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This is a conversation about organizing, metrics, tracking, and building power. It features Ari Trujillo-Wesler (Sierra Club), Brittany Bennett (Sunrise Movement), and Weronika Paszewska (Tectonica Digital Campaign Solutions) in a panel discussion about organizing, measuring its elements and tracking success. 
In this session, Ari re-capped how she worked to measure organizational power, which was really a project to move the Sierra Club towards more analytics-informed organizing. And in the process they learned a lot more about who Sierra Club members are. Brittany explained how she uses supporter activity to help organizers better target their work and how this essentially amounts to measuring an entire movement. Weronika talked about developing an equaltion that is meant to guide digital-first organizations away from simple 1-way communications towards comprehensive decentralized organizing. 

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls – including polls on extreme weather and the American Jobs Plan.

The past few weeks have rough: from an “eye of fire” in the Gulf of Mexico and record-breaking heat in the West to tropical storm Elsa bearing down on our neighbors in south Florida, who are already mourning.
I’ve been warding off my personal feelings of grief, anger, and despair by doubling down on local activism efforts, and recently hosted the first in-person meeting of our “Green New Deal for Durham” leadership team since COVID.
It was so nice to be with people in three dimensions. We hugged each other and ate snacks. We did not worry about frozen cameras or choppy audio or unmuting. We captured next steps on a real whiteboard. And, I also found myself hyper-aware of the limitations of in-person gatherings, after 18 months of Zoom meetings. Turnout was lower than at our virtual gatherings as folks had to sort childcare, factor in commute time, and assess their personal health risk.
COVID dramatically altered our activism, and not all of the changes were bad. Even as we dip our toes into “post-pandemic” life, the virus continues to ravage communities around the U.S. and the world. This week, we’ll share some reflections and resources to help your organization navigate post-pandemic climate advocacy.
             

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls – including polling on clean energy, the American Jobs Plan, infrastructure, and more.