Dear Friend,

 

Pride, Juneteenth, wildfires, extreme heat––June was a month that demanded both celebration and conviction, calling on us to exercise the full breadth of our working principles.

 

In this month’s highlights, you’ll see a new campaign, new working groups, and new blog posts, which together show how the threads of our work towards a more just and safer future are strengthened when woven together. Speaking of new, you may also notice that this newsletter looks a bit different! We’re experimenting with the style and cadence of our emails. We’re so thankful to have you onboard through the continued evolution of Third Act.

 

Happy Summer,

 

Jordan Wong

Digital Associate

Join us in the first coordinated, nationwide initiative to influence state-level Public Utility Commissions (PUCs). Third Act is helping to organize more than a dozen partners for a collaborative strategy aimed at reshaping climate and energy policy and democratizing our energy economy.

Use our easy online tool to write and automatically send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, highlighting how your state PUC can and should advance our clean energy future.

Join us for the fourth installment in our Eldering Series hosted by Akaya Windwood, Third Act Lead Advisor. This conversation will feature Leena Barakat, President and CEO of Women Donors Network and Marlena Sonn, Director of Finance and Investments for Solidaire.

Yesterday’s anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, coupled with tomorrow’s arrival of the Fourth of July spotlights the right to vote as a cornerstone of democracy.

“I was in an Army hospital in 1968 after returning from Vietnam and voted for Hubert Humphrey for President. I was only 19, but as a resident of Alaska I could legally vote. I remember that an Army nurse helped me vote from my hospital bed, and I was so proud to have been able to cast my ballot. This is one of the many reasons we Democrats and Independents have to fight so hard to protect this precious right for all voters in our country.”

Thirty-five Third Actors at a picnic in Alameda, CA

California Working Groups are organizing around pension divestment, testifying in bill hearings, contacting state legislators, and hosting ‘Letter to the Editor’ writing parties on Zoom. The CA SB252 bill has been extended to the next legislative cycle, allowing more time to build public support. In partnership with Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Third Act SF Bay Area hosted a webinar on the Bureau of Land Management rule to conserve public lands from more oil and gas extraction. Last month we also welcomed two new Working Groups: Arizona and Massachusetts!

Submit your public comment on the Public Lands Rule by July 5. This is an historic opportunity to speak up in favor of protecting millions of acres of public lands from oil and gas leasing.

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