Concord Rally and March April 19th
2025-04-19 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Concord Bart Plaza, 1451 Oakland Ave, Concord, CA, 94520, United States
From the organizers:
Homegrown group against Trump’s attacks on the people and the environment. A safe non-violent rally! Hands off our Social Security and Medicare. Stop mass firings of Federal employees. Defend DEI & LGBTQ rights. Stop scapegoating immigrants. Protect our environment!
Meet at Concord Bart Plaza at 1, then march to Todos Santos Plaza. Yup, you’ll find some of us
Please support and thank our local businesses during these peaceful, community rallies!
Register here.
And yes, some of us from 350 Contra Costa Action will be there! Watch for us at several of these 2025 Earth Month events in Contra Costa County and beyond.
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California Climate Policy Summit 2025
2025-04-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, 1230 J St, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
Don’t miss the fourth annual California Climate Policy Summit on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Sacramento! This is your chance to join forces with state decision-makers, elected officials, climate activists, environmental justice champions, business innovators, scientists, and policy experts to drive forward science-based climate action.
Get inspired by the bold initiatives of climate leaders working to fast-track the phase-out of fossil fuels, boost carbon drawdown, and build a resilient, clean energy future for all. Dive into dynamic conversations about the latest legislative and regulatory battles unfolding in Sacramento. Plus, connect with the trailblazers shaping the future of climate policy across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Look for 350 Contra Costa Action members there. We’re looking forward to it. See why we’re going.
Space is limited—registration is required!

Leadership Team Meeting
2025-04-23 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-30 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-07 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-14 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-21 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-28 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-11 15:00 - 16:00 and 2 more dates | Zoom Meeting
Each Wednesday, our active members from the various action teams, meet to review and update everyone on the work in progress. We also plan events and vote on key matters and strategies to further our mission. This is a good way for new volunteers to get acclimated to the overall organization and is open to any active volunteer. Contact the team leaders for more information and the zoom link to the next meeting.

Cleaning Up California’s Manufacturing Sector: Clean Heat for Communities and Workers
2025-04-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom Meeting
Join Earthjustice, Industrious Labs, and Sierra Club for a webinar on Thursday, April 24th at 6pm to learn about how we can clean up California’s polluting manufacturing sector. Industrial emissions are responsible for 20 percent of our state’s total greenhouse gas emissions, second only to the transportation sector. By cleaning up industrial heating processes, we will not only reduce emissions, but improve community health, protect, and create good jobs.
That’s why we’re inviting you to our webinar: Cleaning Up California’s Manufacturing Sector: 🔥Clean Heat for Communities and Workers
Together we’ll explore how electrifying industrial builders can:
✅ Protect public health and frontline communities
✅ Safeguard workers
✅ Slash climate pollution
✅ And move us toward a cleaner, more just future
You’ll hear from advocates, experts and organizers leading this fight—whether it’s pushing for stronger clean heat rules in California’s Bay Area or building momentum for policies nationwide.
RSVP now to join the conversation and take action.

El Cerrito Go Green Mobility Fair April 26th
2025-04-26 11:00 - 15:00 | El Cerrito Plaza Bart—North Parking Lot, 515 Richmond Street, El Cerrito, CA, 94530, United States
Traveling with the Planet in Mind
Join the City of El Cerrito, City of Berkeley, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), ECRA Walk and Roll & Bike East Bay for a GO GREEN! Mobility Fair at the El Cerrito Plaza BART north parking lot, on Saturday, April 26, 11am-3pm. Bring the family for games, music, food and much more!
Get the skinny on every aspect of the fair—from games to test rides to live music and bike smoothies. While you’re there, meet up with us and our friends at Climate Reality Bay Area, with whom we are sharing a booth.
See other Earth Day and Earth Month events around Contra Costa County. There’s one near you!

Communications Team Meeting
2025-04-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-05-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-05-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-06-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-06-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Meeting
The Communications Team meets via Zoom every other Monday. At our bi-weekly meetings the Communications Team identifies and plans ways to engage with county residents about climate solutions. We encourage community members to become active volunteers through actions like monthly newsletter emails, website posts, speaking engagements, and tabling at public events. Contact the team organizer for more information and the zoom link to the next meeting.

CANCELLED! Congressman DeSaulnier Hosts Environmental Town Hall and Fair May 3
2025-05-03 13:30 - 16:30
Update April 30, 2025: We received notice this afternoon that the Congressman has had to cancel this event.
From Congressman DeSaulnier:
Here in California, we’ve seen firsthand the disastrous effects of climate change from devastating wildfires to more extreme temperatures. Amid this climate crisis, the Trump Administration’s policies have undermined the tools we have to address global warming, including rolling back environmental protections and withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement.
To discuss the path forward and my efforts in Congress to fight back against the Administration’s dangerous actions, I am hosting an outdoor Environmental Town Hall and Resource Fair this Saturday, May 3rd in Oakley.
Starting at 1:30 p.m., local agencies and organizations will share resources on their work to protect the environment. At 2:00 p.m., I will provide an update on my efforts to protect our planet, and we will hear from several local agency leaders about the work being done at the local level. We will also take your questions.
This event is RSVP only and the venue has limited capacity. Click here to RSVP. Confirmed attendees will receive more information, including the exact location, prior to the event.
I hope you will join us for this conversation.

Interfaith San Ramon Valley EarthFest 2025
2025-05-04 13:00 - 16:30 | Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 1550 Diablo Rd, Danville, CA, 94526, United States
See Hope Seed Change
From the organizers:
This year’s focus receives inspiration from Creation itself and explores the essential practices of interconnectedness, reciprocity, and relationships which are the foundation of flourishing of a eco-system and regeneration. Across the wisdom and faith traditions of the world, humanity acknowledges our very existence occurs within a web of relationship. By offering this event, we are inviting people, our congregations, and our collective action in the San Ramon Valley to align with our shared values. Recognizing those who have gone before and our responsibility to those who will come after, we offer EarthFest to spur meaningful action now. See Hope–Seed Change!

Spotlight Our Eco-Success Stories
Draw Hope from One Another
Inspire Local Commitment to Action

Activities • Speakers • Rituals • And More
Food Trucks • Live Music • Booths
A collaborative effort of Baha’i, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Sufi, Hindu, Taoist, and Christian friends, with acknowledgement to our Indigenous relations.

May Climate Circle: Flipping the Grid--How Neighborhood Power Can Keep the Lights On
2025-05-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Meeting
Join us for the May 5 Climate Circle. This month’s topic focuses on flipping the grid with community-powered Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to keep the lights on when neighborhood power goes down.
When the Power Goes Out
Has your power gone out during a heatwave or wildfire warning—spoiling food, shutting off fans, or disconnecting critical medical equipment? A local, community-based Distributed Energy Resources network can pick up the slack when the Big Grid fails.
As the climate crisis accelerates, so do the threats to our electricity system. With more heatwaves, droughts, and storms, utilities like PG&E are shutting off power more often to prevent wildfires. At the same time, more people are switching to electric vehicles, stoves, and heaters—putting even more pressure on the grid. And it’s not just homes and cars—massive new data centers across the country consume enormous amounts of electricity to power cloud computing, AI, and the internet we all rely on. That demand is straining the grid even further.
Can We Build Power in Our Own Neighborhoods?
It’s not a quick fix, but the answer is yes. While it takes effort, collaboration, and some investment, local communities are already starting to make it happen. By tapping into clean energy solutions like rooftop solar, small wind installations, home batteries, electric vehicles, and smart appliances—together, these are known as Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)—we can create local power networks that make our neighborhoods more resilient—even when the grid goes down. The City of Richmond already uses such a network to provide more resilient and flexible power to its residents.
Join us on May 5 for a lively discussion on how communities are flipping the grid with DERs, and what we can do in our own neighborhoods. Whether you’re just getting familiar with energy issues or you’ve studied them in depth, there’s plenty to share and learn from each other.
Sign up here to receive the discussion materials and Zoom link.
Come curious. Leave inspired. Everyone is welcome.
The Contra Costa Climate Circle is a Zoom meeting for the climate concerned. Come connect with like minded folks and discuss current events in a safe and friendly space, each month, the first Monday, from 12-1 pm. All are welcome. We look forward to meeting you!

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Local Policy Team Meeting
2025-05-20 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom Meeting
The Local Policy Team meets via Zoom on the third Tuesday of the month. We discuss our position on policies for which we advocate at the city and county level and also plan campaigns. Keeping environmental justice in mind we focus on: Building Electrification, Climate Action Plans, Housing, Transportation and Just Transition.

This is a great space for anyone wanting to focus on their city, or unincorporated county, or if you have a specific interest in the above areas or want to learn about effective policy.

Contact the team leader for more information and the zoom link to the next meeting.

Webinar: Why California Needs the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund
2025-05-22 10:00 - 11:30
California wildfires are causing catastrophic damage—with a price tag around $250 billion. But why should taxpayers carry that cost while Big Oil gets a free pass?
Join us and our hosts at The Climate Center for a timely webinar on SB 684 (Menjivar) and AB 1243 (Addis)—legislation that would make fossil fuel companies pay into a Climate Superfund to support disaster recovery, frontline communities, and real climate action.
Hear from bill authors, economists, and advocacy leaders on how this bold plan can deliver justice and resilience for Californians.
Register here for the Climate Center Superfund webinar.

Image Credit: Isabel Perlman

Mobilize to Make Polluters Pay on May 27
2025-05-27 17:00 - 19:00 | California Capitol—West Steps, 1315 10th St, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
California is poised to finally hold polluters accountable for the billions of dollars of damages and harms they have caused for decades. Join a broad coalition of organizers, activists, and citizens ready to make polluters pay on May 27th at the Capitol—in a history-making and inspiring rally.
RSVP here and the organizers will share more details soon. Please help spread the word!

Utility Justice 101—Mass Training with Bill McKibben May 28, 2025
2025-05-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Zoom Meeting
Join us for a Mass Virtual Training on May 28th: Utility Justice 101!
350 Bay Area is putting on this training with the 350 Network Council, Third Act, and special guest Bill McKibben to reach people across the country who want to learn more about our current energy system and how they can fight back against monopoly utilities!
From 5-6 pm PT, we’ll be tackling questions like:
⇒ How do electric & gas utilities work?
⇒ Why are my bills so expensive?
⇒ Why do utility companies have so much power, and such little accountability?
⇒ How can we fight back and achieve utility justice?
Then, from 6-6:30 pm, we’ll hold regional breakout rooms and connect with others in our area who want to join the campaign for Energy Equity here in Northern California! Show up and represent! This is a great space to invite your friends, family, and neighbors who are concerned about their utility, but aren’t sure what they can do themselves.
Register Now!
Plus, If you’re interested in joining the 350 Bay Area Energy Equity Campaign team and listserv, send an email to info@350bayarea.org.

June Climate Circle: Breaking the Spiral of Silence–Why We Don’t Talk and How We Can Start
2025-06-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Meeting
June Climate Circle: Breaking the Spiral of Silence
Are you comfortable talking to your neighbors, friends, or family about climate change? If the answer is no, you’ve got company.
According to a recent global study by The Guardian and international newsrooms, 89% of people are concerned about climate change—but most of us aren’t talking about it.
Fear of judgment, disagreement, or social tension silences us
Psychologists and communication experts call it the Spiral of Silence—a powerful force that keeps us quiet when we fear judgment, disagreement, or social tension. We assume others aren’t concerned, or that we don’t know enough, so we stay silent—even with the people closest to us.
Connection, emotion, and trust open pathways to change
Silence slows progress. Research shows that people don’t change their minds through facts alone—they change through connection, emotion, and trust. If most of us want to accelerate climate action, then the way forward starts with conversation.
Let’s turn concern into connection—and silence into momentum
Join us for our next Climate Circle on Monday, June 2, as we explore how to break the climate spiral of silence. Learn how to talk about climate change in ways that open minds, spark action, and bring communities together.
Let’s turn concern into connection—and silence into momentum.
Sign up here to receive the discussion materials and Zoom link.

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NO KINGS Nationwide Day of Defiance June 14, 2025
2025-06-14
Join us, Indivisible and pro-democracy allies on June 14, 2025, for the NO KINGS Nationwide Day of Defiance, coinciding with Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C. Communities all over the country are shifting the spotlight from the parade to grassroots activism as everyday citizens rally and demonstrate peacefully for democracy and freedom for all. Why is 350 Contra Costa Action involved? Because the biggest climate issue facing us today is saving democracy. Learn more in our June newsletter.
With over 100 events scheduled and more planned every day, activists unite to reject authoritarianism and champion true democracy. This day honors the legacy of standing up to tyranny and pushes back against corrupt politics.
Core principle of the events nationwide: Commit to nonviolent action and foster peaceful interactions.
Let’s send a clear message: No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings!
Join a rally or march near you.

Meet Us at Music & Market in Concord June 19!
2025-06-19 16:00 - 20:00
350 Contra Costa Action will have a booth at Concord’s popular outdoor music series, Music & Market, on June 19th! Look for us next door to MCE. The farmers’ market and food vendors will open at 4pm. Music by the party band Pop Rocks will start at 6:30.
Free admission and parking: Todos Santos Parking Center, Concord Avenue, between Salvio and Pacheco Streets. Also Grant Street Garage at Salvio Street between Grant and Colfax Streets. Short walk from BART.
Come on by our booth and learn why making the switch to a heat pump will save you money, shrink your carbon footprint, and help to keep your family healthy. Plus, enter your name to win a FREE induction cooktop and stainless steel fry pan! You might even get to see us cooking!
FREE DRAWING for an Induction Cooktop and Frypan!
Free to enter drawing—no purchase or donation required. Drawing to be held at our table in Todos Santos Plaza, Concord, CA, on June 19, 2025, at 6:20pm. Must be present to win.

Image courtesy City of Concord, used with permission
