Over the past week I have been working hard to get all of the New England chapters working on an outreach project that will take place before Earth Day. The project is essentially a way to get youth all across the region excited about and involved in what each chapter is doing for Earth Day, now that we can no longer have in person strikes or actions. The plan is to have a variety of workshop topics, ranging from beginner to more advanced, that will take place virtually, the week leading up to Earth Day. I am working with organizers from each of the New England chapters to get this project up and running. Organizers from each chapter will be working on creating lesson plans and materials to present during the workshops. The workshops are intended to be between an hour and an hour and a half in length and will involve an interactive presentation, a time for questions and answers, break out discussion groups, and a culminating discussion wrap up at the end. Workshop topics range from introductions to the youth climate movement all the way to workshops on the specific impacts of climate change on New England and discussions of climate legislation throughout the region. There is variety in the topics in order to give everyone workshop topics that will be helpful and interesting to them. I wanted to make sure that there was a range of topics so that youth who are new to the movement, all the way to youth who are very experienced, will still be able to take away something from the workshops. This week I worked on communicating with all of the organizers, getting everyone on the same page, and working with individuals to begin planning out workshops. I have also been on many calls with different groups of organizers, working to ensure that everything is running smoothly and to get their input in several decisions. In order to stay organized, I have utilized a group chat with the core organizers of this project to be able to communicate with each other. I also worked on planning the workshops that I am running. You can view the entire plan of this project here. This week I also worked on creating a slideshow presentation template that everyone can use as a little guide when they create their presentations. You can view this document here. There is a lot of work that will need to be finished before next Wednesday, April 15th, but I know that by working together as a team, we will be able to get it all done. I'm excited to see how these workshops turn out!
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Overview of My InquiryFor my US Youth Climate Strike (USYCS) Inquiry I hope to learn what it means to work at the national level in order to organize and create change in our country. I will work with the National Outreach Team in order to develop partnerships around the country for the chapters of USYCS to be able to gain support from. I will work with my team in order to find partners and develop lasting relationships with them. Climate justice will not happen if we do not work with other organizations. The partnerships will help each state’s chapter to further develop themselves and create more of an impact on the state’s government leaders.
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