Event and action announcements from MN350.org:

Feast and March in Duluth/Superior to Resist Pipelines and Protect Water

• Join us in Duluth and Superior for two days of action! First, in collaboration with many allies, we’ll hold a traditional Anishinaabe feast with drum and singers, and Round dance to honor our "Life Givers" Earth, Water & Women. We will also have a direct action training. We ask for a sliding scale ($5-$20) contribution to cover the costs of the food, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
• The following day, community members will come together for a march and rally in Superior, WI to protect our water and say no to reckless Enbridge pipeline expansion. We want a future free from toxic pipeline expansions carrying the world's dirtiest oil through the Great Lakes region. Join us and bring your friends.
  When:
      Feast: Sunday, Jan. 24, 5-8pm;
      March: Monday, Jan. 25, noon
  Where:
      Feast: Peace United Church of Christ, 1111 N 11th Ave E, Duluth, MN 55805
      March: Superior, WI -- exact location TBD
  More info: Join a carpool to Duluth or request overnight housing;  see Facebook event for feast and Facebook event for march

• Save the date!  U.S. Bank Divest from Fossil Fuels Action January 26 @ 10am in Minneapolis.  Join MN350 and friends for a fun, creative action calling on U.S. Bank to take seriously their climate change policy and stop financing extreme fossil fuel projects such as Enbridge Energy's tar sands oil pipeline and coal.  Stay tuned for more details!

2)  Support our Partners and Allies!

• Building a Movement with Energy Solutions - the UN Climate Change Talkback. You are invited to a one-day event sponsored by Northland Sustainable Solutions and many other groups, including MN350, featuring a panel discussion of the Paris talks attendees, including Tom Goldtooth of Indigenous Environmental Network. Community members who are resources for local renewable energy choices will also be hosting a resource fair. Come together in a unified purpose with diverse leaders of business, government, and organizations focused globally and acting locally for carbon emission reduction!

When: Saturday Jan. 30   9:30 AM - 4 PM

Where: Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Ave Saint Paul, MN 55105

Register and purchase tickets here  Recommended cost is $55 as Carondelet Center requires lunch through their supplier, but scholarships and sliding scale fees are available!

3) Take Action!

Sign the petition to divest Minnesota from fossil fuels! Almost $4 billion of our $84 billion state pension funds are invested in fossil fuels.  Divest Invest Minnesota aims to divest our state pension fund to protect the pensions of hard working Minnesotans from the declining profitability of the fossil fuel industry and to make sure our state stops funding fossil fuels and instead funds a renewable energy economy.

What: Divest Invest MN Petition!

• Pledge to Move Your Money from U.S. Bank! MN350 and partners have been asking U.S. Bank to meet with us regarding their financing practices of tar sands pipelines, mountaintop removal and fracking despite their climate change policy.  Pledge to Move Your Money from U.S. Bank if they refuse to engage with us by Valentine’s Day.  It’s time for U.S. Bank to put its business practices where it’s mouth is and invest the well-being and health of our communities and climate…or we will break up with them.  Learn more about the campaign here.