Park sponsor
- March for Science sponsor
- Dave Matthews Band (tabled)
- Close the Camps protest
- Day of Action for SB54/AB1080
- Call to Action Against White Supremacy
- Fundraisers
- Big Day of Giving
- Cold Beer for a Hot Planet
- Fundraiser at Drakes
- Annual Appeal
- Grants
- Clean Air Partnership
- Rose Foundation
- Patagonia
- Movies
- An Inconvenient Sequel
- The Reluctant Radical
- The Burden
- Cowspiracy
- Living the Change
- Paris to Pittsburg
- Motherload
- .... and more
- Major Accomplishments
- Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change report
- County Climate Action Plan
- Climate Emergency Resolutions—SMUD and Sacramento County
- Hired Moiz Mir, our first staff person
- 10th Anniversary!!
- Special Events
- Sac County Board of Supervisors Candidate Forum
- Stand Up for Teachers’ Pensions and Youth’s Future march and rally
- Grief, Love, & Hope in the Climate Crisis
- Voices of Color for Climate Action open mic
- Electrify Your Home to Decarbonize Sacramento
- What’s Up with SMUD?
- Grief, Fear, & Hope in the Corona and Climate Crises
- Learning to Fight the Climate Crisis & followup meeting—by Susan Schneider
- Reclaiming Connection, Backing Frontline Leadership
- The Coronavirus is Rewriting Our Imaginations—presentation by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Time to Electrify Sacramento
- Nonprofit Mini-Pitch Competition by Rotary Club
- Building Equity into Climate Action: Sacramento County CAP Forum
- Trainings & Organizational Activities
- Volunteer Orientation
- Office Visits 101
- Basecamp 101
- Volunteer Power Hour
- General Meetings
- SMUD approves 2030 Zero Carbon Plan, the Most ambitious carbon reduction plan by a large utility in the nation
- City of Sacramento passes new buildings electrification ordinance
- Completion of the first cohort of the Student Environmental Activist Training Program
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