Student Climate Group In Bennington

An organizing meeting to set up a student climate group at Bennington College will be held at Bennington. All Bennington students are invited. Emily Thompson of the Sunrise Movement at Middlebury College will talk about how to set up a Sunrise hub. Pizza will be provided.

The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has declared a Code Red for the planet, saying that the present actions by the world’s governments to stop greenhouse gas emissions fall far short of what is needed to prevent climate collapse and that the window for effective action is rapidly closing. Climate action must embrace environmental justice and a rapid transition to clean, renewable energy.
The Sunrise Movement is a youth movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. We’re building an army of young people to make climate change an urgent priority across America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on our politics, and elect leaders who stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people. Sunrise received national attention for its call for a Green New Deal when newly elected Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) joined them in an occupation of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.
The meeting is being sponsored by the Climate Change and Advocacy class with Mark Dunlea and the Environmental Fellowship program with Judith Enck.

The meeting will also discuss the upcoming annual Earth Day on April 22.
Please let us know if you are coming so we can have enough food.