Bay Area Youth Climate Summit Newsletter: January 2022

Happy 2022! This is going to be an exciting year for BAYCS so start reading to get a short update of some of the fun things we have planned!

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

BAYCS IS PARTNERING WITH GREENBELT ALLIANCE

 

BAYCS is excited to announce our partnership with Greenbelt Alliance on joint youth climate advocacy training. Greenbelt Alliance is a local Bay Area organization whose mission is to educate, advocate, and collaborate to ensure that the Bay Areas lands and people are resilient to climate change. We will be working together in the upcoming months to train our base on how to advocate at city council meetings around climate resilience policies. Our organizations are also collaborating on an art contest coming down the line, which will promote education around nature-based climate solutions, so stay tuned for more news!

 
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SUTRO STEWARDS x BAYCS

  

Sutro Stewards is a non-profit organization that helps protect the beautiful nature of Sutro Forest! They run programs that help restore and protect Sutro’s native biodiversity and create and maintain trails so we all can enjoy and connect with nature. BAYCS will be partnering with them to hold an in-person workshop and volunteer session in early February where we will work as a community to help maintain their beautiful land. Show up to get some good exercise and learn about the native habitats of our city! 

 
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HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE RECENT TSUMANI ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST?

 

When an underwater volcano erupted in Tonga on Saturday, January 15, shops and homes were destroyed by the ensuing tsunami and ash rained down from the sky. An estimated 80,000 Tongan citizens have been affected. Find out more and what you can do to help by reading this article. 

 
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ARTICLES AND EDUCATION

ESCALTING INEQUALITY: TOP RICHEST MEN HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED THEIR WELATH DURING THE PANDEMIC

 

In a fact sheet article and op-ed piece, BAYCS members evaluate the escalating inequality from since the pandemic started. Since then, the world's billionaires have more than doubled their incomes and assets, seeing more increase in wealth than in the past 14 years. While the lower class suffer in poverty, facing the immediate repercussions of the climate catastrophe and struggle to make ends meet, billionaires have more than doubled their wealth. Read more at the link below to learn exactly how this disconnect happened (and has been happening) and what that means for communities across the country.

 
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THE 6TH MASS EXTINCTION HAS ALREADY STARTED, AND IT MAY BE ENTIRELY OUR FAULT

 

Recent studies show that the 6th mass extinction has already started, with over 7.5-13% of all species going extinct since the start of human history. The expansion into natural habitats and increased use of fossil fuels have spurred what some scientists say is the 6th mass extinction. Read more at the link below to learn how this happened and what we can do to stop it. 

 
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HOW OIL COMPANIES GREENWASH (AND THE CAMPAIGN TO MAKE THEM STOP)

 

Are these ads BS or what? Click the link below to join ‘How to save a planet?’ In a discussion about the controversial role of fossil fuel companies like Exxon Mobil - and their ads in the fields of green energy and climate solutions to look behind the curtains of the life and work of these ads and to be a part of a “novel plan” that strategizes a way that could change the course of these advertising firms when it comes to climate change. 

 
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REMEMBER THE BAY AREA SCIENCE FESTIVAL? 

 

BASF has been hosting monthly interactive science activities on their YouTube Channel! Check out all their recordings from STEM in Bread Making to Astronomy!

 
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OPPORTUNITIES & TAKE ACTION

K-12 COASTAL ART & POETRY CONTEST!

 

California students in Kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to submit artwork or poetry with a California coastal or marine theme to the Coastal Art & Poetry Contest. Entries can be submitted online until midnight January 31st, 2022. Click the link below for rules, flyers, instructions and any other important information about cash PRIZES and RECOGNITION!

 
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CONSERVATION SCIENCE INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM WITH AUDUBON CANYON RANCH

 

Audubon Canyon Ranch, a conservation organization with ranches all through California is hosting a conservation and stewardship program for young, upcoming, feminine/female identifying people in the conservation field. Applicants must be rising juniors or seniors. It will be virtual, so people from across all time zones may apply to learn and dialogue with conservationists, scientists, and mentors to build community and explore the natural world. Apply and learn more at the link below!

 
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WASTE MANAGEMENT VIRTUAL SUSTAINABILITY FORUM

 

Join WASTE MANAGEMENT  to hear from inspiring leaders and to see how we’re all working towards a more sustainable tomorrow. Waste Management's event will feature compelling conversations around emerging technologies, social impact, circularity, and more. Tune in on 2/9/22 at 9am PT/ 11am CT/ 12pm ET virtually to understand how what we do today determines how we plan for tomorrow.

 
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