Bay Area Youth Climate Summit Newsletter: March 2022 |
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This edition is filled with opportunities, community events, and ways to get involved! |
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BAYCS AND GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS HOSTING AN ART CONTEST! With Greenbelt alliance, we are hosting an art contest for high schoolers in the bay area to showcase nature based solutions to climate change. Greenbelt is looking for artwork that addresses a specific environmental challenge in a creative way. There will be prizes available for the top winners and a chance for the art to be displayed in a gallery! Please submit your art by April 11st, 2022 and view the link below for more details regarding art mediums and submission format. | | |
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TREES WATER & PEOPLE: CONSERVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA This Saturday, April 2 at 10am, BAYCS is hosting a workshop with Trees, Water, and People. Come learn about their conservation efforts in Central America and how they support local partners in defending its natural resources, all with an emphasis of “collaborating with the people.” We are so thrilled to have Daniela Bueso and Valentina de Rooy from TWP joining us for this workshop! | | |
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SEED SHAKERS RECAP Thank you so much to everyone who joined us in planting native wildflowers in San Francisco! We had so much fun and used all of our seeds! | | |
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BAYCS IS PRESENTING AT THE EARTH DAY FESTIVAL!! On Earth Day weekend, BAYCS is hosting a booth at Oracle Park where 2-3 members will be presenting about ocean acidification and pH levels in our oceans. This is a great opportunity to explore other science exhibits and learn about topics suitable for young children! Learn more about registering at the link below! | | |
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RUSSIA'S ASSAULT ON UKRAINE IS BECOMING A CLIMATE CATASTROPHE, INTERNALLY AND GLOBALLY In an article by BAYCS team member Finn Does, learn about the impact of the Ukraine-Russia conflict on environment and climate-related topics ranging from fossil fuels to halted Russian-International scientific collaboration in the Arctic. | | |
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SEA LEVEL RISE WAS PREVIOUSLY MISJUGED? This new report by NOAA shows that sea levels will rise even quicker in the next 30 years, stating that US coastlines will experience as much as a foot by 2050. | | |
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ANANYA SRIDHAR AND THE NEPTUNE PROJECT World Water Day was on March 22, so in honor of that, BAYCS spotlighted a young innovator who created the nonprofit: the Neptune Project. To combat the Flint water crisis, Ananya expanded water testing to low income communities and more. Click the links below to learn more! |
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INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND THEIR FIGHT TO SAVE THE AMAZON Learn about the Indigenous women in the Amazon who are at the front of the fight against logging, mining, and oil drilling, which are threatening to destroy their land and the environment. | | |
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OPPORTUNITIES & TAKE ACTION |
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WOMEN IN CONVERSATION WEB DISCUSSION With Earth Day just around the corner, on Wednesday, April 20 from 4:30-8:30, The Press Democrat is having a Women in Conversation panel to call for climate action. Sonoma county is experiencing the harsh realities of climate change with issues such as extreme heat, droughts, and wildfires. The panel will have two incredible activist speakers: Jamie Margolin and Winona LaDuke. | | |
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REMEMBER THE BAY AREA SCIENCE FESTIVAL? The Bay Area Science Festival is coming to you in April! From April 22-30, you can volunteer your time helping with distribution, registration, set up/clean up, and information booths. This is a great way to gain community service hours and interact with science organizations in the Bay Area. Volunteers must be 16+, apply now! More info about attendance to come! | | |
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EARTH DAY RALLY IN SAN FRANSISCO WITH YVA AND GREENACTION Youth vs Apocalypse and GreenAction in San Francisco are hosting a climate strike on April 22, 2022 at the Civic Center Plaza at 10:00 am. The demands include a full cleanup of all radioactive and toxic contamination due to community vulnerability, full reparations and health services for all residents and workers (past and present), and the establishment of community oversight. This targets low income communities that have previously been pushed aside in general and within the climate movement. Join us in supporting our SF Bayview community!! |
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