Lonely? Try Talking about Cow Flatulence
By Bellamy Dryden This past Saturday, April 29, I celebrated an important milestone with 5,000 strangers at the Peoples Climate March in downtown San Diego. After that same march in 2014 I adopted a vegan diet, cold turkey, so to speak. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Three years later, I’m […]
Rebel With a Cause: Masada Disenhouse and Saturday’s People’s Climate March San Diego
Feature of Executive Director Masada Disenhouse.
SanDiego350 Reports on the Science March
By Pat Masters, SanDiego350 Last Saturday’s Science March drew fifteen thousand scientists and science enthusiasts, energized by attacks on science and the environment by the Trump administration. They turned out on Earth Day to march for science and evidence-based policy. The crowds jammed Civic Center Plaza and surrounding streets, their signs urging respect for science […]
San Diego 350 Calls on Senators Feinstein and Harris to Reject Trump’s Climate Denier Cabinet
By David Harris, SanDiego350 Originally published in the San Diego Free Press on 1/26/17 Two weeks ago, a sign-wielding crowd of 150 people gathered together in front of the downtown Federal Building to deliver an urgent message to California’s two Senators: reject four nominations made by President Trump to key cabinet-level level posts. Why? Because […]
SD350 Impressions of the Downtown Women’s March
The International Women’s March was held on Saturday, January 21st, 2017. More than 670 sister marches were held around the world, in countries and places as diverse as Belarus, Ghana, Iraq, Vietnam, and Antarctica. All in all, an estimated 4.8 million people took part, all marching to declare that women’s rights are human rights, to […]
SD350 Joins Fight for $15 Demonstration Against Puzder Nomination
By David Gangsei, Ph.D. On 1/12/17, a cloudy, cool, and rainy Thursday, four SD350 members (Mark, Karen, Tyson, and myself) took part in a rally organized by the labor coalition, Fight for $15, to protest the nomination of Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. CEO Andy Puzder for Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration. Thirty spirited protesters gathered […]
The Dakota Access Pipeline: a Tale of Two Characters
Originally published in the San Diego Free Press, October 27th, 2016 By Chris Barroso As a member of San Diego’s 350.org, I’d followed the story of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) for some time, telepathically urging the protesters on. And then one day, my friend Paul Sasso called me. “Hey, let’s go up and join […]
ArtBuild
A Road-to-Paris Team Work Party On November 29th, 46 volunteers — some veterans, some new folks — showed up to help paint the grand banner — our 180-foot long red line that must not be crossed — plus posters, placards, and various types of signs for the December 12th March for Climate Justice through Balboa […]
Climate Justice Forum: Answering Earth’s Call
“We are hope gathering.” — Rev. Beth Johnson So many people came. The courtyard of St. Paul’s at Fifth and Nutmeg reverberated with their energy. They crowded into the Great Hall. People of many faiths and affiliations were gathered together, encouraged and challenged by Pope Francis’s courage, taking in and giving out the hope […]
Photo Essay: High Water Line
Martin Luther King Day was a gorgeous winter day in San Diego, perfect for visually demonstrating the effect of climate change on one of our favorite communities, Mission Beach. Sea-level rise is already starting to affect this popular beach community, and by 2050 high tides will be reaching across Mission Boulevard. By the end […]