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SAVE THE DATE
January 29, 2012 at 3pm
CELEBRATION OF THE WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
Rev. Dr. Joseph Hough preaching
“The University as a City of Human
Hope”
“For I know the plans I have for you,
declares the Lord,
plans to prosper you and not harm you,
plans to
give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
at St. Paul the Apostle Church
10750 Ohio Avenue, Los Angeles, 90024
(near Santa Monica
and Westwood Boulevards)
car pool from Claremont 909-621-3387,
from Pasadena 626-356-0701
Sponsored by the Southern California
Ecumenical Council
and the Westwood
Christian Churches
Association
contact for information SCEC at 626-578-6371 or scec1@scec1.org
Hey-
Here's the story: We have about 6 weeks left until the President can make a
decision about the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
We already have incredible momentum. Over 2000 people have already
signed up for the big action to surround the White House on November 6th. Tar
Sands Action friends and supporters have led rallies at Obama campaign events
coast-to-coast, and visits to Obama 2012 offices are starting to spread. The
occupations on Wall Street and elsewhere have given a new jolt of energy to the
movement for a just, sustainable world.
But the oil industry is also starting to spend more money on ads and lobbying
to pressure the President into backing down from his campaign promises. They're
expanding ad buys online, on TV and doubling-down with lobbying money. We can't
match them dollar-for-dollar, but we can out-organize them. And the best way to
get started is by connecting with folks in your community to start planning for
a visit at an Obama 2012 office, a trip to the big action on November 6th - or
even what comes after that. We'll need to prepare now for the home-stretch,
when pressure from big oil will only be more intense.
Tar Sands Action arrestees and folks in support have already organized over 50
meetups around the country since September 3rd. I hosted one of my own in New York and it was
amazing. Can you help get ready for the final stretch of this fight by
hosting or joining a Tar Sands Action meetup in your community? http://events.tarsandsaction.org/meetup
I hosted my meetup after connecting with Tar Sands Action arrestees at Moving
Planet. Other folks have gone to talk about the action with their churches,
schools or local political groups. In Boston,
a meetup over tacos laid the groundwork for two rallies at appearances by Obama
advisors (with much more to come). Arrestees in Madison used their meetup to build a core of
folks to lead office visits across the state. In New York we talked about how to support
Occupy Wall Street, and connect with people near us fighting fracking.
What's most important is getting connected and getting moving. Once you sign up
to host, we'll get in touch with the resources you'll need to start building
momentum for an office visit or the action on November 6th. And if you don't
want to host, click anyways - chances are you'll find a meetup near you.
Definitely check it out: http://events.tarsandsaction.org/meetup
Looking forward to meeting y'all soon,
Duncan | 
