Tidbits and Announcements - July 26, 2012 - 59th Anniversary
of Attack on Moncada Barracks - Start of the Cuban Revolution

* Change the rules -- re: The Reckoning - Global Warming's
  Terrifying New Math (Bill McKibben)
* Re: Rebuilding the Dream Through the Democratic Party?
  (Laurel MacDowell, Robert Whealey)
* JOB OPPORTUNITY: Marazul hiring for Cuba travel
* Aug. 5th -- Hiroshima-Nagasaki Vigil - New York City
* Newport Folk Festival LIVE on Folk Alley

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* Change the rules (re: The Reckoning - Global Warming's
Terrifying New Math

I confess to being somewhat blown away by the reaction to the
piece I wrote for Rolling Stone last week. Despite the fact
that it was 6,000 words long and pretty technical, it has been
shared almost 100,000 times  - which is more than 10x as many
as the interview they did with President Obama the month
before. Clearly the piece struck a nerve - probably because
its timing coincided with the heat and drought and fire that
have so unnerved the nation this summer.

I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to read all
6,000 or so of those words, and for sharing it with your
friends and family. I was told by the folks at Rolling Stone
that it's been viewed 450,000 times, which is just remarkable.
(If you haven't had a chance to read it yet, here's the place
to go: act.350.org/signup/reckoning)

Monday night we had a big video chat with folks who wanted
more details and I've been poring over the helpful comments
that arrived by the kilobyte to [log in to unmask]

With the crazy weather putting climate change at the top of
more people's agenda, it is clear that we're at one of those
breakthrough moments that movements occasionally get, and we
don't want to waste it. If you've read the piece, you know
that it makes clear that the fossil fuel industry already has
5 times more coal and gas and oil on hand than even our most
timid governments think would be safe to burn - left to their
own devices, they'll usher us right past the brink.

So - even as we continue to fight pipelines and coalmines and
oil wells, we need to take on that industry as a whole. We
need to change the rules. Until the election we're going to do
that by pushing folks running for office to take a stand
against fossil fuel subsidies. But we also have to start
preparing for what happens after Nov. 6th.

I've been working on something I wanted to let you know a bit
about, and hopefully have your help in seeing through.

Starting the day after the election, I'd like to go after the
fossil fuel industry even more directly, trying - as the
Rolling Stone piece suggests - to spark a movement like the
ones that overturned the great immoral institutions of the
past century, such as Apartheid in South Africa. On November
7th, 350.org board member Naomi Klein and I are planning to
launch a road show that will cover 20 cities in just over 20
nights (we're going to break for Thanksgiving) to bring the
message I laid out in Rolling Stone to thousands of people
across America.

We'll have a revolving cast of musicians and great speakers,
to make it an inspirational and exciting event. We're in the
process of confirming venues now - but we're going to need
your help to promote these events in your community, and help
turn these ideas into a powerful campaign. If you can help us
book a large venue, know of great musicians that might want to
participate, or can lend a hand with the creative work that
this will surely require, click here to let us know how you'd
like to help out: act.350.org/survey/tour-help/.

Look, the Rolling Stone piece was pretty grim. But the
response to it shows that people understood that our backs are
to the wall and that means it's time to fight. I don't know if
we can win; but I'm certain that without each of you we've got
no chance. So thanks in advance for jumping in.

Bill McKibben for 350.org
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* Re: Rebuilding the Dream Through the Democratic Party?

The new movement should not get into debates about whether or
not it is capitalistic. Any system that takes account of
climate change seriously is a different kind of capitalism.
Perhaps the word people should organize around is "democracy"
- political economic and social - which no longer exists. To
have a green economy and a socially fair society will take a
huge amount of work. As for political action, the movement
should take over the Democratic Party to the extent that it
ensures that candidates running for it support the aims of the
movement. To try to organize a third party is a drain on the
energies of the movement. No third party has ever displaced
the two old parties and it has to do partly with the structure
of the system. It is enough to transform the economy and
society, not to mention the supreme court. Use the political
system! In Wisconsin, they nearly succeeded. Try again!

Laurel MacDowell

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This is a very hopeful review of a very hopeful book.

Robert Whealey
Historian

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* JOB OPPORTUNITY: Marazul hiring for Cuba travel

Progressive travel agency specializing in programs to Cuba seeking a bilingual professional with knowledge of Cuba and US/Cuba relations, experience traveling to Cuba, and a desire to learn more. An ideal candidate would have experience in customer service, and proven client satisfaction, as well as demonstrated effectiveness working in a collective setting with the ability to generate new ideas. Computer proficiency and excellent communication skills in both speaking and writing required. Pay commensurate with experience and education. Marazul is an equality opportunity employer.

If interested, send your resume to Kendra Guild at [log in to unmask] 

Office located in North Bergen, New Jersey, easy access from Manhattan.

Marazul Charters, Inc.

1 Marine Plaza, Suite 302, North Bergen, NJ 07047

tel:800-223-5334 - ext - 16 or 800-223-5334 ext 19 
tel:201-319-1054 - ext - 16 or 201-319-1054 ext 19

tel:201-319-8970 -- 201-319-8970 fax

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* Aug. 5th -- Hiroshima-Nagasaki Vigil - New York City

67 Years of Nuclear Terror!

Please join our vigil against the nuclear arms race, initiated
by the United States 67 years with the atomic bombings of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On display will be our 20-panel
exhibit about the history of the bombings and the nuclear arms
race up to the present.

DATE: Sunday, August 5

TIME: Noon to 5 pm

LOCATION: Tompkins Square Park, Temperance Plaza (east of
Avenue A and St. Marks Pl. / 9th Street)

If you haven't already contacted us and would like to help
with the vigil, please let us know which hours you can be
there on Aug. 5.

If you would like to view the 2012 update of the Hiroshima-
Nagasaki exhibit, go to
https://www.warresisters.org/pages/HiroshimaNagasakiExhibit.php

To download the PDF of all twenty 22" x 17" panels, go to
https://www.warresisters.org/pages/HiroshimaNagasakiExhibit.pdf

You should be aware that opening (or downloading) this PDF
will take a long time (unless you have a T1 line) because it's
a huge file -- 25 MB.

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* Newport Folk Festival LIVE on Folk Alley
http://www.folkalley.com/

This Friday, July 27 - Sunday, the 29th - Folk Alley travels
to Newport, Rhode Island to the storied Newport Folk Festival
to bring you LIVE coverage of the events - brought to you in
collaboration with NPR Music, WFUV, MVYRadio and WUMB.

On Friday, the 27th - we kick things off at 7:30pm with Wilco
live in the Folk Alley stream. You can also watch a live video
webcast of this show at FolkAlley.com .

On Saturday the 28th & Sunday the 29th - you'll hear (and
see!) two full days of amazing live performances. Starting at
11:30am each day, we'll be streaming live on Folk Alley and
we'll present the live video webcast from the Fort and Quad
Stages!

You can follow all the action at FOLKALLEY.COM - join us!

Weekend Webcast Schedule (subject to change)

Saturday, July 28

 *  Robert Ellis, 11:30am
 *  Brown Bird, 12pm
 *  Jonny Corndawg, 12:30pm
 *  Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 1pm
 *  Deer Tick, 1:45pm
 *  Alabama Shakes, 2pm
 *  Sharon Van Etten, 3pm
 *  Dawes, 4pm
 *  Iron & Wine, 4:15pm
 *  Spirit Family Reunion, 5:15pm
 *  Guthrie Family Reunion, 5:30pm
 *  My Morning Jacket, 6pm

Sunday, July 29

 *  Kossoy Sisters, 11:30am
 *  Sara Watkins, 12pm
 *  Joe Fletcher, 12:30pm
 *  Trampled By Turtles, 1pm
 *  New Multitudes, 1:45pm
 *  Charles Bradley, 2pm
 *  Gary Clark Jr., 3pm
 *  The Head And The Heart, 3:30pm
 *  Of Monsters And Men, 4:15pm
 *  Conor Oberst, 4:45pm
 *  Punch Brothers, 5:15pm
 *  Jackson Browne, 6pm

In the meantime, you can enjoy a special Newport Folk Festival
Mix at NPR Music by CLICKING HERE !
http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/156572574/newport-folk-2012-the-preview-mix?fa-120726
And don't forget to follow along on Twitter - #newportfolk!
More info about the Newport Folk Festival HERE!
http://www.newportfolkfest.net/
Enjoy!!

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