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Take a look at this amazing TED talk by Margaret Heffernan about how 'conflict' is at the root of critical thinking and how we need to get more comfortable with it in order to be creative and find solutions!
https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_dare_to_disagree
https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_dare_to_disagree
Dare to disagree
Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress. She illustrates (sometimes counterintuitively) how the best partners aren’t echo chambers -- and how great research teams, relationships and businesses allow people to deeply dis...
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Calling all lecturers, librarians, Preuss teachers, labor allies, supporters, families, and community members!! Join UCSD Lecturers and Librarians Union UCAFT at UCSD in welcoming President Drake with caravans at UC campuses across the state 8/17! We meet at Torrey Pines Glider Port at 9:00am. We need you there to tell Drake why job security matters to you, for our families, and our students! It’s not a caravan without you!!! Register at (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8tNej2zg49Fkb5Ajwm1F8eQXVqW3Mqy7XgTzo-YyNErUapA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0eVdkiwJPzCtQXofvsxTWUKGYBdgnXmkdZAKlIPoQFA0OFhl7RF0d42Aw).
#ucaftwelcomesdrake #aftacademics #weteachuc #therealeducationaltaskforce #jobsecuritynow #faircontractnow
#ucaftwelcomesdrake #aftacademics #weteachuc #therealeducationaltaskforce #jobsecuritynow #faircontractnow
News article covering Monday's launch of the San Diego Green New Deal Alliance (our org is a founding member)!
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/aug/10/san-diego-groups-coalesce-local-green-new-deal/
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/aug/10/san-diego-groups-coalesce-local-green-new-deal/
San Diego Groups Coalesce Around Local Green New Deal
San Diego environment organizations, social justice groups and political officials are getting together around a Green New Deal to improve the local environment.
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350.org is thrilled to announce that Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Executive Director of North Bay Jobs with Justice, Mara Ventura, and other just recovery organizers on the ground will be joining the call. We'll discuss how workers' rights and the fight for racial justice connect with climate justice and learn about 350.org principles for a just recovery!
In the wake of multiple pandemics (COVID-19, systemic racism, economic inequality and climate catastrophe), we must come together to demand a just recovery! One that leads to a just transition from fossil fuels and towards real change!
RSVP now at (http://act.350.org/go/205524) to join one or more of the following Solidarity School mass calls to get active in the fight for a just recovery:
- TODAY at 8 pm ET: Our Fight for a Just Recovery: Workers' Rights, Racial Justice, COVID & Climate
- September 9th at 8 pm ET: Defund, Abolish & Divest: Climate, Racial & Economic Justice
- October 7th at 8 pm ET: Protecting Votes & Building Power: Climate Justice & the Election
- November 11th at 8 pm Et: From Recovery to Restoration: Holding Politicians Accountable & Organizing for a Just Transition
#justrecoveryforall #racialjustice #climatejustice
In the wake of multiple pandemics (COVID-19, systemic racism, economic inequality and climate catastrophe), we must come together to demand a just recovery! One that leads to a just transition from fossil fuels and towards real change!
RSVP now at (http://act.350.org/go/205524) to join one or more of the following Solidarity School mass calls to get active in the fight for a just recovery:
- TODAY at 8 pm ET: Our Fight for a Just Recovery: Workers' Rights, Racial Justice, COVID & Climate
- September 9th at 8 pm ET: Defund, Abolish & Divest: Climate, Racial & Economic Justice
- October 7th at 8 pm ET: Protecting Votes & Building Power: Climate Justice & the Election
- November 11th at 8 pm Et: From Recovery to Restoration: Holding Politicians Accountable & Organizing for a Just Transition
#justrecoveryforall #racialjustice #climatejustice
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 350.org US Solidarity School. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
August 12th: Our Fight for a Just Recovery: Workers' Rights, Racial Justice, COVID & Climate September 9th: Defund, Abolish & Divest: Climate, Racial & Economic Justice October 7th: Protecting Votes & Building Power: Climate Justice & the Election November 11th: From Recovery to Restoration: Holding...
350org.zoom.us
Very saddening how Canada's last 'lake on ice' just disappeared thanks to global warming:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/canada-last-arctic-ice-shelf_n_5f2c9d69c5b64d7a55f0d6ec
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/canada-last-arctic-ice-shelf_n_5f2c9d69c5b64d7a55f0d6ec
Canada's Last Fully Intact Arctic Ice Shelf Collapses
The Arctic has been warming at twice the global rate for the past 30 years.
huffpost.com
The San Diego Green New Deal Alliance officially launched yesterday and they're urging supporters to send in an email to local council members asking them to champion a Green New Deal CAP! You can copy+paste the suggested subject line, email addresses, and email body into an email.
See this link for the info (https://www.greennewdealsd.org/call-to-action-san-diego-green-new-deal-climate-action-plan/)!
We are founding members of this alliance, so please take action. It takes only TWO minutes!
See this link for the info (https://www.greennewdealsd.org/call-to-action-san-diego-green-new-deal-climate-action-plan/)!
We are founding members of this alliance, so please take action. It takes only TWO minutes!
Call-to-Action: San Diego Green New Deal Climate Action Plan – San Diego Green New Deal
georgettegomez@sandiego.gov, vivianmoreno@sandiego.gov, scottsherman@sandiego.gov, chriscate@sandiego.gov, markkersey@sandiego.gov, monicamontgomery@sandiego.gov, christopherward@sandiego.gov, jennifercampbell@sandiego.gov, barbarabry@sandiego.gov, kevinfaulconer@sandiego.gov
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Useful news on matters in University of California:
- policing will not be cut
- top campus salaries might be cut
- there might be a vote on the telescope in Hawaii
Missing: climate action
https://t.co/f5UlHG2XLb
A group of faculty published an analysis of UCSD's finances in the context of the current pandemic and potential cuts.
The data they collect paints a very concerning picture about the changing nature of the institution.
https://t.co/mlEW19ioIR
Great article in the Guardian today on Extinction Rebellion UK, from the start until now.
You are all heroes for trying so hard.
Your world-changing struggle, your difficulties, conflict and adaptation teach us. Thank you.
@guardian @XRebellionUK
https://t.co/0cf2SS2iLF
“Tenured faculty at UC are well paid with good benefits. It's one of the last good jobs. What counts though is what they do with the opportunity, and most remain in business-as-usual mode”. @johnforan at UCSB
Nice!
Wake up Profs and start teaching & researching climate crisis.
Just as San Diego gears up for record-breaking heat this weekend, Carbon Brief releases information that 2020 will be the first or second hottest year ever recorded.
We must redouble our efforts to drive grassroots collective action.
https://t.co/fQgnH4sU81
A huge victory culminating from an Indigenous-led decade-long fight - and proof that we can win against pipeline expansion! #StopTMX #ClimateCrisis https://t.co/vhgRySDFBc