Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/08/2019
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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Join Grassroots Gwinnett for a Town Hall on the Green New Deal and other Initiatives to help our environment.

 

Green New Deal Town Hall Agenda Draft:

Underlined items have hyperlinks 

        Task for the Town Hall/Eco socialism Group

10 Minutes Introductions

30 Minutes Discuss National Green New Deal & Updates

• Degrowth Economy
• Latest impact on your time/IPCC Report
• Modern Monetary Theory because it cost more not to take climate action

Georgia Green New Deal

Georgia Power and Public Service Commissioners Integrated Resource Plan – Updates

• Renewable Energy
• Stopping Funding for Plant Vogtle
• Stopping Plant Scherer is run by Georgia Power and #1 greenhouse gas emitter in US. Located north of Macon, GA.
• Weatherization Program making sure low income communities know
  • Partnership for Southern Equity great resource for information
  • Georgia Environmental Finance Authority distributes funds
  • Partnership for Community Action operates Gwinnett Weatherization program

            Humane Immigration Policy

• Stopping Enforcement of 287g – County Commissioner Speaks
  • Cost

Transportation

• Equitable Transportation Plan Read Here
  • King County, Washington Strategic Plan mentioned in above article
• Regional transportation system
• Reducing Sprawl
  • Smart City Planning read here

            Waste Management   

• Revitalizing Waste Management
  • China has stop accepting our trash
• Composting for Urban Farming
  • Good read on an Atlanta Urban Farm
• Plastic Reduction/Recycling Services
• Soil and Water Conservation Management/Election
  • Chattahoochee River
  • Stopping Biofuels (ask Erik)
    • Palm Tree Oil and Other Trees

            Personal Steps to Reduce Carbon Footprint

• Reduce Meat Consumption
• Reusable Bags/Water Bottles
• Smart Electric Use
• 100 Companies are responsible for 71% of emissions (Guardian article) so maybe we could use the “personal steps” component to call for / challenge people to step up their activism / organizing work in some specific way as sort of a counter to the liberal “no straws please” form of climate activism – Adam S added this one

Location
Sanctuary at UUCG