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Fundraiser Movie Night: The Race to Save the World
By Lynn Fitz-Hugh, TCAT Community Engagement Director In 2015 while serving as Coordinator of 350Seattle.org, I peered at a small Facebook post of a young woman who had just been arrested, sitting on top of tripod blocking a deadly potentially exploding oil train that were starting to move through Seattle’s downtown tunnel potentially threatening the whole…
Read MoreYou’re Invited! Climate Justice Mural Design Workshop
Who: YOU! We want to hear your perspectives and ideas! What: Climate Justice Mural Design Workshop When: June 26, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM with social time until 12:30 PM Where: Priest Point Park, Shelter #3 Register at: https://climate-justice-mural-project-design-workshop.eventbrite.com Join us for this engaging design workshop! In The Climate Justice Mural Project, we will focus…
Read MoreArmory Building Offered to City of Olympia
By Samara Almonte & Lynn Fitz-Hugh, adapted from the The City of Olympia website With the Governor’s approval of the 2021 Washington State Capital Budget, the Military Department is directed to transfer the Olympia Armory at no cost to the City of Olympia, “for use as a community asset dedicated to using the arts to…
Read MoreSunflower Community Solar Project
By Olympia Community Solar Thurston Climate Action Team is excited to announce that we are participants in the Sunflower Community Solar Project at the Olympia Farmers Market! Please support our organization by donating a solar unit! Our non-profit will receive the value from what each solar unit produces every year. Community solar projects expand solar to those who…
Read MoreCall for Artists: Climate Justice Mural Project
Thurston Climate Action Team is seeking up to 4 artists to participate in the design process for the 2021 Climate Justice Mural Project. Each selected artist will attend 2 design workshops either in person or via Zoom. During the first design workshop, selected artists will work with Lead Artist Carrie Ziegler and volunteers to capture…
Read MoreNew TCAT Video: Celebrating a Climate Action Milestone!
In early 2021 all four jurisdictions accepted and committed to implement the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan. In addition Tumwater, Olympia and Thurston County have adopted a “Declaration of Climate Emergency”. This milestone was only possible with the amazing work of our volunteers, staff and partner organizations. Click the video player below to watch some of the most…
Read MoreUrban Community Farming in Olympia, Washington
By Clare Follmann | GRuB | October, 2020 GRuB (Garden-Raised Bounty) is a 501(c)3 community nonprofit which works at the intersection of food, education, and health systems to grow healthy food, people, and communities. At its core is the GRuB urban community farm located on the westside of Olympia. This 2 acre farm, composed of a variety of…
Read MoreTCAT Steps Forward: Responding to the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan
By Tom Crawford, TCAT President Now that the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan (TCMP) is completed and in the hands of each of the partner jurisdictions (Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater and Thurston County), Thurston Climate Action Team has identified some specific actions contained in the TCMP it will work on and advocate for during 2021. I would like…
Read MoreClimate Solutions in a Nutshell
How planting chestnut trees in Olympia can sequester carbon, increase food security, and foster community By Chris Nolte When we plant a tree, we invest in our community’s future. With ecological catastrophe on the horizon, we need to be thinking strategically about how to plant as many trees as possible, as quickly and efficiently as…
Read MoreThe Complications of Online-shopping vs In-store Shopping
By Samara Almonte In our last newsletter, Lynn Fitz-Hugh shared with our readers different options for lowering your emissions during the Holiday season, especially when it comes to gift-giving. Although she strongly suggested looking towards acts of service (following COVID-19 regulations of course) as gifts to reduce your carbon footprint, we understand that there may still be…
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