Third Act SoCal

We're taking our Dodger Sportswashing campaign national on Feb. 17! If you agree sports teams should not support big oil, and can join us from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in NY or Atlanta or one of our other protest teams in other cities, let us know by signing up here: tinyurl.com/yeujmp4k

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The recent Make Polluters Pay panel in Long Beach brought together a wide coalition of fire victims and groups working to help pass the California Climate Superfund Act, which will make polluters pay for the damage they cause to local communities. See speaker videos at:
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Check out Third Act SoCal’s latest blog featuring the personal stories of elders who have moved their money out of the notoriously “dirty banks” that have lent billions of dollars to fossil fuel companies! You can read their tips on greener financial options here: thirdact.org/socal/2026/0...

It was inspiring hearing these students from Palisades Charter High School and Santa Monica High School at the global livestream they staged last week to talk about the recent fires and urging us all to address the climate crisis. We hope this is the first of many such inter-generational events!

YouTube video by California Environmental Voters Our Climate Future: A Forum with California's Next Governor

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Our Climate Future: A Forum with California's Next Governor YouTube video by California Environmental Voters

Starting in less than an hour! Hear what our candidates have to say about California's climate future.

www.youtube.com/live/OsLcWGl...

No More Money for ICE! Take a minute to call your senator with this super-easy link put together by Indivisible and Third Act! (This link takes you to a page that calls you back with an outgoing call to your senator; even gives you a sample script to use.) DO it NOW!
thirdact.org/act/no-more-...

Activist Artists over 60: please join us Tuesday, February 3 at 3 pm PDT to hear about the international Music Declares Emergency project, a program working to recruit millions of volunteers around the world to support grassroots climate groups through music! thirdact-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our fav Climate Journalist Sammy Roth is moderating a panel of gubernatorial candidates on climate next Wednesday. Hear where the candidates stand; ask questions! Register now:
scorecard.ecovote.org/gubernatoria...

#thirdactsocal #sammyroth #californiaenvironmentalvoters @envirovoters.bsky.social

Panelists for the big Make Polluters Pay discussion January 31 in Long Beach will include: Dr. Anita Ghazarian - Eaton Fire victim/activist; Maro Kakoussian - PRS-LA; Fatima Iqbal-Zubair - CA Enviro Voters and Bryant Odega - CA Working Families Party! Register: actionnetwork.org/events/panel...

Local high school students directly affected by the 2025 Palisades fire will present a global livestream Sat., Jan. 24 at 11 am. Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/pacif...

To organize a watch gathering click: actionnetwork.org/forms/livest...

To read more: palisadesnews.com/students-dis...

January 14 at 6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT: Join Daniel Hunter of Freedom Trainers, activist and writer Rebecca Solnit, and Third Act co-founder Bill McKibben for a conversation on the history of anti-war activism, and what it calls on us to do today.

Sign up here: thirdact.org/events/fight....

You’re invited to Jan. 15’s panel on organizing older climate voters, focused on the Environmental Voter Project’s new report: “Gray is the New Green: The Growing Strength of Older Climate Voters.” Speakers to include Third Act and Elders Climate Action.

Register:
thirdact.org/events/gray-...

★ We walk away from fascism.

★ We walk towards a Free America. ★

★ We fight for a future that belongs to us all. ★

★ Everybody in, nobody out. ★

★ Welcome to the Free America Walkout ★

Find marches near you (or sign up for virtual zooms) for Jan. 20:
action.womensmarch.com/calendars/fr...

Make Polluters Pay is proposed legislation that would make the largest polluters in California pay into a fund to help communities recover from the effects of climate change such as floods, fires and storms.

Come to this discussion to learn more Sat., Jan. 31:
actionnetwork.org/events/panel...

How do you want to see our city address the climate crisis? Come hear about LA's Climate Implementation Plan at this Sunday’s Neighborhood Council Sustainabilty Alliance (NCSA) Zoom, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Bring your thoughts, ideas, and questions!

Register here:
www.ncsa.la/climate_impl...

Our Third Act SoCal member Zan Dubin will be the featured speaker at this !!

Actions Lab Jan Meeting: Help Stop Sportswashing! Help Stop Fossil Fuel Sportswashing! Fossil fuel companies spend billions of dollars on sports sponsorships to falsely associate their toxic brands with the positive values of sports–teamwork, health,...

What’s #Sportswashing ? What can you do about it? Sign up now for @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social January meeting to find out thirdact.org/actions-lab/...

Come hear climate reporter Sammy Roth on "Why Narrative Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change" Fri. Jan. 9, 10 am at UCLA. (Hosted by Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies and the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.)

Register:
sustain.ucla.edu/event/why-na...

One of the most impactful things you can do to fight climate change is talk about it. We’ve come up with some simple talking points that make it easier to focus on key points. Go to “Talk About It: Climate Change is a Kitchen Table Issue” at www.thirdact.org/socal/news

#thirdactsocal #thirdact

Check out Climate Action California’s upcoming two-part training prep for all of us working to help pass climate legislation this year!

Sign up: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-o...

#climateactioncalifornia #thirdactsocal #climatelegislation #ClimateBills #EnvironmentalLegislation #environmental

Happy Holidays from Third Act SoCal, a group of activists over 60 working to save our climate and democracy. Come get into some "good trouble" with us this year; no matter how much time you have, you'll be glad you did something, and it's a fun group! thirdact.org/socal/

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Just in time for holiday gatherings, we’ve come up with some simple talking points that bring climate change close to home—part of every American’s kitchen table talk. Go to www.thirdact.org/socal/news and look for “Talk About It: Climate Change is a Kitchen Table Issue.”
#thirdactsocal #thirdact

If you need ideas for good last-minute gifts, there are these great books by Third Act founder Bill McKibben, with descriptions and ways to order each one at: BillMcKibben.com/books
There are also lots of ways to donate to Third Act in someone’s name: thirdact.org/donate/
Happy Hopeful Holidays!

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A new U of Penn study shows that writing a letter to a loved one about the planet you hope for them to inherit--and what you're doing to try to ensure it--motivates climate action.
Thanks to Third Act for creating this video! Great gift idea!
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Happy Holidays and Peace on Earth to all our friends and friends we don’t know yet!

We’re at a pivotal moment for the #MakePollutersPay Superfund Act: it MUST move out of committee and get a vote in Jan. 2026. The LA Board of Supervisors is considering a motion of support this Tues., Dec. 9. so please go to tinyurl.com/lacountympp to send a one-click email, a public comment, etc.

See adjacent post for one of these #MakePollutersPay events the next day, Dec. 7, in Santa Monica!

See adjacent post for one of these events the previous day, Dec. 6, in West Hollywood’s Plummer Park!

In January, Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur has the opportunity to move legislation out of key Sacramento committees: the Make Polluters Pay bill, the Affordable Rent Act, an Affordable Housing Bond, etc. Join us 12/7 in Santa Monica to support these efforts!
RSVP: laforward.org/events/canvass-dec7