Week 1:

Y4C Bi-Weekly Calls

August 27th, 4:00PM - 5:15PM

Welcome to Week 1 of the Y4C Youth Calls! As we wait for people to come in, we will watch this super cool 5 minute time lapse of fungi growing. (end at 4:05)

Welcome!

• Let’s get to know each other :)
• 1 min/person, timed
• Name, school, grade, pronouns
• What brings you here today?
• If you were an ice cream flavor, what ice cream flavor would you be?
• Grounding Exercise
• Pressure points

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Animal of the week: Capybara! (to represent making new connections, positivity, and open-mindedness)

Pressure Points w/ Kate

Today’s Goals

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• Get to know each other ~ and have fun together!
• Brainstorm about what Youth want to do now through end of year (Fall semester)
• Plan out next few weeks, before Fellows get on board
• Outline Y4C overarching goals, Fellows program, and other youth programs

Y4C Team: Overarching Goals

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• Build Community: Connect with other youth concerned about the climate crisis
• Empower Youth: Create/maintain a fun, thriving activist space (including self care!)
• Take Action: Develop climate education AND action opportunities for youth

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(hear from Kate Vedder then Megan Phelps on current projects)

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Youth4Climate

(adult) Support for Y4C

• Youth Climate Campaigns
• Actions
• Education & Outreach
• Volunteer Coordination
• Communications

Fellowship Program (committees):

• Youth Call
• Youth vs. Oil
• SD350 Campaigns & Teams (youth may participate!)
• Climate strikes & rallies
• Youth Summit & trainings
• Youth Council (possible future project)
• Summer Camp
• Eco-Club Support
• Election Work

Other Youth Programs & Opportunities

• Teacher Education & Networking Group
• Community Groups
• Develop Trainings for adults to learn how best to support youth
• Professional Development (?)

Y4C Team Components/Organization

What features would you like to see in Y4C Team Fall 2020?

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SD350 Campaigns and Teams Youth can get involved with

Making art

Youth Speakers

Discussions about specific climate topics

Social activities / zoom parties!

Watching or listening videos or music

Guest /Adult Expert Speakers

1 -1 Training with SD350 on 9/1

Resilience Exercises (grounding)

Q & A Sessions /Panels with Experts

Interactive Slides - YOUR Interests!

How To Talk About Climate Change

eco feminism

Legislative Training

Climate Science

Racial Justice

How to Organize

Type into these boxes any other topics you might be interested in:

Ocean conservation/

preservation

Sustainable living/ ways to reduce waste

How to Run an Eco- Club

Interactive Slides - YOUR Interests (cont.)

Taking Concrete Actions!

Artivism - raising awareness thru art

Advocating for

Climate Policies

Rallies and Other Direct Actions

Education & Outreach

Lifestyle Changes

Start a Club

Youth Calls ~ Frequency?

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Should these meetings be weekly, biweekly, or monthly? Or something else?

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Bi Weekly (every other week)

Weekly

Monthly

Actions for the Fall

Discussion Questions (breakout rooms of 5-6 for 5 mins):

• What types of actions/campaigns would you be interested in for the Fall? Be specific.
• Designate 1 spokesperson from each group who will summarize (in 1 min)
• Some things you could build off of:
• (see slide 9 for action ideas)
• Legislation (what politicians, bills, civic activism do you want to push for and why)?
• Education (what should we educate people on, and why? How will we do that?)
• In more general terms, what would you be interested in in the fall?
• Etc.

Notes

-want to make bigger impact in local communities

-trainings

-implementing on a local level (legislation)

-education is key! (webinars, social media, etc.)

- how to vote

- awareness about bills

- virtual walkout

Conclusions

Top 3 Y4C Components: SD350 Campaigns & Teams Youth can get involved with, discussing specific climate topics, and resilience exercises

Top 3 Educational Interests: Pretty evenly distributed! (climate science/racial justice)

Top 3 Concrete Actions: Education & Outreach, Advocating for Climate Policies

Frequency of Weekly Calls: Bi-weekly = for now :)

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Closing/Additional Thoughts

• Thank you so much for being here!
• Things to think about this week
• What are your personal climate goals for Fall 2020 and how might these calls help you reach those?
• Envision what an ideal youth climate group would look like to you. This can be as specific or general as you want.
• Grounding exercise: 2 options
• Journal on questions above and watch video
• Box breathing and watch video

This exercise is called box breathing, and many people find it very relaxing and grounding.

Thank You!

See you next week! September 12, 4:00pm-5:15pm