Re: 350 Silicon Valley--wow! (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Maybe they were the Extinction Rebellion wing of 350 Silicon Valley.

Actually, I wonder if Olga knows about
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_Rebellion ?

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:34:24 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > From: Olga Mandrussow <http://www.gmail.com/~mandrussow>
 >  > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:59:38 -0700
 >  > 
 >  > Noelle,
 >  > On Sunday I went to a climate emergency meeting held by one of the
 >  > coalition members.  We were reviewing the Sept 25th action on Montgomery
 >  > Street in SF (I was out of town the entire week, but participated in a
 >  > demonstration in Chicago).  I heard that a few people were arrested on Sept
 >  > 25, for blocking door to Wells Fargo.  Well . . . during the meeting I
 >  > chatted with a few folks and discovered that the people who got arrested
 >  > were all from 350 Silicon Valley!  Several members were there Sunday night
 >  > and despite looking like typical suburbanites, they were completely,
 >  > totally radical in their thinking and ideas.  Super impressive!
 >  > 
 >  > I think I told you earlier that I hooked up with the 350 SF group and was
 >  > substantially underwhelmed––they are focused on electric cars, 
 >  > supervisors,
 >  > etc., when I believe much more dramatic action needs to be taken.
 >  > 
 >  > Anyway, just wanted you to know.
 >  > 
 >  > Kisses to you and Robert.  Stay well.
 >  > Olga