Category Archives: Green New Deal

Sunrise Movement succeeds in forcing discussion of climate policy

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

The Sunrise Movement has suddenly made climate change a positive, mainstream conversation! The following link is go a video describing all the ways California is already implementing a Green New Deal. //players.brightcove.net/293884104/SJa0Thl7_default/index.html?videoId=6016299036001 When a group of more than 20 protesters … Continue reading →

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Grieving for Mother Earth

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I hope you haven’t been directly affected by the massive flooding in the Midwest. Of course we will all be affected by the damage to topsoil, impact on crops, and financial ruin for some farmers. I’m having a lot of … Continue reading →

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Youth and the Yearly Meeting

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday my friend Rezadad Mohammadi and I traveled to Scattergood Friends School and Farm. Reza graduated from Scattergood 2 years ago and was glad to see friends and teachers. I graduated in 1970. I met Reza when he was among … Continue reading →

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Global Climate Strike

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday thousands of students in over 100 countries went into the streets to demand action on climate change instead of going to classes. The following statement from the Sunrise Movement describes why this is a youth-led and youth-centered movement. The … Continue reading →

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Global Climate Strikes

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

News of today’s climate strikes are beginning to come in from around the globe. Iowa Climate Strike will occur at the Iowa State Capitol tomorrow (3/15/2019) from 2-4 pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/2564757000232326/ This event is hosted by Iowa Climate Strike. A massive … Continue reading →

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Sunrise comes to Rhode Island

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

On March 7th, students, all members of the Sunrise Movement, ages 15-26, spoke at a rally at the Rhode Island statehouse, asking for the passage of the Rhode Island Green New Deal Resolution. Each student spoke about why passage of … Continue reading →

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Youth Climate Strike

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

What is education? How and where do our youth learn? What responsibility should youth have in the world today? I spent my High School years at Scattergood Friends (Quaker) School and Farm just east of West Branch, Iowa. The work … Continue reading →

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Green New Deal vote is back on Senate schedule

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

The latest news about a Senate vote on the Green New Deal, S.Res.59, according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), is that a vote is planned to take place in the next few weeks. Originally there had been a … Continue reading →

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“Normal’s Gone”

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

One tactic of the Sunrise Movement is to bring attention to the role of climate change when extreme weather events occur. These past few weeks have seen prolonged bitter cold, with many low temperature records broken over a wide area … Continue reading →

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Youth Climate Strike

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

The massive school strikes, where tens of thousands of students leave classes to demonstrate for action on the climate crisis in Europe and Australia, have not been widely reported in the United States. Here the Sunrise Movement has been demonstrating … Continue reading →

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