Sierra Club Meeting: Solidarity With Minneapolis
February 3 @ 6:30 pm
Please join us for the Sierra Club Climate monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 3, as we focus on solidarity with people in Minneapolis who are facing fear, disruption, and injustice in their communities.
Social injustice is climate injustice. The intersectionality of immigration injustice and climate injustice compounds harm to affected folks.
Immigration is a climate issue, as more and more fathers and mothers are fleeing drought-ravaged homes in search of anywhere they might can feed their families.
Protecting democracy is a climate issue, because our work—already challenging—becomes vastly more difficult if it is replaced by tyranny.
Attacks on vulnerable communities, civil rights, and democracy undermine the trust and collective action we need to solve the climate crisis.
At this meeting, we will hear directly from people who live at ground zero in Minneapolis, as well as others who have been on the ground protesting and supporting affected communities. We are honored that Rev. Carrie Holley-Hurt will join us, along with several Minneapolis residents, to share what they have witnessed and how we can stand in solidarity.
Event details
Tuesday, February 3
Potluck begins: 6:30 pm (come even if you can’t bring food)
Program begins: 7:00 pm
Location:
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin
4700 Grover Ave.
Austin, TX
Zoom option: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
During the program, we will:
- Hear firsthand perspectives from Minneapolis
- Offer encouragement and solidarity to our guests
- Offer emotional support to one another
- Discuss what we can do if similar events occur in Austin
- Ask everyone to call their U.S. Senators
- Invite donations to support people who are afraid to leave their homes and need tangible help
This will be a meaningful evening of connection, learning, and action. Please come if you can, and feel free to invite others who care about justice, democracy, and climate.
