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350 Seattle activist Akiksha Chatterji at Chase Bank Divestment action

The Cause that Connects Us

I got involved in the recent Solidarity Budget campaign because it was an excellent example of such a fight, made up of many groups in many movements. The campaign demanded a City budget that defunds the police to free up resources for vulnerable communities that have suffered for far too long under systems of oppression.

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Present & Powerful

When I stopped drinking in early 2018, I didn’t realize that abstinence was just one piece of the recovery puzzle, and that my decision to quit would also expand my understanding of myself and my place in a broader community. I landed at 350 Seattle not long after.

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350 Seattle activist in handcuffs flanked by Seattle police

Why I Am Opposed to Planet of the Humans

I see “Planet of the Humans” as undermining our main chance, really our only chance, to turn the ship around in time.  It does this by undermining public support for renewables, which, along with reductions in energy use through efficiency investments, are vitally necessary to reach that IPCC goal of 50% carbon pollution reductions by 2030

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smokestacks and pollution

Cap & Trade Fails Communities

In 2013, California adopted the country’s largest cap and trade scheme. Since then, the state’s overall greenhouse gas pollution have dropped from the 2001 peak…but there’s a catch.

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