The Climate Mobilization MoCo Chapter
2020 Strategy Meeting

Sunday, January 12 | 2 – 4 pm
Temple Shalom, 8401 Grubb Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
 
Oxford Dictionaries declared ‘climate emergency’ the word of 2019. We desperately need ‘bold and ambitious climate emergency action’ to be the phrase that defines 2020. Join us in January to develop TCM MoCo’s strategy to mobilize a critical mass of County residents to get involved in the work of the Climate Emergency.
 
TCM MoCo in 2020

We encourage all of you to join us in-person on the 12th of January to shape the TCM MoCo strategy for the coming year.

 2019 was a busy year of action, with a number of you participating in County Climate Action Plan workgroups; protesting with Extinction Rebellion in D.C. and Rockville; supporting the MoCo Students on Climate; and leading and participating in the Silver Spring Climate Town Hall in September. In recent weeks, TCM has played a role in delaying indefinitely a vote by the Bureau of Public Works on Governor Hogan’s plan to widen I-270 and the Beltway.  In addition, the Montgomery County Council has recently voted to prioritize establishing a local Community Choice Energy program, if approved by the Maryland legislature and signed into law in early 2020.

However, these initiatives don’t translate into enough progress to restore a safe climate. The planet’s climate and ecological breakdown has only accelerated in the past two years since Montgomery County adopted the first climate emergency resolution in the nation. The development and implementation of the County’s Climate Action Plan will move forward, but it is a deliberate and slow process. Many more residents and communities need to be mobilized to push the County further faster.

 At our TCM MoCo meeting on the 12th, we will develop our goals and strategies for 2020 and beyond, re-examine our organizational structure, and discuss plans for effective communication with each other, in person and digitally. The intent is to facilitate increased participation of current members, explore ways to attract new members, and expand engagement and partnership with other local organizations around the climate emergency.

If you would like to confirm your participation in the meeting, ask a question, or volunteer to help plan the meeting, send us an email here.