*[Enwl-eng] Two crises at once

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This is why we need a Just Recovery





      Friends,

      As the global response to COVID-19 strengthens, we’re seeing countless 
acts of compassion, community solidarity, and resilience, even as the death 
toll grows.

      Doctors, nurses, and ordinary workers all over have been pushing ahead 
on the frontlines to slow the rate of transmission. Yet there’ve been some 
stark reminders that the climate crisis doesn’t stop amid a global pandemic.

      The strongest storm of the year has just slammed into the Pacific 
islands of Fiji and Vanuatu. On top of that,  fossil fuel companies are 
exploiting this moment to drive forward more climate-wrecking projects.

      It’s enraging – and that’s why it’s so important that we all unite 
right now around the principles for a Just Recovery from COVID-19. Thousands 
of organisations and people across the world have already signed on.

      Our coronavirus response must put people and planet – not corporations 
and polluting industries – first. It’s the only way we can build back better 
from this crisis. Please watch and share this new video about the 5 Just 
Recovery principles now, so that our voices are heard around the globe.






      In the news below, you’ll find plenty of stories from people keeping 
up their campaign efforts even in these tough times, giving us all a shot at 
a more sustainable, just future.

      In solidarity,
      Nicole

      In Case You Missed It


      Cyclone Harold: A deadly category 5 storm – the strongest of 2020 so 
far – slammed into the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu just as the country 
declared a national emergency for COVID-19. Some residents have had to 
ignore distancing orders and seek refuge in evacuation centers. Medical 
supplies are already scant. The cyclone then ravaged its way through Fiji 
and Tonga, having already killed 27 people in the Solomon Islands last week.

      “We now face two life-threatening disasters at once – and both 
threaten the existence of an already disadvantaged people,” said Fenton 
Lutunatabua, Pacific Managing Director at 350.org. It’s a harrowing example 
of the injustice of the climate crisis, which hits those who did the least 
to cause it hardest. Read more



      ‘Unacceptable’: Activists are sounding the alarm as the oil industry 
takes advantage of this moment of crisis to push ever more fossil fuels. 
With talks underway in the United States for a fourth stimulus package on 
infrastructure, thousands are writing to Congress to make sure Big Oil doesn’t 
see a penny.

      And the Keystone XL pipeline may be going ahead, after some states 
pushed through new measures protecting pipelines as “critical 
infrastructure.” TC Energy (formerly TransCanada) has dispatched workers 
along the route despite the public health threat, putting them and 
vulnerable rural and Indigenous communities at risk.

      We can’t let fossil fuel companies manipulate COVID-19 at the expense 
of our communities: sign the petition now to demand TC Energy halt their 
Keystone XL activity and withdraw its workers now.



      Hundreds took part in a coordinated online Climate Strike hosted in 
Turkey last Friday.

      Climate action continues: The UN announced last week that its annual 
climate talks – COP26 due to be held in Glasgow – will be postponed because 
of coronavirus. But organizers are adapting their plans and holding online 
actions to keep climate and a Just Recovery on the agenda.

      In Turkey on Friday, a hundreds-strong digital strike and livestream 
concert featuring Turkish artists was broadcast on Youtube, with thousands 
more tuning in. Expect more #ClimateStrikeOnline actions from across the 
globe this Friday – and please keep posting your own solidarity snapshots on 
social media.

      If you’re looking for actions to run from home, try these creative 
ideas from our Coronavirus Organizing guide. And if your climate justice 
group is shifting to an online format for the first time, you can request 
‘hands-on’, one-to-one coaching from our group of experienced facilitators 
by filling out the form here.



      #CutAllTies: Ahead of Rio Tinto’s annual general meeting this 
Wednesday, people took to social media and email to tell the mining giant to 
ditch Australia’s Mineral Council, one of the world’s biggest fossil fuel 
lobbying groups. The company has already admitted the Council is undermining 
the 2015 Paris Agreement by promoting coal. Take a moment to write to Rio 
Tinto and tell them it’s time to cut all ties with the Council. It’s a 
simple and effective campaign action to take, even in isolation.

      Just Recovery: Amid the COVID-19 emergency response, we’re starting to 
see Just Recovery principles put into action. Portugal will treat migrants 
as residents to ensure they have access to basic health services, and Spain 
intends to set up a permanent basic universal income to help people recover 
from the economic devastation. In Ukraine, people are opposing cuts to 
health care and education budgets that would maintain coal subsidies, while 
activists in the UK are calling for strict climate conditions on airlines. 
And this New York landlord cancelled April rent for his tenants, urging them 
to stay safe and support loved ones.

      If you haven’t yet, make sure you read and sign on to the Just 
Recovery principles. You can use the #JustRecovery hashtag to share 
inspiring local and national examples that embody them.

            Sign on



      Podcast Corner
      This new podcast series from HEATED looks at the relationship between 
coronavirus and the climate crisis. The first episode featuring 350.org 
co-founder Bill McKibben is available here, and you'll find new episodes 
when they’re released on the HEATED site. Bonus: you get special access to 
extended interviews if you subscribe.



      Inside Story


      Hear from Hinako, from the 350 Japan team, as she reports back on 
their Moshi Moshi bank call-in campaign. Three of the world’s biggest coal 
financiers are Japanese banks – so the team decided to mobilize people to 
call customer hotlines and push them to change their policies. Read more on 
how they did it, and find out what’s next



      That's the news for now – we’ll be back in your inbox soon with more. 
Until then, stay safe, stay strong, and take care.



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