#10 On the road
with James Taylor and Jackson Browne & Non-Profit Tabling !
Hello Guacamoles!
After a brief break, James Taylor and Jackson Browne are back on the road, and we are there virtually with them, to share with you the great non-profits we’ve organized to table along the way at their shows! Read on for inspiration… and we hope that if one of these issues moves you, you will visit their website to learn more… (and don’t miss a special highlight below, of one our favorite activists and his incredible organization!)
On November 10th, we travel to Sunrise, Florida, to meet Friends of the Everglades.
They say, “Friends of the Everglades was founded by Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1969 to preserve, protect, and restore the only Everglades in the world. Florida's water connects us all. Across estuaries and bays, wetlands and forests, Friends of the Everglades works to uphold environmental protections for the benefit of all Floridians. Our communities, our environment, and our economy depend on smart environmental advocacy and education to change the trajectory of our waters. Friends of the Everglades is a grassroots nonprofit organization that advocates for the protection of Florida's precious natural ecosystems. When pollutants and toxic algae plague our waters, Friends of the Everglades educates and activates the public so we can collectively have a positive impact on environmental policy. We walk in the footsteps of our founder, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, by promoting a greater understanding of the importance of protecting, preserving, and restoring the only Everglades in the world. Over the past year, Friends of the Everglades has:
-- Fought to stop an 800-acre industrial development on farmland in Homestead and prevent commercial flights at Homestead Air Reserve Base.
-- Advocated for a new Lake Okeechobee water-management plan that prioritizes ecosystems and public health.
-- Called for an end to sugarcane burning, which disproportionately harms air quality in the Glades communities south of Lake O.” www.everglades.org
On November 11th, we are in Tampa, Florida with Food and Water Watch.
In their own words, “To protect our food, water, and climate, we organize people around the country to build political power. We mobilize at the local, state, and federal levels to win the fights others are afraid to even take on. From banning fracking, to shutting down factory farms, to making sure communities across the country have access to clean water, we’ve fought against greedy corporations and reckless government agencies and we’ve won time after time. We fight — and win — in the courts, in the halls of Congress, and on the ground in every state. Corporations may have the money, but we believe people have the power to make real change. That’s why we win. In Florida, we are currently fighting to end the use of dirty energy (coal, gas, oil, nuclear, bio-waste) through opposing fossil fuel subsidies, stopping new fossil fuel projects and transitioning to 100% clean, renewable energy within the next 10 years. We will have information about our fights, petitions to sign against dirty energy and opportunities to sign up to volunteer.” www.foodandwaterwatch.org
Then, on November 14th, we move to Orlando, Florida to visit with Surfrider Foundation, where the local chapter tells us, “Our organization is Orlando Surfrider. We are the local chapter of a national non-profit organization. Surfrider was started by surfers in California who wanted to help protect their beloved ocean. The organization has spread all over the United States, and we have 11 chapters in Florida. Our mission is to protect the ocean, waves and beaches through a powerful volunteer network. In the Orlando Chapter our passion is reducing plastic pollution and educating people on the importance of eliminating single use plastics. We provide tips on how to reduce/eliminate plastic usage, and help people to learn the dangers plastic poses to the health of our oceans. We also work with local restaurants about becoming ocean friendly, or using practices that reduces negative impact on the ocean and environment.” www.orlando.surfrider.org
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Next, we switch states and join up with one of our most favorite activists ever, Tom Clements.
Tom has been devoting his life to improving our world,
for years and years and… well, forever.
We adore him. So does our mutual friend Bonnie Raitt.
Tom’s organization, Savannah River Site Watch,
will be tabling in
Greenville, South Carolina on November 16th,
and on November 17th in North Charleston, SC.
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Let Tom will tell you about SRS… “Savannah River Site Watch is the main non-profit organization in South Carolina working on nuclear issues from a public-interest perspective and is a leader nationally on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear waste and nuclear weapons issues. SRS Watch staff, working in conjunction with Friends of the Earth, were instrumental in termination in 2017 of construction of two proposed nuclear power reactors in South Carolina, on which $11 billion was wasted, and in defeat in 2018 of the construction of DOE's proposed plutonium fuel (MOX) project at DOE's sprawling Savannah River Site, a project on which $8 billion was wasted.
In 2018, SRS Watch joined with sister organizations near other DOE sites in working to defeat DOE's plan for expanded production of new nuclear weapons facilities to manufacture plutonium pits, the core of all nuclear weapons. In June 2021, the organization became a party to a federal lawsuit challenging the scheme to expand pit production due to the failure of DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration to meet environmental-review requirements. In 2022, SRS Watch will keep a focus on termination of plans for the proposed $11 billion SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant. Given its role in supplying all nuclear weapons with radioactive tritium gas (which boosts the explosive power of all weapons). -- Read SRS Watch's report entitled Crossing the Line: South Carolina Nuclear Weapons Secrets Exposed, about the "dual use" civilian-military role of the Westinghouse commercial fuel plant located near Columbia, SC.” here at www.srswatch.org
And finally, on November 18th, Greensboro Solar Power Now Coalition will be tabling in Greensboro, North Carolina. They will tell you, “The Greensboro Solar Power Now Coalition is made up of activists in Greensboro, North Carolina, who are demanding action on the climate crisis and a move towards 100% clean energy locally. Our leadership team includes representatives from Environmental Stewardship Greensboro, Greensboro Earth Quakers, Emerging Ecology, and the Sierra Club. Currently, our Coalition is asking the Guilford County Schools (GCS) to create a plan in the next year to transition to 100% clean energy by 2050. K-12 schools have an important part to play in reducing carbon pollution from buildings, given that they are major energy consumers, using as much energy as 43% of all office space nationwide. We would like to see solar panels on the rooftops of every GCS school and electric buses in GCS parking lots. We are asking everyone to contact the Guilford County Board of Education to say that they support our proposed clean energy resolution. Learn more about our Coalition's efforts here: https://tinyurl.com/fpeme7me, and read the proposed resolution on the page for ‘Our Current Campaign.’”
We know this has been a long read, and we thank you for taking your time to learn. We are immensely grateful for all of these activists and the work they do, and it is our honor to present them to you!
Until the next stop on the virtual tour,
Tom, Paula, Jeffrey and Diane
The Guacamole Fund
Post Office Box 699
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
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