{"id":337,"date":"2018-09-02T17:08:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T21:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/?p=337"},"modified":"2018-09-02T17:08:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T21:08:04","slug":"rise-for-climate-and-september-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/rise-for-climate-and-september-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise for Climate and September events!"},"content":{"rendered":"
On September 8, in advance of the Global Climate Summit in San Francisco, \u00a0Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice<\/b>\u00a0events will be held in cities and towns around the world to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil free world that works for all of us!\u00a0

There are three\u00a0Rise for Climate\u00a0<\/b>events in the\u00a0Triangle! Spread the word please!!<\/div>\n
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September 8<\/b><\/span>, 12-7 pm,\u00a0<\/span>Triangle<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Rise for Climate Solutions B<\/span>io-Bus Tour\u00a0<\/span>visit six locations in Durham and Orange Counties highlighting climate solutions from household to community levels. Meet at the\u00a0<\/span>Durham Station Transportation Center.\u00a0<\/span>Join us for an opportunity to see firsthand solutions in our own communities, unleash our collective creative ideas and energy, and spark growth of many more local\u00a0solutions we need to address the climate crisis.\u00a0RSVP required. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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September 10,<\/b>\u00a06-9 pm,\u00a0<\/span>Racial Equity and Environmental Justice Workshop,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Pilgrim United Church of Christ<\/span>\u00a0in Durham\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
We will deep dive into racial equity with Alexa Broderick of The Equity Paradigm and environmental justice with Naeema Muhammad and Ayo Wilson of NC\u00a0Environmental Justice Network.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>We’ll look at the United State’s political history to understand how policy has shaped racial inequity then discuss how we, as environmentalists, can focus our work around environmental justice.\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/racial-equity-and-environmental-justice-training\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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September 12<\/b>, 6:30-8:30 pm\u00a0<\/span>Rise for Climate Solutions Forum,<\/span>\u00a0Church of the Nativity in Raleigh. \u00a0Local city and county leaders will be discussing renewable energy, environmental justice. clean energy jobs, putting an end to new fossil fuel infrastructure, and more.\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/rise-for-climate-solutions-forum\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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To learn about other NC events happening in Charlotte,\u00a0<\/span>Asheville, Wilmington, and Greensboro, and around\u00a0the world, check out\u00a0www.riseforclimate.org<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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September 9,\u00a0NC WARN\u2019s\u00a0<\/b><\/span>3<\/b>0th Anniversary Celebration<\/b>\u00a0at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Music! Food trucks! Solar car races! 11 am -3 pm, See all the\u00a0<\/span>details here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<\/span>flyer<\/b><\/a>\u00a0that you can print out and post.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Stand Up in September\u00a0<\/b>30 Days\/30 Ways<\/b>\u00a0is part of Pachamama Alliance’s\u00a0<\/span>Stand Up in September<\/b>\u00a0campaign, a month of coordinated action in conjunction with\u00a0the Rise for Climate\/People’s Climate\u00a0March events. Discover what you can do to be in action to reverse global warming.\u00a0<\/span>Sign up here\u00a0<\/a>to receive one\u00a0Way\u00a0that can contribute to reversing global warming each day.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Tuesdays with Tillis\u00a0<\/b>every Tuesday (this past week was week #84!) with different themes, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm,\u00a0<\/span>Federal Building, 310 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Stop Kavanaugh on September 4. the day the hearings are supposed to start\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/587332478330068\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Probably the same thing on September 11. Call Senators Tillis (202-224-6342) and Burr (202-224-3154).<\/div>\n
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September 6,\u00a0Wild & Scenic Film Festival\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Carrboro Century Center,\u00a0<\/span>100 North Greensboro Street<\/span>
6:30 -9:30 pm,\u00a0Tickets: $20-$30,\u00a0<\/span>More info and RSVP here<\/a><\/div>\n
The Haw River Assembly hosts a night of environmental and\u00a0adventure films that depict the beauty of the natural world, the challenges facing our planet, and the work communities are doing to protect the\u00a0environment.\u00a0<\/span>The films inspire activism and call us all to protect the places we love.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Pollinator Garden Tours<\/b>\u00a0on September 5 (5:30 pm) and September 13 (10 am)<\/span><\/div>\n
Join Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos on a tour of Chatham County Cooperative Extension\u2019s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden at Chatham Mills in\u00a0Pittsboro. I can highly recommend these tours with Debbie!\u00a0<\/span>More info here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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September 20,\u00a0Cary\u00a0Town Hall Forum,\u00a0NC Constitutional Amendments, with Rep. Cynthia Ball and Rep. Gayle Adcock<\/b><\/div>\n
316 N. Academy St. Cary, Registration begins at 6:30 pm, Forum 7:00-8:30 pm,\u00a0Sign up here<\/a><\/div>\n
Be an informed voter and talk with us about what the proposed amendments mean. Our expert panelists will lead a challenging discussion and will answer questions.<\/div>\n
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Two events at\u00a0The Eco-Institute<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Pickards Mountain, 8519\u00a0Pickards\u00a0Meadow Road, Chapel Hill<\/span><\/div>\n
September 21,\u00a0<\/span>Farm to Table Dinner Series<\/b>, 6:30 -8:30 pm<\/span><\/div>\n
The Eco-Institute is offering a culinary adventure through the seasons with multi-course menus highlighting Farmer Dave’s homegrown heirlooms and wild-foraged edibles.\u00a0Register here.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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September 22,\u00a0<\/span>Mushroom Hunting With Anna McHugh,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Two sessions:\u00a0<\/span>9:00 am-12:00 pm OR\u00a0<\/span>2:00 pm-4:30 pm\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Join us as we foray into the mystical world of mushroom hunting!\u00a0The Eco-Institute is home to numerous types of wild mushrooms, from the delicious to the deadly. Local mycologist Anna McHugh will lead\u00a0us in a course\u00a0on mushroom identification, then we’ll walk and collect mushrooms, and if we\u2019re lucky, taste what we find!!\u00a0<\/span>Register here<\/a><\/div>\n
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September 23,\u00a0The 11th Annual Amazing Pepper Festival\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
Located at the Great Meadow, Briar Chapel, Chapel Hill, 3-6 pm<\/div>\n
North Carolina\u2019s largest local food festival\u00a0\u2013\u00a0with 50+ chefs, distillers, brewers, and culinary artisans \u2013 2 live bands \u2013 1,400+ attendees \u2013 and 800 lbs.\u00a0of local, organic peppers. \u00a0Come explore the culinary creativity of the Piedmont! Ticket and\u00a0more information here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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National Stand4Forests Week of Action<\/b>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span>Dogwood Alliance!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
September 25,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Stand4Forests Trivia Night: Treevia to Defend our Forests\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n

Oak & Dagger Public House,\u00a018 Seaboard Ave, Ste 150, Raleigh, 6:30-9:30 pm<\/span><\/div>\n

Join Dogwood Alliance to celebrate forest protection, climate action, and justice for all. Enjoy Oak and Dagger\u2019s craft beer and Triangle Game\u00a0Night’s charm while competing to win prizes in a battle of woods-related wisdom and wits. From famous trees in pop culture, to awe-inspiring tidbits about the magic of\u00a0the forest, to shocking facts about forest destruction here in North Carolina, you can be sure that this Treevia night is rooted in our love of forests.\u00a0<\/span>More info here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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September 26,\u00a0Dogwood Alliance Stand4Forest Press Conference<\/b><\/div>\n
9:30 am in the NC General Assembly Press Room, 16 West Jones Street, Raleigh\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
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September 27, \u00a0Burned: Are Trees The New Coal? Documentary Film Screening,\u00a0<\/b>Hall River Ballroom, Saxapahaw<\/div>\n
Join filmmaker Chris Hardee, as the movie takes a hard look at the latest false solution to climate change: woody biomass. The film tells the story of how biomass companies, like Enviva, have hidden behind green\u00a0labels and become the alternative-energy savior for the power-generation industry. It is a visceral account of the accelerating destruction of our forests for fuel. Our\u00a0forests and communities here in North Carolina are at risk, and it\u2019s up to us to step up.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
September 27,\u00a0<\/span>State of the Climate: Carolina Stories with Miles O\u2019Brien,<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Motorco<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave, Durham<\/span><\/div>\n
Clean Air Carolina hosts a special event with\u00a0<\/span>Miles O’Brien, science correspondent for the PBS NewsHour.\u00a0<\/span>His team is working with Clean Air Carolina to produce a series of short films on how climate change is impacting North Carolina and highlights the following\u00a0people working on this critical issue:<\/span><\/div>\n

* Sea level rise: Dr. Bob Parr, Medical Advocates for Healthy Air\/Clean Air Carolina, Wilmington and Stan Riggs, Eastern Carolina University, coastal and marine\u00a0 \u00a0geologist, Greenville
* Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Donna Chavis and Rev. Mag Legerton, Center for Community Action and EcoRobeson, Robeson County
* Energy burden\/Renewables: DeAndrea Salvador, Renewable Energy Transition Initiative, Charlotte and Dimple Ajmera, Chair of Environment Committee, Charlotte\u00a0City Council
*Mountain impacts: Steve O\u2019Neil, EarthShine Nature Programs, Clean Air Carolina AirKeeper, Transylvania County<\/span><\/div>\n

6-8 pm. RSVP and more info here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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