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Start by duplicating this presentention and re-naming it with your name/ your team’s name.

File > Make a copy > Entire Presentation��Change your presentation as much as you want! Add your own photos!

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Add a photo of you and your kid(s) that tells a story about who you are!

Your name & team’s name go on this slide

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The time to act is NOW!

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Why?

Many parents ready to get involved for the first time

Parents in best position to make moral argument for change

For Our Kids was started in August of 2019 in an effort to provide a network for parents and grandparents in Canada concerned enough about climate change to want to join together and take action. Many parents and grandparents are expressing interest in taking action for the very first time. Some, because their kids or grandkids are involved in the youth climate movement and climate strikes. Others, because they have young kids. Still others, because of witnessing the intensifying climate impacts around the world. Or the reports from the UN’s International Panel on Climate Change - warning us that we must cut global carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 if we want to keep warming to a limit of 1.5 degrees Celcius. We believe that as parents and grandparents, we are in the best position to make the moral argument that we MUST do the right thing for our kids, and for their futures.

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How do we operate?

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Read stories from other parents and teams here: https://www.forourkids.ca/our_stories

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Stories of our impact & action ideas

For Our Kids teams in Burnaby, Ottawa and Montreal met with city councillors, mayors offices and organized art activities for families outside of city council meetings to help get their cities to adopt the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty. �

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Engaging politicians, companies, institutions

Parents have used their voices to:

Strengthen the Federal Climate Accountability Act (it passed!)
Pressure banks or institutions to divest from fossil fuels
Get 15 more electric school buses on the roads in BC
Get school boards to adopt climate plans, i.e. reduce emissions and hire staff to implement plans

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Support youth movement

Many of our teams have started out by supporting the youth climate strikers. Get in touch with their local chapter and see if they need adults to help take on any tasks. Organize parent/young kid events at the youth strikes. Brining cookies, hot chocolate, or crafts/art making for participants. For Our Kids has also recently joined two youth-led climate lawsuits.

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Other local projects for climate resiliency

Tree planting, pollinator gardens or solar panels for local schools
Advocate for public transit/bike infrastructure
Organize a public event, like a “play-in” or meet up for families to share climate concerns and ideas for action

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Join: forourkids.ca/join

Questions: natalie@forourkids.ca

More Action Ideas: forourkids.ca/take_action