{"id":24628,"date":"2011-09-07T14:54:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T18:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=24628"},"modified":"2011-09-07T14:54:55","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T18:54:55","slug":"tar-sands-battle-plan-phase-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/tar-sands-battle-plan-phase-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tar Sands Battle Plan: Phase 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Bill McKibben<\/p>\n

Dear friends\u2014<\/h3>\n
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Here\u2019s the battle plan we promised\u2014a few hours late, because it\u2019s been a big job wrapping up phase one of this campaign.<\/p>\n

By now you know what you accomplished: 1,253 arrests, according to some journalists the biggest civil disobedience action since 1977, and the most sustained since the epic campaigns of the civil rights movement. That was enough to take a regional issue and make it a national and even global one (many thanks to our friends, who picketed American and Canadian embassies on every continent).<\/p>\n

Together you managed to make this\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0central environmental test for the administration, and to inform everyone who\u2019s paying attention that Barack Obama will get to make the call by himself, without Congress in the way. In other words, you\u2019ve laid the groundwork for a mighty victory \u2013 now we have to make it pay off.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our main efforts will be to keep the focus on the White House, even as we engage the State Department review process and other technical aspects of the debate. We don\u2019t want the President to be able to hide from the decisions he\u2019s making.<\/p>\n

And we\u2019re not going to do him the favor of attacking him. Instead, we\u2019re going to pay him the dangerous compliment of taking his words from 2008 seriously. Just to remind you, here are two of the many pledges he made while he was inspiring so many of us to knock on doors and send in donations in 2008:<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s be the generation that finally frees America from the tyranny of oil\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children \u2026 this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We\u2019re still planning something big for October 7th or 8th \u2013 the 7th is the date of the last State Department hearing in Washington, DC \u2013 but first we need to go back into our communities to keep building this movement.\u00a0<\/strong>The White House is going to be watching to see if our sit-in was an isolated incident or whether there really is a movement of people across this country rising up to stop the pipeline.<\/p>\n

First, we need to tell the story of what just happened in Washington by meeting with folks in our communities to talk about our experiences.<\/strong>\u00a0This could be as simple as a small gathering in your home, or as elaborate as you\u2019d like. Your story is the most powerful tool you have to keep building this movement. A few of our organizers got together to make a PowerPoint slideshow that you can use in a meetup, and if you\u2019d like to host an event in your community to spread the word, sign up here:\u00a0http:\/\/www.tarsandsaction.org\/meet-up<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n

Second, all around the country, people will be going to Obama campaign offices in polite but firm fashion to remind him that we took him seriously<\/strong>\u2014that he shouldn\u2019t have said it if he didn\u2019t mean it.\u00a0 Watch this video that just arrived from Seattle to get a sense of what we have in mind.\u00a0 We\u2019ll be trying to coordinate this work from city to city\u2014if you\u2019re willing to help in your town, and are certain you can deliver a calm, stern message, sign up here:http:\/\/www.tarsandsaction.org\/office-visits\/<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s our plan for now. I want to make sure that we use this opportunity to strengthen our connections with each other, and make this a true movement. This is your opportunity to start taking a leadership role in this campaign.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be giving you updates on plans for the 7th of course, and letting you know what\u2019s up. We have no guarantee we\u2019ll succeed, but thanks to you this fight is very much on!<\/p>\n

-Bill McKibben for\u00a0tarsandsaction.org<\/a><\/p>\n

PS \u2013 We\u2019re very aware that the federal government has scheduled the hearing on the 7th for Yom Kippur. With whatever action we take, we will make sure our Jewish brothers and sisters will be able to join us.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Josh Lopez<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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By Bill McKibben<\/p>\n

Dear friends\u2014<\/p>\n

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