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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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />McCullough said that given the overlapping crises, it would be important to talk <br />about intersectionality issues around climate change. <br /> <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 /> <br />Kaufman then mentioned that the Council needs to think about framing climate <br />issues around local issues of importance. <br /> <br />Marcoplos offered to send out materials from the Communications Committee once <br />they were ready. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />Trueblood added that the Policy Committee aims to bring the refined list forward at the <br />public event in September. <br /> <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