Earth Day Changemakers

Join us at , our special event for climate champions, hosted by on Wed. April 23, 2 to 5pm, at the Mill Valley Community Center.

At this free networking event, we will help you:

• Connect with other climate champions.
• Promote important climate action campaigns.
• Empower our community to take collective action.

Come meet other climate advocates, hear inspiring talks by climate action leaders, and discuss collective actions for our local climate movement. You will learn about priorities for environmental and political action, as well as new tactics and alliances for 2025 and beyond.

Don’t miss this chance to connect with your peers and make a difference together!

Read on to learn more.

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• Short Talks by climate action leaders.
• Action Tables about collective climate actions.
• Action Workshops about key campaigns we can rally behind.
• Youth Workshops between young activists and elected officials.
• Networking Spaces throughout the event.

This special event will focus on collective action for climate champions – unlike our previous Earth Day festivals, which were about individual action. There will be no booths or exhibits for the general public.

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• 2:00 pm: , environmentalist and co-founder of (video)
• 2:05 pm: , co-founder and executive director of
• 3:00 pm: , founder and executive director of  
• 4:00 pm: ,

Each talk will be about 10 minutes. Talks will be recorded on video, for later viewing.

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Action tables will share information about collective actions on these topics:

• Community Engagement / Networking
• Political Action / Climate Justice
• Transportation / EVs, Bikes, Transit
• Energy / Electrification
• Buildings / Efficiency
• Food / Land Use
• Waste / Plastic
• Water / Wildfire

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Short action workshops will be hosted by local climate leaders about key collective actions, campaigns or coalitions.

These 15 min. roundtable discussions will take place in the main room, in a “speed-networking” format.

Each workshop will include a short presentation, Q&A and an invitation to sign up to support that project. See list of first workshops below.

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• Advocating for climate leadership in local elections (350 Marin)

• How to drive building electrification (Electrification Squad)

• Reduce California electric rates (Marin CCL)

• Help people get out of their cars (MCBC & Sustainable Marin)

• Help develop a countywide BYO campaign (Plastic Free Marin)

• Build an online hub for local climate action (Green Change)

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We will host private conversations between young activists and elected government officials. These workshops are hosted by Al Grumet and will be held in a separate room.

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We expect hundreds of engaged participants at this event, including a who’s who of local climate leaders in Marin and beyond!

Here are some of the groups that plan to join us:

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Many thanks to our co-sponsors for this event:

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We’re grateful for their support of Green Change’s community engagement work this year!

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• This event is presented by , our nonprofit climate action network
• Organizers: Fabrice Florin, Tom Flynn, Al Grumet, Kevin Morrison
• Support Team: Bridget Mazzini, Marilyn Price + others TBD

• Contact: Email [email protected] for more information

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Would you like to help host an action table or workshop at Earth Day Changemakers? to let us know which critical collective actions, campaigns or coalitions you would like to discuss at the event.

Workshop proposals are due by Friday, March 14 at end of day. Please email your proposal to: [email protected] .

Note that this year is different from our previous Earth Day festivals: this event is focused on collective action for climate advocates. We will NOT host booths for the general public.

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Would you like to volunteer with us at Earth Day Changemakers?

We are looking for volunteers to help us in a variety of roles that day: set up, greet visitors, host activities, take photos & videos, help with stage or A/V, load-out.

to let us know which shifts, roles and activities interest you the most.

After you sign up, we will get back to you with a proposed volunteer role and time slot. You’re also welcome to email us at [email protected] if you prefer.

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If you have any questions about this event or Green Change, please email us at [email protected] .

We hope to see you soon!

The Green Change Team

Host or Publisher Green Change