No Fukushima in California

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A Special TPA Film Night, with actions to shut down Diablo Canyon, the last operating nuclear power plant in California.
http://topangapeacealliance.org/film-night/no-nukes-tpa-film-night-20

Friday March 6th at the Topanga Library.  
Snack Pot Luck at 7:15, Presentation 7:30.
For those of you who attended the January film night, we are happy to report that the heating has been fixed and we had a very comfortable February film night last month.

Our extraordinary March film night will include multiple short documentary videos and presentations highlighting the dangers of nuclear power plants and especially the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant near San Luis Obispo, CA.  We will see and hear nationally recognized experts including Naomi Klein, Harvey Wasserman, and Dan Hirsch (amongst others) explain how unsafe these plants are, and specifically the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, operated by Pacific Gas and Electric.  Myla Reson will be our presenter and facilitate the discussions.  Myla has worked for Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping (CARD), and Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety (CCNS).  She worked with others to successfully shut down Edison’s San Onofre nuclear power plant and is now working with a coalition of activists and organizations to shut down Diablo Canyon power plant.

If you are “on the fence” about nuclear power, we especially want to invite you to join the discussion as well as hear world renowned scientists describe the dangers and poor safety records of these plants.

There will be flyers passed out that include multiple easy actions you can take to help make our world safer.  We have a real opportunity to shut down Diablo Canyon if we act now.  Let’s do it!

The Topanga Peace Alliance will host this event on Friday, March 6, at the Topanga Library, 122 North Topanga Canyon Blvd., 90290.

We will have a vegetarian snack potluck (no alcohol) at 7:15 p.m. with the film screening at 7:30 p.m.  If you can, please bring a non-alcoholic beverage, cheese, dip, fruit or crackers to share.  A $10 donation is requested, but no one is turned away for lack of funds.

*The event is ADA compliant with elevator access and headphones for those who need a little extra volume.

Jan. 8: Ventura County Climate Hub Meeting

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Thursday, January 8th, 2014 at 7 p.m.

Who
Everyone 10 years of age and older who wants to lead, work together or support goals to promote transition from fossil fuels to renewables, grow food locally, and build capacity/relationships/bridges for broad-based community pursuit of such goals.
Invite your friends!
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

[To get on Ventura350 email list to receive news & meeting memo re:
VC Climate Hub, email to ventura@citizensclimatelobby.org]

What 
Three Currently Active Working Groups:
Anti-Fracking Events
Renewables, and
Crude by Rail Protest Letters

Where Unitarian-Universalist Church of Ventura, 5654 Ralston Street, Ventura, CA 93003.

Why  To pool resources and seize opportunities for action and exercise political will in Ventura County to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition from fossil fuels to a renewable energy.

Process
Below are the draft agenda outlines for each Working Group. Agendas with Pre-Meeting Memos will be sent on January 2 to allow you a week to read ahead of the meeting.

If you are interested in forming a new Working Group or have input to a current Working Group, let us know. We’re trying to have as much information as possible in the Pre-Meeting Memo. That way the discussion at the Climate Hub meeting will be  among participants who are informed in advance about the topics. Our goal is the best meetings ever for action-oriented people working together to reverse climate change.

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—January Meeting Agenda—

Reports Back 16 mins

• CFROG Campaign Victory at Modelo Canyon; next project

• Oxnard City Council protests Edison’s plan for new power plant — Tomas

• Keep Hermosa Hermosa – here’s their Facebook about banning oil drilling in Hermosa Beach, sign up to help walk precincts and phone bank for No on Measure O on March 3

• Citizen Climate Lobby:  Meet VCCF, Camarillo, Mon 1/12. Guest conf call speaker: Climate Change Advisor for Shell Oil. Thank Rep Brownley for supporting Oxnard against Edison – Jan

• Exploring Community Choice Aggregation & Related Programs for Oxnard – Jan

• Citizen Science training with Earthworks Action delayed til Feb

• Moorpark wrote to SLO Co Planning opposing rail spur–need letters from Ventura, Oxnard and Camarillo – Ron

• CA Against Fracking Tour Stop Downtown Oxnard Wed January 14: Save the Date

• March for REAL Climate Leadership Oakland February 7:
Buy charter bus ticket now!

VC Climate Hub Immediate General Needs – 4 min

• Four people for logistics for meetings: mainly set up and clean up
• Phoning folks on the list to encourage participation.
• Media Coordinator for the Steering Committee
• Media Coordinator for the Steering Committee

Working Groups and Draft Content for Agendas 45 mins

– Two Big Events Being Planned by the Anti-Fracking Working Group:
1. California Crossroads Tour: Taking Back Ventura County on January 14 at Oxnard Cultural Heritage Center. Doors open at 6:30. $10 donation requested, no one turned away. We hope it will get us pumped to sign up for…

2. March for REAL Climate Leadership on February 7, Oakland
Now it’s our turn to turn up the pressure on Gov Jerry Brown! The March for Real Climate Leadership is Saturday, Feb 7 is aiming for 10,000 marchers. Hop on the charter bus in Camarillo (4:45 am), Ventura (5 am), or Santa Barbara (5:30 am) and return by midnight!
Buy your $30 ticket HERE.

On January 8 we’ll discuss how to bring out as many people as possible for both events.

– Crude by Rail Protest was taken up by the Citizen Science Working Group. If you can help before or after January 8, it is urgent to talk to first responders in Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura who will ask their City Councils to vote to send a protest letter. Call Ron Whitehurst for more info how to help now: 805-746-5365

– Renewables Working Group Fact-Finding: Contact Jan Dietrick if you are interested to help do fact-finding for any of the following ideas for projects/programs/campaigns that were brought up during or since the last Renewables Working Group meeting.
• Explore taking control of our power from Edison by forming a scalable Community Choice Aggregation.
• Help or partner with another org to increase participation in energy efficiency improvement programs, like emPower.
• Investigate campaign or partnering to get Superchargers for plug-in EV’s in Ventura County at commercial sites and more chargers at apartment complexes.
• Investigate renewable fuels project, such as methane digester.

Recap & Wrap up 15 mins
Do you have information for a current working group?
Do you want to facilitate a new working group?
Email to VCClimate@gmail.com or contact the facilitators of the current Working Groups to ask questions, share your knowledge and be involved.

 

Ventura Talk/Discussion: Climate Change Challenge and Solutions

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The Climate Change Challenge and Solutions – Talk and Discussion
August 24, 2014
6:30 p.m.
Topping Room – E. P. Foster Library
651 E Main St, Ventura

The local chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby is hosting a program with two short talks followed by discussion. First, by Don Price, professional engineer now retired from the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District. He will speak about climate trends, climate science that indicates human involvement, and how climate change impacts California. There will be discussion about technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ideas and actions that everyone can do to slow global climate change. Don has been giving this talk to high school biology classes for the past few years. Jan Dietrick of the Ventura Chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby will focus on government’s role in slowing greenhouse gas emissions. She will have an update about climate bills currently being considered by members of Congress including the fee and dividend legislation proposed by Citizens Climate Lobby that protects American business as well as poor Americans. Emissions reduction forecasts and economic factors are compared. Don explains the basics about global warming and, with Jan, offers a vision, especially for people who feel discouraged, of how working in groups to find ways to grow our personal and political power makes more sense than giving up.  No charge. For more information email ventura@citizensclimatelobby.org or comment on the Facebook event page

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Today’s VCStar provides an opportunity for you to write a Letter to the Editor calling for Congressional action on climate. 

Please take the opportunity to point out the urgency for Congress to step up (and inspire the local paper to also take a stand). Letters cannot exceed 300 words, the shorter the better, just one point/request. Submit to letters@venturacountystar.com with full name, street address and city, phone (not published).

 

 

OCCUPY NATIONAL GATHERING 2014 – NATGAT 2014

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Occupy National Gathering is a yearly gathering of Occupiers, supporters and coalition groups. Occupy’s third national gathering, NatGat2014 or NatGat3, will take place July 31 – August 3 in Sacramento, CA — for 4 days of teach-ins, skillshares, workshops, open spaces and actions. More Information: http://interoccupy.net/natgat2014/

Caravan information and more on the site!

June 19 Glenn Greenwald Speaks in LA: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the US Surveillance State

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Thursday, June 19, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT) 
Los Angeles, CA

Glenn Greenwald speaks, introducing his new book, No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the US Surveillance State.

LOCATION: Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
244 S San Pedro St., #244
Los Angeles, CA 90012

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glenn-greenwald-in-la-edward-snowden-the-nsa-the-us-surveillance-state-tickets-11587433325

http://www.haymarketbooks.org/event/4114