350 Silicon Valley
350 Silicon Valley is a San Francisco Bay Area based grassroots climate justice 501(c)(3) non-profit. It started in 2012 as an outgrowth of a group of church members asking for fossil fuel divestment. 350 Silicon Valley is inspired by and loosely affiliated with 350.org, but has no legal connection. 350 Silicon Valley is associated with a number of other local groups fighting climate change, including 350 Bay Area, Fossil Free California, and Peninsula Interfaith Climate Action.
History[edit]
Inspired by Bill McKibben's 2012 "Do the Math" U.S. speaking tour, [1] members of the First Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto, along with a number of other Peninsula activists, formed a local independent chapter of the 350.org climate advocacy group. Its main efforts were focused on getting faith groups and investment firms to divest from fossil fuel holdings.
Mission[edit]
On its website, the organization states this as its purpose:
350 Silicon Valley is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to fighting for climate justice. We mobilize residents of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties for a speedy and just transition away from fossil fuels, and toward lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Activities[edit]
350 Silicon Valley has for primary focus areas: fossil fuel divestment, local city efforts, food, and legislation.
- 350 Silicon Valley has done education, outreach, and advocacy with local colleges, churches, synagogues, and governments around divestment. It worked with Stanford University students in a successful drive for coal divestment in 2014[2]. This team has also presented multiple "move your money" sessions on personal fossil fuel divestment.
- 350 Silicon Valley has organized residents in neighborhoods in proximity to rail lines to protest the passage of trains carrying explosive petroleum products to refineries such as the Phillips 66 plant in San Luis Obispo.
- 350 Silicon Valley is currently involved in drafting and promoting California State climate- and sustainability- related legislation for the 2021 legislative session. Members often meet with legislators to educate and advocate for stopping fracking, promoting electric vehicle adoption, and building electrification.
Major rallies[edit]
- The 2018 RISE for Climate... in San Francisco.
- The Northern California People's Climate Rally, Sept. 21, 2014 in Oakland, coinciding with the People's Climate March in NYC).
References[edit]
- ↑ Parkinson, Sarah (29 November 2012). "Do the Math Tour: We Are Greater Than Fossil Fuels".
- ↑ "Inside Stanford's Coal Divestment Decision". 28 May 2014.
External links[edit]
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