A healthier climate starts with connected neighbors and empowered communities.
Who We Are
The South Seattle Climate Action Network is a community of concerned citizens who seek to elevate the importance of climate justice via community building, educating our elected officials, and partnering with allied organization. We are a grassroots, all-volunteer organization that seeks to develop strong relationships with our South Seattle legislators to support meaningful environmental and climate legislation, and to promote a sustainable and equitable future for our people and the planet.
We’re ordinary people, just like you. We are juggling jobs, kids, and relationships. We have bills to pay, children to love, friends and family to support. We don’t feel like we have all the answers. But the urgency of the climate crisis leaves us with no other option but to act for our planet, our communities and our families.
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350 Seattle Federal Policy Team
Join the 350 Seattle Federal Policy Team: Tell our President and Congress members to protect and strengthen climate protection rules, stop allowing and funding fossil fuels, plastics, and toxics! Meets the first Wednesdays of every month at 5 pm on Zoom. For Zoom...
What We Do
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
SSCAN leaders and volunteers advocate for public policy that reduces greenhouse gas emissions in Washington State and prepares our communities, especially the most vulnerable, for anticipated climate change effects.
MT BAKER MEANINGFUL MOVIES
The South Seattle Climate Action Network works with the Meaningful Movies Project to coordinate monthly screenings of social justice documentaries in South Seattle.
EARTHCARE NOT WARFARE
SSCAN works on anti-war legislation because our military is the largest producer of greenhouse gases and because many SSCAN members are in the 9th Congressional District. Congressman Adam Smith is the chair of the House Armed Services Committee.
URBAN AGRICULTURE
SSCAN leaders and volunteers organize and/or support several community-driven urban agriculture projects including the Mt Baker Food Is Free Community Giving Garden, Bradner Garden Pea Patch and the Shark Garden..
Upcoming Events
At SSCAN’s monthly meet-ups and Meaningful Movies events, we host speakers who provide educational presentations on topics relevant to climate change and environmental protection. We also coordinate semi-regular meetings with our legislators at all levels of government.
Martin Luther King Day Event
Join the annual Martin Luther King Day event, Mon. Jan. 20th Bring signs or banners or just walk to support social justice. Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave, Seattle 98122-11:00 am Indoor Rally -12:30 pm Outdoor March
SSCAN Action Meetup, January 2
Join our next Action Meetup: Thursday, Jan. 2nd at 6 pm We will prep for the upcoming state legislative session, etc. Please send us your questions, requests, and announcements for our agenda to us: admin@southseattleclimate.org Thursday, Jan. 2nd 6 pm Zoom...
Seattle Black Panthers Documentary
Meaningful Movie, Thursday, Jan. 30th, 6 pm, at the Mount Baker Community Club Meaningful Movies (MM): Seattle Black Panthers, Thursday, Jan. 30th, 6 pm, at the Mount Baker Community Club, 2811 Mt. Rainier Dr. S, and on Zoom. Seattle Black Panthers: the Fight for...
SSCAN Action Meeting
January 2 at 6:00PM
We will be preparing for the upcoming state legislative session in January 2025.
350 WA CAT Outreach
Sign up for the 350 WA Civic Action Team (CAT) Action Alerts The 350 WA Civic Action Team
Write letters to the Editor
Write letters responding to climate stories to the editor of your local papers e.g. Seattle Times: mailto:letters@seattletimes.
Start with a mention of a recent climate article, then call for green policy action. Keep it short-less than 200 words. See this example:
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make