Who We Are
Current Steering Committee Members
Jody Timms (she/her)
Jody is a founding member of 350Marin, first hearing about the international organization, 350.org in 2012 and then helping to create the Marin local group in March of 2013. She lives in Fairfax and is a long-time community organizer and activist, getting started in…
Silke Valentine (she/her)
Silke lives in Novato and has been an active member of the 350 Marin steering committee since 2014. For more than three years, she has been organizing to prevent the building of a Costco Mega Gas Station in Novato with protests and a petition. As a mother and…
Patrick Costello (he/him)
Patrick lives in Fairfax and has been a 350Marin steering committee member since 2017. He leads the “Financing a Green Climate Future” campaign which helps community members move away from banks that lend to the fossil fuel industry, learn about low-carbon investment…
Bella Bertaud (she/her)
Bella graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Development complemented by a minor in Environmental Systems & Society and a concentration in Professional Writing. By understanding the interconnected social, environmental, and economic issues…
Honorary Steering Committee Members
Jolon Timms
Jolon helped launch 350Marin in 2013 as a high schooler with a desire to lower Marin’s carbon emissions. He pushed for the divestment of his private high school’s endowment from fossil fuel companies and participated in 350Marin’s campaign to pressure MCERA, Marin’s…
Barbara Rothkrug
350Marin was founded in my living room in the spring of 2013. Currently, I’m working on social justice issues in Marin City, including promoting Marin City’s Climate Resilience Team. I’m also the co-chair of church and society at First Presbyterian Church of San…
Richard Gray
I grew up in England and moved to California when I was 17, receiving my BA and MS at San Francisco State. I worked briefly as a Juvenile Probation Officer, then as a watercolor and ceramic artist, and landscape contractor. I remain a landscape designer. Through my…
Zeinab Benchakroun
My name is Zeinab Benchakroun, I’m from Morocco. After 20 years working as a software engineer, I went back to college to re-orient my career towards the climate crisis. At College of Marin, I met 350Marin who were very supportive of all my “artivist” projects. After…
Our Mission
350Marin is made up of grassroots activists who are deeply concerned about climate breakdown. Regionally, we’re affiliated with 350BayArea, which is working to achieve a significant decrease in all heat-trapping gases both locally and statewide. Globally, we’re part of the 350 movement that’s continuing to grow in 188 countries around the world. We are committed to holding our leaders and communities accountable to the realities of science and the principles of social justice. We hope you’ll join us.
To end our dependence on fossil fuel, 350Marin:
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- Participates in climate breakdown campaigns with regional, state, national and international coalitions.
- Uses multiple techniques of non-violent resistance and civil disobedience pioneered by Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
- Supports and encourages activism through artistic expression.
- Always respects, learns from, and supports each other
- We also network with other non-profit, environmental and social justice organizations in Marin working for positive change.
What We’re A Part Of
350 Bay Area is our regional umbrella organization, which provides federal non-profit status, as well as logistical and organizational support to local Bay Area 350 groups including 350Marin, 350 Sonoma, 350 San Francisco, and 350 East Bay. As well, 350 Bay Area has regional campaigns that local 350 groups support on a group-by-group basis.
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350 Bay Area Action endorses and helps elect climate champions, lobbies elected officials to fight for bold climate solutions, and works to ensure that climate justice is at the top of the political agenda.
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350 believes in a safe climate and a better future — a prosperous and equitable world built with the power of ordinary people, driven by renewable energy and rooted in justice.
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The Science of 350
Okay. 350 is an easy name to remember. But what does it mean? Scientists around the world are in almost unanimous* agreement: 350 parts per million (350 ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is the maximum safe limit to maintain life on Earth as we know (and love) it.
The bad news? We’re currently at 422 ppm. And rising.
The good news? We’re part of a global grassroots movement working in multiple ways in multiple countries to bring us (all of us) back from the brink and back on track.
The best news? We’re starting to make a difference. And you can join us.
* 97%. That’s getting pretty close.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead (American cultural anthropologist)