Teams
 TablingThrough one-on-one conversations at public events, we educate people about climate change, promote home electrification, and provide an easy way to communicate with our Congressional representatives. At the same time we build chapter membership across Alameda County. Actions: table at an event, participate in decisions about venues, methods and materials for tabling. Contact: Anne D’Arcy |
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| Online Communications Solicit and write news and action items for bimonthly monthly email briefings. Maintain email list. Manage Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. Report analytics data (list size, opens, followings, etc.) to Leadership team. Actions: Write articles for bimonthly briefings, promote CCL activities on X and Facebook; comment on X and Facebook pages of our members of Congress. Contact: Ely Hibdon |
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| Building Electrification Help accelerate the transition to less carbon-intensive infrastructure by promoting building electrification. Advise local elected officials and educate the public at-large on methods and incentives for the electrification of homes and commercial buildings. Present Home Electrification fairs, which educate the public about all-electric homes: the benefits, technology options and financial incentives. Join team here. Contact: Nick Despota |
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 Lobbying |
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| New Member Outreach Grow the number of active members by leading their integration into the chapter, and pairing them with veteran members with whom they may share skills and interests . Actions: orient and welcome new members, maintain a database of contacts, recruit veteran members as “onboarders” for the Outreach team. Contact: Garima Shulka |
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| Healthy Forests Form alliances with local groups that work to increase urban forests, with a focus on neighborhoods that suffer from a lack of tree equity. Support local groups and community leaders with tree planting/maintenance initiatives and activities. Help local communities to advocate for and take advantage of funding available for urban forests. Contact: CCLAlameda@Gmail.com or Jackson Tonnies |
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| Events Work on outreach events such as the annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival, and other educational events related to climate change and CCL’s CF&D. Actions: Outreach, publicity, logistics, create event planning and execution. Contact: Elyce Klein |
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| Youth Engagement Build relationships with our local K-12 schools and colleges through presentations and mentorships. Actions: Organize school visits. Make youth-centered/school-subject presentations; mentor active youth; support youth to engage in CCL activities, including lobbying MoC’s; have youth sessions; engage with other youth climate events, organizations, and issues. Contacts: Tom McKone/Susan Wright |
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| Chapter Leaders Support action team leaders and organize whole-chapter meetings. Contacts: Ted Obbard & Josh Gutwill |
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Additional Team Opportunities |
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| Print Media Help maintain our print media presence: Letters to the Editor (LTEs), op-eds, LTE training/parties, meeting with editorial boards, press releases, etc. Actions: write an LTE or Op-Ed, monitor press for opportunities, meet with editorial board. |
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| Alliances Help build connections to and partnerships with other climate and environmental justice organizations and leaders. Help build their support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. Actions: attend other groups’ actions or meetings and invite them to ours, cross-publicize each others’ events and activities, build coalitions, co-lobby, discuss our proposal and address concerns, ask for endorsement if appropriate. |
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| CCL at Berkeley UC Berkeley registered student organization (RSO) focused on various UCB initiatives including: getting students registered to vote, seeking endorsements from the Daily Cal, the Student Union (ASUC) and university administration. Team members will also participate in lobby days in coordination with the Youth Engagement Team and Lobby Team. |
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| Endorsements Work with local municipalities, community leaders, business leaders, and other influencers to get endorsements for climate-related bills at both federal and state levels. |
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| Presentations, Diversity, Broadcast media |