July 14th Energy Justice Victory Party

WHAT: Energy Justice Victory Party / Fiesta de la Victoria de Justica Energética
WHEN: Wednesday, July 14 from 5:30pm – 6:30pm
WHERE: Virtual Zoom Event, RSVP

HUGE VICTORY! From Eastern Oregon to the Coast, communities on the front lines of climate change and environmental injustice have been organizing to create good jobs in clean energy, make energy bills affordable for all, and improve health with upgrades in people’s homes through the Oregon Clean Energy Opportunity Campaignand won! 

History was made together this legislative session, and now it’s time to celebrate! 

Join the virtual Energy Justice Victory Party to celebrate these hard-earned victories, hear from Legislators and frontline community members from across Oregon who were instrumental in leading us to these victories, and learn what comes next in the fight for energy justice in Oregon. 

As of this weekend, 100% Clean Energy for All, the Healthy Homes Act, and the Energy Affordability Act have all been passed by the Oregon Legislature.

  • The Energy Affordability Act was the first to pass on March 16th, creates a low-income utility rate class so that families no longer have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table. 
  • The Healthy Homes bill creates a new program in the Oregon Health Authority to improve health by investing in home upgrades like energy efficiency and fire resiliency measures for low-income renters and homeowners. 
  • Finally, the 100% Clean Energy for All bill is the most ambitious clean energy legislation in the country, setting a commitment for Oregon’s major utilities to source 100% clean energy by 2040. This bill centers justice by ensuring tribal consultation for new clean energy projects, creating just labor standards and apprenticeships for green jobs, ensuring that frontline communities have a say in utilities’ clean energy plans, and investing in community-owned clean energy projects to ensure that people have electricity during outage events in heat waves, fires, and other disasters.

There’s so much to celebrate, including

  • People from across the state met on Zoom with dozens of legislators’ offices to communicate their support for 100% Clean Energy for All!
  • Community members sent over 680 hand-written postcards to legislators’ offices in support of the 100% Clean Energy for All, Healthy Homes, and Energy Affordability bills!
  • Volunteers completed nearly 250 phone bank shifts, making nearly 5,000 calls to Oregonians, generating more than 250 calls into legislators
  • Community advocates testified virtually before House & Senate Committees (many for the first time!)
  • Dozens of community members got letters to the editor published in the Oregonian, Portland Tribune, Coos Bay World, Medford Mail Tribune, Bend Bulletin, Columbia River Gorge News, and Daily Astorian.
  • And so much more!

Join the Victory Party to celebrate these wins and continue momentum for the ongoing fight for energy justice across Oregon. 

Winning these three groundbreaking energy justice bills demonstrates that when communities who are most impacted by intersecting environmental, economic, racial justice, and health crises are leading the way, everyone wins. Thank you for being a part of this movement.


 

¡ENORME VICTORIA! Desde el este de Oregón hasta la costa, las comunidades en la primera línea del cambio climático y la injusticia ambiental se han estado organizando para crear buenos empleos en energía limpia, hacer que las facturas de energía sean asequibles para todxs y mejorar la salud con mejoras en los hogares de las personas a través de la Campaña Oportunidades de Energía Limpia de Oregón – ¡ y ganó! 

La historia se hizo juntxs en esta sesión legislativa, ¡y ahora es el momento de celebrar! 

Únete a la virtual Fiesta de la Victoria por la Justicia Energética para celebrar estas victorias ganadas con tanto esfuerzo, escuchar a lxs legisladores y miembrxs de las comunidades de primera línea de todo Oregón que fueron fundamentales para llevarnos a estas victorias, y aprender lo que sigue en la lucha por la justicia energética en Oregón. 

¡Fiesta de la victoria de la justicia energética!
Miércoles 14 de julio de 5:30 p.m. a 6:30 p.m.
Evento virtual de zoom, confirma tu asistencia aquí 
¡Comparte el evento en Facebook aquí

Se proporcionará interpretación en español y ASL. 

A partir de este fin de semana, la Legislatura de Oregón ha aprobado la Ley Hogares Saludables, la Ley Asequibilidad Energética, y la Ley Energía 100%  Limpia para Todxs.  

Hay mucho que celebrar, incluyendo:  

Únete a la Fiesta de la Victoria para celebrar estos triunfos y continuar con el impulso de la lucha en curso por la justicia energética en todo Oregon. 

Ganar estos tres proyectos de ley de justicia energética innovadores demuestra que cuando las comunidades más afectadas por las crisis ambientales, económicas, de justicia racial y de salud que se cruzan están liderando el camino, todxs ganan. Gracias por ser parte de este movimiento.