New Leaf Fwd: Fwd: Invitation to Five College Climate Gathering (Please RSVP!)

[Tim Zimmerman]

Hi folks,

See below info about gathering people, especially students, from across 
the Five Colleges to combat climate change! If you don't know about XR 
yet, look them up - it IS the movement. If you are not familiar with the 
university climate crisis declaration trend - see the attached 
just-published article.

Sincerely,
- Tim


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Subject: 	Fwd: Invitation to Five College Climate Gathering (Please RSVP!)
Date: 	Mon, 4 Nov 2019 07:28:01 -0500
From: 	Christene DeJong <christenedejong at gmail.com>
To: 	Tim Zimmerman <tzimmerman at hampshire.edu>



Please share widely!!!

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From: *XR_Western_Mass* <XR_Western_Mass at protonmail.com 
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Date: Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 8:43 PM
Subject: Invitation to Five College Climate Gathering (Please RSVP!)
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Good evening!

As you know, we are facing an unprecedented global ecological crisis. My 
name is Emmalie, and I am a member of Extinction Rebellion (XR). XR is 
an international mobilization for non-violent direct action against 
governments’ criminal inaction on climate change. In September, 
Extinction Rebellion Western Massachusetts presented alist of demands 
<http://xrwesternmass.org/five-colleges> to the Five Colleges, calling 
on them to declare a state of climate emergency and take action. Campus 
and community groups from across the region have signed on in support. 
In the month since theWalk Out for Climate 
<https://dailycollegian.com/2019/09/global-warming-climate-strike-takes-umass-by-storm/>, 
we've held aDie In at UMass 
<https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/09/extinction-rebellion-with-red-brigade-hold-a-die-in-at-the-university-of-massachusetts-amherst-to-rebel-against-climate-change.html>, 
supported a rally hosted byDivest Smith College 
<https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/10/smith-college-pulls-out-of-fossil-fuel-investments-but-activists-say-college-moving-too-slow.html>, 
and are planning to contribute to an upcoming action led by Sunrise 
Mount Holyoke <https://www.facebook.com/events/561663817919234/>.

*We're reaching out today as we begin to imagine what our third demand 
might look like in practice*: community leadership by a Five College 
body composed of students, staff, faculty, and community stakeholders to 
develop and oversee plans for responding to the climate emergency. *On 
Sunday, November 17th from 3PM to 5PM, we'll be hosting a gathering at 
UMass Amherst *for a conversation with interested groups about what this 
kind of Five College body might look like. One potential vision is a 
regularly occurring Five College Climate Assembly following the 
guidelines of a People's Assembly 
<https://rebellion.earth/act-now/resources/peoples-assemblies/>, but 
this must be a community-led effort. Our agenda for this first gathering 
is to bring together the many groups invested in urgently addressing the 
climate crisis, to build relationships, and to imagine how we might all 
collaborate more effectively.

We're extending this invitation to environmental groups, unity and 
cultural groups with vested interests in a livable climate, and 
individuals working toward climate justice in their research or 
activism. Groups are invited to send 2-3 representatives who can speak 
to what future collaboration might look like and what role you'd like to 
play. *If you can join us, please complete this form 
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevn_xiCQ80qoQXbvdo6G3JDXhxYmNwbxzmwLt-6yrYDMdN_g/viewform>* 
so we can budget for snacks and space!

We welcome any questions or suggestions you may have and look forward to 
working with you.

In peace and rebellion,

Emmalie for XR Western Mass

xrwesternmass.org <http://xrwesternmass.org>



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