Legislative Working Group
As a network, 1000 Grandmothers began primarily as people who went to demonstrations together. As we developed, we wanted to provide avenues of engagement for grandmothers that did not require people to show up in the streets, and more importantly, could facilitate change in other ways. We believed that holding legislators accountable for policies that affect climate - particularly those that support the fossil fuel industry - was an important way to have an impact.
Mission:
The 1000 Grandmothers Legislative Working Group helps to pass pending legislation that will mitigate and/or adapt to the Climate Crisis. We also oppose legislation that undercuts efforts to address this problem.
WHAT WE DO:
Join us as we learn more and act to persuade our legislators to support climate friendly legislation and block dangerous legislation. To be most effective in our California state work, we often target one or more Senators and Assembly members who are most key to leverage for a specific piece of legislation. If you provide us with your address and telephone number, we will contact you with action alerts only when we are targeting your Senator or Assembly member.
To get targeted action alerts or to learn more about or join the Legislative Working Group, email info@1000grandmothers.net
Mission:
The 1000 Grandmothers Legislative Working Group helps to pass pending legislation that will mitigate and/or adapt to the Climate Crisis. We also oppose legislation that undercuts efforts to address this problem.
WHAT WE DO:
- EDUCATE OURSELVES - research and discuss legislation and learn from our environmental and environmental justice group partners.
- ORGANIZE TO COMMUNICATE - mobilize ourselves and others to reach out to our representatives through
- letters
- emails
- telephone calls
- petitions
- in person meetings at their offices
Join us as we learn more and act to persuade our legislators to support climate friendly legislation and block dangerous legislation. To be most effective in our California state work, we often target one or more Senators and Assembly members who are most key to leverage for a specific piece of legislation. If you provide us with your address and telephone number, we will contact you with action alerts only when we are targeting your Senator or Assembly member.
To get targeted action alerts or to learn more about or join the Legislative Working Group, email info@1000grandmothers.net
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Activities
The Legislative Working Group of 1000 Grandmothers focuses on California state issues, such bills proposed in the California Assembly and/or Senate and regulations proposed by state agencies. Barbara Rhine chairs the Legislative Working Group, and Susan Penner is the group’s liaison. The Legislative Working Group also works with with other Bay Area environmental organizations, including 350 Bay Area, the Sunflower Alliance, the AB 345 Coalition and Climate Health Now on California legislative issues.
Current activities include:
The Legislative Working Group will keep the 1000 Grandmothers informed and involved in California state climate crisis priorities. We’ll lead 1000 Grandmothers in state level advocacy by inviting members to join us in providing public testimony, signing on-line petitions and contacting their state Assembly and Senate members.
Resources:
The Legislative Working Group of 1000 Grandmothers focuses on California state issues, such bills proposed in the California Assembly and/or Senate and regulations proposed by state agencies. Barbara Rhine chairs the Legislative Working Group, and Susan Penner is the group’s liaison. The Legislative Working Group also works with with other Bay Area environmental organizations, including 350 Bay Area, the Sunflower Alliance, the AB 345 Coalition and Climate Health Now on California legislative issues.
Current activities include:
- Gathering the addresses of all Grandmothers to identify their California state Assembly and Senate districts. We will then be able to target Grandmothers to contact their Assembly and Senate members regarding bills we support or oppose.
- Supporting legislation and state regulation to require a 2,500 foot setback for new fracking projects. AB 345 did not pass in 2020, but a new bill is likely to be proposed in 2021. We will also continue to submit public comments on this issue to the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) to push for more stringent state regulation of setbacks.
- Supporting SB 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (CCAA). SB 260 would be the first law in the nation to require U.S.-based companies doing business in California and generating over $1 billion in gross annual revenue to disclose all of their greenhouse gas emissions and establish targets to reduce those emissions.
- Supporting SB 99, the Community Energy Resilience Act. SB 99 calls for the creation of a new technical assistance and grant program administered by the California Energy Commission to help local governments develop clean energy resilience plans, rather than relying on fossil fuel back-up generation.
- Fighting proposed cutbacks to SB 100, which mandates 100% clean electricity asap, and was passed in 2018.
The Legislative Working Group will keep the 1000 Grandmothers informed and involved in California state climate crisis priorities. We’ll lead 1000 Grandmothers in state level advocacy by inviting members to join us in providing public testimony, signing on-line petitions and contacting their state Assembly and Senate members.
Resources:
- 350 Bay Area climate legislative program