A healthier climate starts with connected neighbors and empowered communities.
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..
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.
Happening Now
Mt Baker Meaningful Movies Events in April
Mt Baker Meaningful Movies presents...Thursday, April 18th, 6 pm, on Zoom. Dear President Biden. A call to declare a climate emergency. The movie is followed by a “Tax Day to Earth Day” Program. Hear what we can do now to ensure our elected representatives move...
Featured News
DEAR PRESIDENT BIDEN – Join the conversation
As a candidate, Joe Biden called climate change an “existential threat” and promised to make fixing the problem part and parcel of every legislative action undertaken during his Administration. Truth is, that while the Biden team got off to a good start – shutting...
Climate News 4.7.24
Here's the latest climate news from our region. Seattle SDOT and the Mayor's office released a draft Transportation Levy. This new levy would replace Move Seattle, which expires this year. The levy provides one third of SDOT's spending overall, and almost all of the...
Climate News 3.28.24
Here's the latest from our region on climate. Note that open houses for the Comprehensive Plan continue, as noted below, and Councilmember Woo has committed to going to all the open houses and talking with residents about their concerns regarding the draft plan. Other...
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.
SSCAN Meetup
April 4, 2024 at 6:00PM
Our last SSCAN meetup focused on the state legislative session – what passed, what we still have to fight for and how decisions are made about what to prioritize. Now we consider what’s next.
Meaningful Movies In april
April 2024
Mt Baker Meaningful Movies is hosting or co-hosting several free, online movie events in April including “Dear President Biden”, “The Letter: A Message For Our Earth”, and John Lewis: Good Trouble”. We hope you will join us!
Tax day to earth day
Apr 15, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
‘Tax Day To Earth Day‘ is a new campaign which brings attention to the importance of shifting our taxes away from things that are destroying our planet to things that are restoring it. There will be multiple events! Join us!
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