Skip to main content

At Spring Lobby Weekend 2020, hundreds of students, recent grads, Quakers, and young adults will gathered online and virtually lobbied Congress on one critical issue—climate change.

Day 1: March 29

Welcome and opening remarks
Larissa Gil-Sanhueza, FCNL

Keynote and Q&A: The climate emergency
Rachel Cleetus, Union of Concerned Scientists - Watch Rachel’s remarks.

Pricing carbon: Why now?
Emily Wirzba and Alicia Cannon, FCNL - Watch Emily and Alica’s remarks.

The Urgency of Congressional Action in the Broader Movement
Jamie DeMarco, Citizens Climate Lobby - Watch Jamie’s remarks.

Our story together: Lobbying through storytelling
No one is a better expert on your story than you. We’ll break out into small groups to harness your transformative power of storytelling into legislative change. - Watch the training.

Keynote and Q&A: Climate change and justice
Mustafa Santiago Ali, National Wildlife Federation - Watch Mustafa’s remarks.

Lobby training
Never been to a congressional office? We’ve got your back. Learn everything you need to know before you lobby your member of Congress. - Watch the lobby training.

Day 2: March 30

Welcome
Larissa Gil-Sanhueza, FCNL

Hear directly from a member of Congress
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) - Watch Rep. Panetta’s Remarks.

Spoiler alert: You are now a D.C. insider
What is a DC insider? Hear from this panel of Hill staffers, lobbyists, and activists to hear what a DC insider really is. (Hint: It’s advocates like you.) - Watch the congressional staff panel. - Corey Schrodt, Rep. Francis Rooney (FL-19)
- Riya Mehta, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)

Conference Room A

The Environment, Quakers, and Faith Partners - Watch

  • Alicia Cannon and Joe D’Antonio, FCNL

Climate change and agriculture - Watch

  • Alicia Cannon, FCNL

Climate change and mass incarceration - Watch

  • Joe D’Antonio and Jose Santos Woss, FCNL

Conference Room B

Talking to conservative members of Congress about carbon pricing - Watch

Climate change and public health - Watch

  • Mildred Maisonet and Denise Chavez, East Tennessee State University

Show Me the Money: The Economics of Carbon Pricing - Watch

Conference Room C

Amplify Your Advocacy: Break Into the Media - Watch

  • Alex Frandsen and Sergio Mata-Cisneros, FCNL

Climate change and immigration - Watch

  • Karla Molinar-Arvizo and Amelia Kegan, FCNL

From the Hill to your hometown: Advocacy Corps - Watch

  • Larissa Gil-Sanhueza and Sergio Mata-Cisneros, FCNL

Closing Quaker Worship (Not Recorded)