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Nation’s Largest Teachers Unions, Others, Prepare for Climate Change Summit

NNPA NEWSWIRE — UN Officials have called climate change the defining issue of this generation. “The Summit will present practical and new measures to speed up the transition from coal to clean energy, and to cut the pollution that is harming our health,” Amina J. Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, said in a news release. The summit opens on Monday, September 23.

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Sea levels are rising, coral reefs are dying, and officials said they are starting to see the life-threatening impact of climate change on health through air pollution, heatwaves and risks to food security. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia

Young people from around the country are expected to unite to help fight climate change on Friday, September 20.

The gathering is scheduled just three days before the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.

Officials at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) said youth plan to lead adults, institutional and grassroots organizations, and others, to demand the changes necessary to save the world’s future.

The summit will feature heads of state, representatives from the private sector, UN officials said.

Teen activist Greta Thunberg is also expected to attend.

UN Officials have called climate change the defining issue of this generation.

“The Summit will present practical and new measures to speed up the transition from coal to clean energy, and to cut the pollution that is harming our health,” Amina J. Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, said in a news release.

The summit opens on Monday, September 23.

It counts among five major UN events that look at health, and the supporting of small island developing states.

Global emissions are reaching record levels and show no sign of peaking, according to the intergovernmental organization.

The information posted on the UN’s website, notes that the last four years were the four hottest on record, and winter temperatures in the Arctic have risen by 3°C since 1990.

“Climate change is disrupting national economies, costing us dearly today and even more tomorrow,” Mohammed said.

But there is a growing recognition that affordable, scalable solutions are available now that will enable cleaner, more resilient economies, she said.

The latest analysis shows that if there’s immediate action, carbon emissions can be reduced within 12 years.

Also, the increase in the global average temperature can be held to well below 2°C and even, as asked by the latest science, to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to UN officials.

In her statement, AFT President Randi Weingarten said it’s important to note the youth-led actions planned before and during the summit.

“From students walking out in solidarity against gun violence, to young people marching for action on climate change across the world, we see powerful examples of what happens when young people take action for change,” Weingarten said.

“Today’s students are tomorrow’s elected officials, engineers, researchers and scientists; they are designing solutions to preserve the earth’s riches, forging a path for a future they want to inherit,” she said.

The AFT is a union of professionals who support students and their future, Weingarten said.

“Our educators and paraprofessionals, nurses and healthcare workers, and public employees support students every day as they take leadership roles and find solutions to issues that affect their communities – the places we all live and work,” she said.

“If we can help students learn about the science of climate change, help them understand free speech and citizen advocacy as part of civic education, and encourage their belief in themselves, we’ve done our job in helping the next generation secure their future,” Weingarten said.

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Op-Ed: Biden Needs a Reparations Commission for 2024

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Leaders within the Democratic Party in the last Congress demonstrated their political will for a reparations commission. 217 confirmed yes votes in the House and half of the Senate Committee chairs, along with the Senate Leader, and many of their colleagues, signed on to the Senate bill.
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September 6, 2023

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President Biden

Mr. President, the call for justice in America is at a historic high. This current call for justice is founded squarely on the issue of Reparations. This is an American call for justice – not only has it been identified as the major issue by Black Americans via a 2021 Congressional Black Caucus poll, but in a recent USA Today poll, 83 % of Americans said racism is a problem facing the US. This explains why an array of Americans has enthusiastically joined this call for reparatory justice – allied ethnic groups, many of the largest social justice organizations in the country, a diversity of religious orders, America’s most prestigious universities, major US corporations, some of the largest philanthropies in America, and of immense importance, following Evanston, Illinois – numerous municipalities and States within the Union. This is proof that much of America wants to see this issue addressed and resolved now!

Leaders within the Democratic Party in the last Congress demonstrated their political will for a reparations commission. 217 confirmed yes votes in the House and half of the Senate Committee chairs, along with the Senate Leader, and many of their colleagues, signed on to the Senate bill. However, as you are aware, Mr. President, the bipartisanship that is needed to pass the bill in the Senate does not exist. Thus, the only way to move this issue forward, which much of America is demanding, is through an Executive Order.

This must be done immediately as the next Presidential election is approaching. On one side of this issue are those calling for “No Reparations No Vote”, in their attempt to drive Black voters to the Republican Party. On the other side, are those of us who fully understand the significance of the Black vote for a Democratic Party win. Statistics have shown that since 1960, except for 1964, the Black vote was the deciding factor in each of the Democratic Party’s wins in presidential elections. In essence, the Black vote gave American Presidents Kennedy, Carter, Clinton, Obama, and you Mr. Biden.

A growing number of major publications have recognized this dependence of the Democratic Party on the Black vote. Immediately after your election, Vox reported – “The Black Vote is key to Democratic success”- saying you “could not have been competitive without it.” At this same time, the New York Magazine shouted, Joe Biden Owes It All to African American Voters. In April of this year, Time Magazine wrote, Black Voters Gave Biden the White House. They May Determine Whether He Stays There – the writer concluded “Put plainly: you can’t win the nomination or the White House as a Democrat without the Black vote. And finally, just last month, the Washington Post echoed the Times writer, by saying the Black vote “will be crucial in a Biden bid for reelection.”

We are 20% of your base Mr. President, more than all other people of color combined. When we come out and vote, Democrats win! Certainly, Mr. Bidden, the Republicans are fully aware of this as they have directed enormous resources to suppress the Black vote– by spending nearly $1 billion in the last election and introducing over 900 pieces of legislation, according to Marc Morial of the National Urban League. The Democratic Party needs to both counter these efforts by Republicans and address the low enthusiasm for the Democratic Party in the Black community.

This counter-offensive must be an immediate statement announcing the implementation of an HR 40-like Reparations Commission via Executive Order by the President of the United States of America. This, and only this, will generate the turnout in the Black community necessary for a Democratic Party victory in 2024. The Democratic Party can no longer waffle on this issue of reparations. We need a Reparations Commission Now! You, Mr. President, need a Reparations Commission now – for any hope of a 2024 victory.

EO40 Now!. EO 40 now! EO40 now!

Reparations Now

Text – Reparations Now to 202-347-9797 to support this call.

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Evs more satisfying…Prologue

Special guest Chris Martin, Automobile Public Relations, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Honda Hydrogen Fuel Cells, solid-state batteries and new products Prologue EV, ZDX EV, and more.
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Special guest Chris Martin, Automobile Public Relations, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Honda Hydrogen Fuel Cells, solid-state batteries and new products Prologue EV, ZDX EV, and more.

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