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Can we pin upcoming climate actions to the top of the page? (self.climate)
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There is a big march for a better climate future in NYC tomorrow it would be nice to see it "advertised". We could do the same for any significant upcoming action?

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[–] LibertyLizard 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

NYC but also across the world. I’m going to the march in my city.

Also I think pinning upcoming actions is a great idea. It’s good to keep informed about the science and politics and everything but that information is really only useful if we act on it. Personally I’m not going to organize a whole protest movement but I will absolutely support actions that I hear about. I think lots of people would do the same.