Social Media Toolkit:
LA County Just Transition Victory
We encourage activists and allies to help spread the news of the victory in Los Angeles County where the Board of Supervisors voted to create a just transition taskforce with environmental and labor partners to develop a plan for idle oil well plugging and remediation. Celebrate this important progress with us!
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Sample Posts
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VICTORY: LA County Supervisors voted unanimously (5-0) to start #JustTransitionLA beginning with figuring out the plan to put people to work to #CleanUpOilWells. This is a HUGE victory for workers, our health, and environment in #LACounty! https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2020/09/los-angeles-county-forms-just-transition-taskforce-clean-old-oil-wells
Thanks @LACountyBOS for voting in support of #JustTransitionLA. In a defining decade to protect our climate future, leadership from #LACounty shows how cleaning up idle oil wells is an investment in workers, communities & our future. https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2020/09/los-angeles-county-forms-just-transition-taskforce-clean-old-oil-wells
We want to thank #LACounty Supervisors @mridleythomas and @SupJaniceHahn for their leadership to cosponsor the #JustTransitionLA by taking this important step to figure out how we put people back to work to #CleanUpOilWells and transition to a clean, green economy. #JustTransitionLA https://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/a-just-transition-to-clean-energy
Thank you Supervisors @HildaSolis @mridleythomas @SheilaKuehl @SupJaniceHahn @kathrynbarger @LACountyBOS for your labor and climate leadership #JustTransitionLA https://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/a-just-transition-to-clean-energy
Thanks to all who helped make the #LACounty win possible. Labor & Environmental Justice coming together to protect our health and planet for @SierraClubLA_OC @USW675 @CIRSEIU @UNITEHERE11 https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2020/09/los-angeles-county-forms-just-transition-taskforce-clean-old-oil-wells
We hope @LACityCouncil follows the lead of @LACountyBOS who just voted to enact a #Just Transition plan to #CleanUpOilWells. Will @HerbJWesson and @CD6Nury do the same for LA City?
Thank you @mridleythomas for your leadership on this important effort. RETWEET: https://twitter.com/mridleythomas/status/1311035452921581570
Take action to thank your LA County Supervisor for voting for #JustTransitionLA and ask that they ensure oil executives are held accountable to pay for the cost to #CleanUpOilWells in LA County sc.org/JustTransitionLA
Hashtags
Hashtags you can use when creating your own post.
- #JustTransitionLA
- #CleanUpOilWells
- #LACounty
Targeting
Twitter handles for targets
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SD1: @HildaSolis, SD2:@mridleythomas, SD3: @SheilaKuehl, SD4: @SupJaniceHahn, SD5: @kathrynbarger, Board of Supervisors @LACountyBOS
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LA County Agencies: CEO @LACountyCEO, Sustainability @CSO_LACo, Regional Planning @LACDRP, Public Works @LACoPublicWorks, Workforce Development @LACountyWDACS
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Sierra Club @SierraClubLA_OC, Building Trades @LAOC_BTrades, Steelworkers @USW675
Amplification
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Take Action: sc.org/JustTransitionLA
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Sierra Club Blog: https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2020/09/los-angeles-county-forms-just-transition-taskforce-clean-old-oil-wells?amp
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Link to Statement by Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas: https://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/a-just-transition-to-clean-energy/
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Board Meeting Video: https://lacounty.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=8117&meta_id=471843
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Motion language: http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/149304.pdf
Public Statements of Support: http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/149238.pdf
Online Action
Share this action with your networks. Send a message to your LA County supervisor today to ensure they continue to take bold steps for a #JustTransitionLA.
