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Fridays for Future Calgary Newsletter - February 8

Welcome to the Fridays For Future Calgary Newsletter! Our newsletter is sent bi-weekly and includes updates from our group, climate and environmental news and ways to take action! If you enjoy this newsletter, tell your friends and family to sign up too!

What We've Been Up To

Last week, Fridays for Future Calgary participated in the day of action surrounding big banks and their investments in the fossil fuel industry. We put up posters with information about the top five worst banks for climate change, with links to useful resources to learn more and advocate for divestment. You can find photos of them on our Instagram, or in the “Latest Media & Blog Posts” section down below. You can find more information in this linktree.

These posters are always relevant, so if you’d like to put some up in your community, (following temporary signage bylaw, of course) you can download a PDF to print here.

Weekly Strikes Are Cancelled Until Further Notice

Due to the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases in Calgary, and the new restrictions put in place by the government, we will not be holding any in-person strikes until further notice. We will continue to keep our presence online strong, and we invite you to keep striking digitally with us! Stay tuned!

Global Day of Action: March 19th, 2021!

Fridays for Future International has announced the next Global Day of Action to be on Friday, March 19th, 2021. We are currently figuring out the best way to effectively pressure our government while keeping everyone safe from COVID-19. There will be online actions. More information to come.

Calgary's 13th Annual Valentines' Day Women's Memorial March

Calgary’s 13th Annual Valentine's Day Women’s Memorial March will take place on Sunday, February 14th, at noon. More details will be released at a later date. Here’s the link to the Facebook event.

Dave Meslin on “A Climate of Change”

The Calgary Climate Hub will be hosting their webinar, "A Climate Of Change" with guest Dave Meslin, author of "Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up, on Thursday, February 17th at 7:05 pm. To attend, please RSVP here.

Latest Media & Blog Posts

How can we have a sustainable future if big companies such as Enbridge are still pushing fossil fuels? How can we have a peaceful and respectful future if so-called "Canada" still ignores the harm happening to its Indigenous people? The line 3 pipeline violates Indigenous sovereignty, in a country that continuously neglects the basic necessities of its Indigenous peoples. Join the fight against environmental racism. Click here to view this post and see how you can help.

In a world raw from the extensive effects of the ever-worsening climate crisis, the last thing we need is for the already problematic fossil fuel industry to keep growing. But that’s precisely what it’s doing -- and Canada's biggest banks are fueling its expansion with your money!

On January 29, we put up the posters outside banks to educate the general public about the ways in which banks contribute to the climate crisis and provide them with resources to educate themselves on the issue and lobby for divestment. Click here to view images of our posted and for more information.

News

Find out how climate change is affecting our world and what's being done about it.

This week the Proud Boys, a key player in the attack on the US Capitol in early January, have been officially registered as a terrorist organization in Canada. They are one of thirteen new groups to be added, after a petition for the designation amassed over 100,000 signatures.

Here’s something cool! Read about a species of sunfish that lives along the coast of North America was discovered to actually be Mola tecta, a species previously thought to be unable to survive out of the Southern Hemisphere.

“Historical” news, a court ruled that France failed to maintain its climate change goal. French NGO’s are recommending for others to follow suit in taking legal measures as a possible method of holding governments accountable to the fight against climate change. Read more about the case and the impact.

Sign the Petition to Support the Climate Emergency Act

Leah Gazen, the MP for Winnipeg Centre has proposed Bill C-232, the Climate Emergency Act, which, if passed, would have Canada recognize the human right to a clean, healthy environment, and would require the federal government to meet their target set with the Paris Climate Agreement, and to uphold the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Sign the petition today.

Tell the Government of Canada What You Want in the 2021 Budget

The government of Canada is holding a survey for the 2021 budget, they want to hear from citizens and residents about what we want our budget to look like and where money should go. This is the perfect time to tell our government that we want funding for fighting climate change, and other social injustices. It’s anonymous and very easy to fill out. Click here to get started.

Interested in joining Fridays for Future Calgary?

If you’re under 25 years of age and are interested in becoming more involved in intersectional climate activism in Calgary, we’d love to have you in our group! Depending on your interests, you can join our media committee, newsletter committee, or self-care committee! Message us on Instagram or send us an email and we can schedule a video call for you to meet a few members and get more familiar with what we do.