Action Alert – Voices of Austin @CCLATX

It only takes a “click” to email your elected representatives.

Please join us in telling your member of Congress to secure our $20 billion investment in agroforestry.

Congress has extended the existing 5-year Farm Bill through September 2024.
Congress will work on a new 5-year Farm Bill starting now.
The new Farm Bill will likely be enacted before September.

Your email will ask your members of Congress to protect the investments in climate-smart forestry and agriculture from the Inflation Reduction Act in the new Farm Bill.

Sustainably managing our farmland and protecting our forests is essential to solving climate change and to preserving our way of life.

The Farm Bill is a legislative package that provides financial support to America’s farmers and forest-owners. Congress is working on a new version of the Farm Bill that should include $20 billion in aid for climate-smart forestry practice. But right now, that funding is at risk of being reallocated – unless we step up.

Thanks you for taking the time to email your elected representatives!

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Because so many Austin chapter members will be in Washington, D.C. for CCL’s National Conference and Lobby Day, there will be no local chapter meeting this month. But you can mark your calendar now for the July 8 meeting. In the meantime, here are a few things we’d like you to know about.

There will be the usual second-Saturday national call at noon, June 10. Respected long-time climate leader Bill McKibben will be featured. The link to that meeting is: cclusa.org/meeting.

We can all participate in the national conference via livestream this Sunday and Monday. Registration link is here. Even if you only have time for a couple of sessions, I know you’ll find it useful. And it is free.

Action Alert: you should have received a text and/or email action alert this week. Mine came on June 6, subject: June Action: Push on Permitting Reform. If you didn’t receive that email, let me know. Or if you prefer text for future alerts, go here:

https://citizensclimatelobby.org/text-alerts

If the horrible air pollution in the northeast or 100-degree temps in Siberia are spurring you to want to take more climate action, you can fill out this form https://bit.ly/ATXcclVolunteerInterests and a local volunteer will be in touch. And/or you can donate to the Tour Divide Campaign to support actions throughout CCL’s Third Coast Region.

That’s all for now, except to encourage you to take advantage of the many opportunities for personal and professional development in the training resources on CCL Community. And please let me know if there’s any way I can help you in your own climate activism or if you’d just like to know more about the Austin chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. As always, I’d love to hear from you!

Cynthia Lesky

Austin Metro Chapter Group Leader

cynthia.lesky@gmail.com