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Brilliant news! On Monday 7th October  , at full council, Dudley MBC will debate a fossil fuel divestment motion.

The motion raised by Labour’s Councillor Pete Lowe is the second to be raised in the West Midlands. In 2017  Birmingham City Council  unanimously passed a motion calling on West Midlands Pension Fund to divest from Oil, Coal and Gas exploration and extraction companies.

The motion has been on the agenda for several  full council meetings but due to time pressures has yet to be debated. It will be discussed this time as it is the first motion on the list!We need  to let Dudley councillors know that Dudley backs the motion.

Please spread the word and let your councillor know you support the motion.

We need your help to make this a success ( see ‘Lobby your councillor’ )

Join us on Saturday the 8th September for Coventry -Rise for Climate.  2:00 pm-3.30pm ,

https://actionnetwork.org/events/coventry-rise-for-climate

Come along and let the council know you want divestment , take part in a visual opinion poll, create a selfie showing why you back urgent climate action or make a ‘vox pop’ for our video. Join in the action photo at 2.30pm.

(Bring some bubbles if you can or get arty with a home made placard -#rise for climate / #fossil free )

A writing stand will provide the information and everything you need to write to your councillor- then ‘post’ your letter using our ‘nodding donkey’. ( We’ll make sure they are sent)

There will be giant bubbles, Divest Dino ballon modelling and crafts too.

Here are some suggested tweets / Facebook messages that you could post to help us spread the word…

Support  fossil fuel divestment pledge! Information at divestwmpf.org

Tell your councillor you support  fossil fuel divestment pledge ! Information divestwmpf.org

I told my councillor I support  fossil fuel divestment . Will you? Information at divestwmpf.org

Want your council to invest in the future, not in fossil fuels? Support the pledge to divest! Information at divestwmpf.org

If you have room, you could also add one of the following hashtags:

#divestment 

#fossilfree

Tag us in your in post by including @DivestWMPF and tag your  Council .

Here are some templates you can use to lobby your councillor via Twitter or Facebook:

Dear Cllr (name of councillor)
I support the fossil fuel divestment  (POSTCODE)
Information at divestwmpf.org

Cllr (Surname Councillor)
I support fossil fuel divestment  (POSTCODE). Please sign the pledge. Information at divestwmpf.org

Invest in my future not in fossil fuels. Please sign the pledge to divest!
(POSTCODE) For info visit divestwmpf.org

Cllr (Surname Councillor) Let’s stop investing in fossil fuels!
(POSTCODE). Sign the pledge. Information at divestwmpf.org

If using Twitter to lobby your councillor, please don’t forget to include their twitter handle so that they see your message. You can usually find out what your councillor’s twitter handle is by typing ‘Cllr (NAME) twitter’ into google. Ensure your voice is heard!