{"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":"2026-01-07T00:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:18:02","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-f3ddc313652b56ea784d26be59534e7a has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9b5e92c 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>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><strong>In summer and fall 2025, we worked with partners to make phone calls and talk to voters 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>Virginia<\/strong>, we made calls in support of progressive <strong>state legislators<\/strong> to strengthen the state\u2019s Democratic Assembly majority and beat MAGA Republicans. We took action to successfully secure a pro-climate Democratic trifecta that can now pass bills to regulate the statewide utility Dominion Energy, cut carbon pollution, and ensure affordable energy bills for all.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>Georgia, <\/strong>we backed two climate champions \u2013 <strong>Dr. Alicia Johnson<\/strong> and <strong>Peter Hubbard<\/strong> \u2013 running for the Public Service Commission (PSC), which oversees the state\u2019s utility monopoly Georgia Power. The newly-elected Johnson and Hubbard will fight to lower energy bills for working families by stopping rate hikes and accelerating the buildout of renewable energy.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>New Orleans, Louisiana, <\/strong>we organized for <strong>Pastor Gregory Manning<\/strong> for City Council. A longtime leader in the city\u2019s climate justice movement, Pastor Manning\u2019s platform centered on reigning in the profits of the city\u2019s utility Entergy and tackling the skyrocketing costs of utility bills and housing.<\/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-a89b3969 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:\/\/leadlocally.org\/#signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up to get updates on our 2026 priority races<\/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-4b6b9685 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\">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. <strong><em>Stay tuned for our 2026 phone bank schedule!<\/em><\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Past phone banks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wednesday, August 13, 2025 <\/strong>\u2014 New Orleans City Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, August 27, 2025 <\/strong>\u2013 New Orleans City Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, September 3, 2025 <\/strong>\u2014 Lily Franklin for Virginia State Legislature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, September 10, 2025 <\/strong>\u2014 Kimberly Pope Adams for Virginia State Legislature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, September 17, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 Dr. Alicia Johnson &amp; Peter Hubbard for Georgia PSC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, September 24, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 Dr. Alicia Johnson &amp; Peter Hubbard for Georgia PSC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 1, 2025 <\/strong>\u2014 Pastor Gregory Manning for New Orleans City Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 8, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 Nicole Cole for Virginia State Legislature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 15, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 Dr. Alicia Johnson &amp; Peter Hubbard for Georgia PSC Commission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 22, 2025 <\/strong>\u2014 John McAuliff for Virginia State Legislature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 29, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 Dr. Alicia Johnson &amp; Peter Hubbard for Georgia PSC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monday, November 3, 2025 <\/strong>\u2013 Dr. Alicia Johnson &amp; Peter Hubbard for Georgia PSC<\/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-ba4e73ccb8647a971bdeaac71c3237f1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9b5e92c 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-2784f781f6280f58676ff9530848b883\">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>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>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-a89b3969 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:\/\/leadlocally.org\/#signup\" 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-d93e59c1741a402a55e45eb0835f271c is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c721bb3c 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\">Stay tuned for our 2026 phone bank schedule!<\/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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