This summer, we’ve seen more and more climate impacts showing up across the world. From heat waves, to fires, to smokey skies, to intense storms, we’re all feeling the heat.

The fossil fuel industry is the main driver of these climate impacts and needs to be stopped! The industry is committing human rights abuses against Indigenous communities around the world, polluting water and land, and destroying the way of life for millions of people. It’s not right, and we have the power to do something.

United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres has announced a climate summit this September in NYC where entry will be offered only to country leaders who have committed to a fossil fuel phase out. While the Biden administration continues to greenlight mega-polluting fossil fuel projects, the UNSG summit puts additional pressure on President Biden to change course and become the real leader on climate change he has promised to be. This is a critical moment for mass mobilization that could move President Biden to take a stand against the fossil fuel industry ahead of the 2024 election.

On September 17, 2023, tens of thousands of people will march in NYC calling on President Biden to be a true climate leader and end fossil fuels. I’m organizing a group of Chicagoans against the Climate Crisis to join the march, and it would be great if you could join us! It’s going to be a blast. We’ll be joined with thousands of other people who care about this issue from hundreds of communities across the US. If you would like to jump on the bus on Sept 16th and attend the march on the 17th, please fill out this interest form. I will contact you in the quite near future with further details.

I hope you can join! And feel free to forward this message to anybody who you think might be interested in joining.

Best regards,

Larry Coble

President, 350 Chicago