 Sunday, Sept. 22nd at 1:00 pm Quest by Cycle Launch Party! With so many possible ways we each can make a difference, from changing personal habits to demanding strong political action from governments… How can you help? Read on…  Support Active Transportation: walking, biking & public transit! Did you know that over 40% of our planet-heating pollution comes from the transportation sector? (The next highest is from buildings.) Transportation emissions are difficult to influence because the majority of transportation policy and funding is not locally controlled. But… People everywhere (including right here in Eugene) are working together to revolutionize our transportation system to make it more sustainable, healthier and ultimately more social.  For several months, 350 Eugene has supported an exciting project: Quest by Cycle. Quest by Cycle is a free eco-adventure game that encourages participants to complete cycling-related tasks around their community, promoting sustainability and healthy living. Players earn points by completing various fun and engaging challenges, turning everyday rides into an adventure while fostering community transformation. We’re excited to invite you to the Quest by Cycle Launch Party on Sunday, September 22 from 1-4 pm at Arriving By Bike! This free eco-adventure game promotes cycling and sustainability through fun, community-based challenges. Come join us for a live game demo, raffle prizes, and activities that celebrate our shared commitment to a fossil-free future. Event Details:
 Watch the cool video that Lane Transit District produced recently highlighting the exciting Quest by Cycle project!  Tuesday, Sept. 24th Legislative Lobby Day for an Environmental Rights Constitutional Amendment - Virtually! You might think that our constitutional rights to life and liberty include natural life support systems -- that a right to a clean and healthy environment is an implied, enforceable right (and it should be). Unfortunately, case law has made it clear that if it's not expressly stated, there's no guarantee it will be recognized. So, to make our expectations clear, to restore a responsible, sustainable balance between competing interests, we need certain language in the Oregon Constitution to clearly expect and enforce our fundamental right to a healthy environment. That’s where YOU come in. 350 Eugene is organizing specific legislator visits in the on-line format for the following representatives and times: Rep. Nathanson (HD-13): 9:30 am Sen. Manning (HD-14): 10:30 am Rep. Fahey (SD-7): 3:45 pm If you reside in one of these districts, please consider joining the brief virtual lobby meeting. It’s important to have numbers on these calls. Read more about OCERA in this one-pager. There’s no need for a deep dive on your part. The meetings have a leader who will guide the short meeting. Thanks for signing up here. We will contact you with links to the 15-minute online meetings with your representative. It’s easy & quick, Our legislators need to hear they have our support! If you can come to Salem on Tuesday for in-person meetings, join us for a meeting with Rep. Lively HD-7 (Chief of Staff Andrew Hickerson): 3:00 pm in his office H-481.  Everything we do matters!
Thanks for writing and submitting comments to save Oregon’s Climate Protection Plan, for sending emails to the U.S. Forest Service to protect mature & old growth forests, and for supporting our incredible Get Out the Vote efforts. Everybody, everywhere. We need a clean energy revolution, and we need it NOW.
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