SAVE THE DATE: SFV Climate Reality Chapter Mtg, Tues., Sept 10th, 7pm

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER MEETING

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Tuesday, September 10th

7pm - 8:30pm

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“Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World”

What if our biggest environmental crises, from plastic pollution to climate change, are symptoms of just one malady? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Edward Humes has zeroed in on our true archvillain: it’s not what we use that’s killing us, it’s what we waste. His new book, Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World, is a story of individuals, campuses, and communities tackling waste and the crises it drives. Total Garbage is packed with practical solutions we can all embrace, turning division and anxiety into hope and action. Learn more at our chapter meeting on September 10th, 7pm .

Edward Humes is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and narrative nonfiction writer. He spends months embedded in the lives of his subjects in order to investigate and research his incredible stories about the justice system, science, nature, and sustainability. He has written seventeen books and received a Pulitzer Prize for his newspaper coverage of the military, as well as a PEN Award for Nonfiction for No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court. He has taught writing, journalism, and literary nonfiction, and has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Sierra Magazine, and Los Angeles Magazine. He lives in Southern California with his family, two rescued greyhounds, and a rescued collie.

Tuesday, September, 10th, 7pm

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SFV CHAPTER NEWS

Legislative Committee Meeting

After lots of petition signing and calls to our local senators and assemblymembers, the legislative team is taking September off to solidify the remaining year's agenda. Join us in October for updates on endorsed bills.

Tuesday, October 1st, 7pm (on Zoom)

SFV Climate Reality Book Club

Join us when we revisit the book, Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste And Heal Our World, by Edward Humes. We will develop a list of questions for Ed Humes, who will be our guest speaker at the September 10th Chapter Meeting.

Monday, August 26, 5:30 pm (on Zoom)

Reserve a spot in the book club meeting Here, or by emailing Vice Chair Michele Ringler Here .

Actions You Can Take On Wildlife Crossings

Introducing our new Action Items section! Each month, we'll highlight quick actions you can take related to our previous chapter meeting topic. Put your learning into action with these easy but impactful steps!

Call/email your CA State Senator and ask them to support AB 2552 (ban use of rodenticides within wildlife habitat areas) and AB 1889 (wildlife connectivity): How To Call Your Legislator.

Sign petition to stop Agoura DIY hardware store from selling rat poison near wildlife crossing: Sign Petition Here.

Sign petition to create bison wildlife crossing near Yellowstone: Sign Petition Here.

Order two “Break The Poison Chain” yard signs from SAMO Fund (free if picked up at King Gillette Ranch, or pay for shipping); post one yourself and ask a neighbor to post one too: Order Signs Here.

Join SFVCR for a tour of the Wildlife Crossing construction site, date TBA. If interested, email climatereality.sfv@gmail.com

In Case You Missed it...

LA Climate Reality Chapter Chair Charles Miller wrote an article on the problems of artificial turf which was published in the Los Angeles Times. Read The Article Here.

Did you miss a meeting? No problem!

Find past chapter meetings on our SFVCR YouTube Channel. Please subscribe while you're there!

Watch our August chapter meeting, Wildlife Crossings: Coexistence and Connectivity with Beth Pratt.

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