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Another topic was how to get the word out to the most people, and Parry suggested <br /> that we think about which organizations we are already connected to and <br /> collaborate with them in helping us to get the word out. <br /> Rubinoff said that she had already reached out and pilot tested with some <br /> stakeholders of the Climate Council to get some information on communication <br /> methods and how we might support each other. She recommended that we <br /> continue to ask: <br /> • What can we do for you? <br /> • How can we align our communications? <br /> • What would you want of a September event? <br /> She heard from them that climate concerns are on the back burner right now due to <br /> the pandemic and would appreciate the Council's help in making it more of a focus. <br /> She also heard that people don't feel they are being heard, and are very interested <br /> in being a part of the dialogue. <br /> Rubinoff said that this something that all of us can do to begin creating and <br /> maintaining the networks of communications and trust. <br /> McCullough said that given the overlapping crises, it would be important to talk <br /> about intersectionality issues around climate change. <br /> Bouma offered that we also identified a structural issue that we need to work our <br /> way through. The letter to Governor Cooper was a good test case as our first official <br /> communication, and it highlighted a structural question about what authority do we <br /> have to communicate for ourselves. <br /> Kaufman then mentioned that the Council needs to think about framing climate <br /> issues around local issues of importance. <br /> Marcoplos offered to send out materials from the Communications Committee once <br /> they were ready. <br /> V. Update from Policy Committee <br /> Richardson offered that the committee broke up into two subcommittees and the carbon <br /> reduction strategies committee brought in Janway and Bouma.This group has begun <br /> looking at actions and is starting to apply racial equity and evaluation lenses. <br /> This group is taking inspiration from the criteria set up by the Board of Orange County <br /> Commissioners to assess proposals for the Climate Action Fund grant program. <br /> Trueblood added that the Policy Committee aims to bring the refined list forward at the <br /> public event in September. <br /> The other element of active work within the Policy Committee is the lower cost and easier <br /> items.These were pulled out into a new spreadsheet.They also plan to add the names of <br /> organizations who have put these policies into action in NC and beyond. She recommended <br /> Council members look it over. She added that the Southeast Sustainability Directors <br />