{"id":8,"date":"2024-08-18T22:26:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T22:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calls-for-climate.local\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:42:49","slug":"sign-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/callsforclimate.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Calls for Climate Justice Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-block has-custom-neutral-color has-custom-bright-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ca095c47ba93edfb3744052af800869c has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f53a6ca5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:20px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Want to fight Trump\u2019s fossil-fueled agenda?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Trump administration defunds federal climate action, we need our cities, counties, and states to step up. That\u2019s why Lead Locally is supporting climate champions running for local elected office across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In summer and fall 2026, we are getting out the vote in three priority races with important stakes for climate and democracy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In <strong>Arizona<\/strong>, we are making calls in support of <strong>state legislators<\/strong> in competitive swing districts. Arizona is one of the largest states in the country without a statewide plan to reduce carbon emissions, because Republicans have held control of both chambers of the state legislature for decades and consistently blocked any climate legislation. This year, we have an opportunity to secure a Democratic trifecta by flipping just two State Senate seats and three State House seats plus re-electing Katie Hobbs as Governor \u2013 which would make bold climate legislation at the state level possible. <br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>Pennsylvania, <\/strong>we are supporting a slate of State House and State Senate candidates. Pennsylvania is one of just four states with divided control of the state government, and in 2026, Democrats have the opportunity to win a trifecta for the first time in more than 30 years. If we pick up just three seats in the State Senate and expand our two seat lead in the House, then Pennsylvania can pass historic climate legislation that will move the state towards a 100% renewable future.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>Eugene, Oregon, <\/strong>we are backing the <strong>Eugene Clean Energy Fund,<\/strong> a ballot initiative to fund local climate justice projects by placing a fee on the profits of the largest corporations in Eugene. The measure is based on the success of Portland&#8217;s Clean Energy Fund (PCEF), which has generated $1.71 billion in funding for climate programs since 2018. If passed, ECEF would fund clean energy jobs and job training in low-income Eugene neighborhoods and get the city back on track to meet its clean energy goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/leadlocally\/event\/996787\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up to make calls for critical local races this summer and fall.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-block has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-449214a4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#506f84;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Rising authoritarianism. Rising seas.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In the face of MAGA\u2019s attacks on our communities and the climate, downballot races have an outsized role in the fight for climate and environmental justice \u2013 and making calls to voters in key downballot races is a concrete, strategic action you can take right now.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Upcoming Phone Banks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Monday, August 3 <\/strong>\u2014 Kyle Clayton &amp; Deborah Howard for AZ State Senate &amp; House<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monday, August 10 <\/strong>\u2013 Eugene Clean Energy Fund ballot measure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monday, August 17 <\/strong>\u2014 Mark Pinsley for PA State Senate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monday, August 24 <\/strong>\u2014 Fern Leard for PA State Senate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, September 9 <\/strong>\u2013 Tim Hayes for PA State House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-block has-custom-blue-color has-custom-neutral-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4cd68fabd13e24329871a1153372ade7 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f53a6ca5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:20px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4732bd72fc2eb3c27cdf43a5dad7b81d\">Reach voters with critical elections in their community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-custom-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-custom-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We call voters in strategic districts to let them know what\u2019s at stake in the elections in their backyard. Local races like these are often determined by a small number of votes, so every voter we can talk to really does matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calls for Climate is a virtual phone bank that you can join from anywhere \u2014 all you need is a computer and a phone. Whether you&#8217;re making calls for the first time or a seasoned phone banker, we\u2019ve got you covered! We\u2019ll begin each session by learning what is at stake in the race (often from the candidates themselves), review the phone banking script, and walk through how to use the calling platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/leadlocally\/event\/996787\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Let\u2019s get to work electing climate champions up and down the ballot.<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group target-banner has-custom-blue-color has-custom-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a7a466033340cff7cbc6a1184757356f is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b814ebf1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:6px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Want to stay updated on what Lead Locally is up to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button short-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-neutral-color has-custom-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/leadlocally.org\/#signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for our email list.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to fight Trump\u2019s fossil-fueled agenda? As the Trump administration defunds federal climate action, we need our cities, counties, and states to step up. That\u2019s why Lead Locally is supporting climate champions running for local elected office across the country. 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