Bay Area Youth Climate Summit Newsletter: April 2022 |
|
|
Happy Earth Month! We've summarized this crazy month through some of our favorite news articles and event recaps. Be sure to check out our list of upcoming events and summer opportunities to get involved! |
|
|
WINNERS OF THE GREENBELT ART CONTEST! Thank you to everyone who participated in the art contest! The winners are revealed and click the link to see who won and their artwork. Congratulations to the winners! | | |
|
|
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP MAY 2022 On May 14th from 10-11:30 AM at Lick-Wilmerding High School, there will be a sustainable architecture workshop! Come and learn from East Bay architect Devi Dutta and how she practically integrates sustainability into her designs. There will then be a design challenge where participants can implement techniques to address environmental concerns into planning a school. No experience is required and volunteer and public purpose hours can be provided. Join us to learn the basics on how to combine sustainability and architecture! | | |
|
|
PEOPLE'S EARTH DAY STRIKE Missed the Earth day climate strike in San Francisco? Check out some pictures and videos taken by our members who attended! | | |
|
|
BAY AREA SCIENCE FESTIVAL WAS A SUCCESS!! Thank you to our BAYCS members who helped present and everyone who attended our booth! We had so much fun teaching the attendees about pH scales and ocean acidification. See our instagram post for some pictures! | | |
|
|
CLIMATE ACTIVIST DIES AFTER SETTING HIMSELF ON FIRE AT SUPREME COURT In an effort to bring attention to, and express the urgency of the climate crisis, Wynn Bruce, a climate activist and buddhist set himself on fire in front of the Supreme Court on Friday. The conservative-majoirty court was in the process of debating a case that would weaken the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to mitigate pollution, after conservatives were upset at the agency’s authority around reducing carbon emissions. His political statement was described as not a suicide but “...a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis.” Read more about the path to Bruce’s self-immolation and the growing number of people who are fed up with politicians ignoring the climate crisis. | | |
|
|
US REPORT FINDS SHARP UPTICKS IN AIR QUALITY, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA Over the past 23 years, air pollution levels have been increasing, but in 2022, we have seen a massive uptick in the levels, including in the Bay Area and other major cities in California. Learn more about who the pollution is disproportionally affecting, and what it means for us living in California. | | |
|
|
WE NEED TO CENTER THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT AROUND BIPOC PEOPLE. Check out this article by the Guardian titled, “It’s our land, too: Brazil’s Indigenous peoples make their voices heard”. Read about the Free Land Camp demanding action on land rights and the environment for 200 different Indigenous ethnic groups. | | |
|
|
OPPORTUNITIES & TAKE ACTION |
|
|
THE WILD CENTER'S YOUTH CLIMATE PROGRAM RETREATS & INSTITUTES Are you a High School student looking to learn more about climate change impacts, justice, and solutions? Join us for the Youth Climate Leadership Retreat at North Country School’s Rock-E House & Basecamp in Lake Placid, NY. This retreat is a 4-day 3-night experience for high school students to develop valuable skills to lead on climate change in their schools and communities. Residential and non-residential options available. Summer Climate Change Institute for Educators: July 25-28, 2022 Youth Climate Leadership Retreat: August 9-12, 2022 | | |
|
|
APPLICATIONS FOR JEWISH YOUTH CLIMATE LEADERSHIP TEAM NOW LIVE The Jewish Youth Climate Movement team at Hazon is super excited to bring in new members to our National Leadership Board for next school year. If you might be interested, they would be thrilled to receive their application to join the National Leadership Board of JYCM. They especially encourage Jews of Color, trans Jews, disabled Jews, poor and working class Jews, and Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews to apply. | | |
|
|
JOIN EARTH ECHO YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL! EarthEcho International is a non-profit organization, dedicated to collaborating with youth ages 15-22 around the world to provide knowledge and develop tools to drive meaningful environmental action to protect and restore our ocean planet. The YLC plays a key role leading EarthEcho’s education programs while developing and implementing campaigns to mobilize young people worldwide. |
|
|
|
|
