In January chapter's meeting, our guest speakers Peri Caylor, a member from the Bay Area chapter in California, will explains what Regenerative Agriculture is and how it benefits the soil and sequesters carbon and Pamela Tate, the Campaigns Chair in the Chicago CRP chapter, explains what the Farm Bill is, the policies the Coalition Group is lobbying for, and how our DFW chapter members can take action. To learn more about the fantastic work the group is doing for the 2023 Farm Bill you can visit the Chicago’s chapter page here:https://climaterealitychicago.com/regen-ag/

In this month's meeting, we will have a guest speaker from the Texas Trees Foundation, who will be sharing about some of the work their organization is doing in the DFW area.

In this month's meeting, we will be exploring the Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed into law on August 16th. Join us to learn more about what this means for the climate, our nation, as well as for each of us individually!

This month's meeting will be focused on what we have going on in the chapter, updates on current events, as well as information from some of our different Working Groups. You definitely don't want to miss this meeting, so mark your calendars and see you then!

In June meeting, we heard from Yevgeny Shrago, who is the is policy director for Public Citizen’s Climate Program, where he advocates for financial regulators to direct companies, banks, money managers, and other private actors to better identify and address the risks related to the climate crisis. This presentation explains the serious risks that climate change poses to the financial system, the way that banks and other large financial institutions are fueling that crisis and its negative impacts on vulnerable communities, and the tools that financial regulators are implementing and can implement to address those risks.

May Chapter Meeting including presentation on Environmental & Climate Equity: A local perspective by Carolee Estelle, MD

Building the Movement: New Advocacy Science & Strategies Advocacy expert Chip Pitts concisely reviews the surprising, yet practical advocacy strategies based on scientific insights, especially of the last decade, that can break through the barriers to climate action arising from unprecedented polarization, tribalism, dis- and misinformation, conspiracy theories, and resulting gridlock, so that we can all help build a larger and more effective social movement for climate action.

This month's meeting focused on chapter announcements and updates, as well as an in-depth information session about a few of our working groups.

Island Voices by Elizeth Labega & Maureen Kellen-Taylor from Creatives Group