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November 2020 Newsletter

November 2020 Newsletter

Congratulations to the City of Vancouver for upholding their commitment to tackling climate change!

On January 16, 2019, the City of Vancouver became the first Canadian city to declare a Climate Emergency. Since then, the City has followed through with their commitments on tackling climate change and has developed and officially passed on November 17, 2020 a participatory and collaborative Climate Emergency Action Plan. Backed by climate science and taking guidance from the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement, the Climate Emergency Action Plan aims to scale-up efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C.  The Action Plan consists of 32 policies and strategies that tackle climate change and reduce local carbon emissions, such as adopting a sustainable transportation target of at least 80% of trips made by walking, cycling, or public transit by 2030. 

As part of their commitment to the Climate Emergency, the City of Vancouver also became the first city in the world to sign the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, which intends to have a just and equitable transition to clean energy and low-carbon solutions.

November 2020 Fundraising

November 2020 Fundraising

Be the Change’s climate storytelling workshops for high school students start with two simple questions:

-What comes to mind when you think about climate change?

-Thinking about climate change, what emotions and feelings come up?

I’ve delivered this workshop dozens of times, but I’m always struck by students' responses:

“Drastic temperature changes, environmental disasters....I feel hopeless.” 

“Ice melting, forest fires...I feel angry, disappointed, sad.” 

“End of the world… I feel fear and impending doom.”

But this storytelling workshop, which we organize and deliver in collaboration with the UBC Climate Hub, isn’t about reinforcing the severity of the climate crisis or students’ feelings of despair and grief. 

August 2020 Newsletter - New School Year, New Website, New Learning Resources

August 2020 Newsletter - New School Year, New Website, New Learning Resources

As the summer draws to an end and students head back to class, both remotely and in-person, Be the Change is committed to supporting teachers and empowering students during these unprecedented times. We are focused on being nimble and adaptive to the ever-evolving circumstances. And we have some exciting updates ahead of the school year! 

Be the Change’s New Website 

Be the Change’s website makeover is complete! Our new website is more visually appealing and user-friendly for teachers, students and community members. Check out the new website!

Youth Blog Series: Nature Nurture

Youth Blog Series: Nature Nurture

Be the Change’s Youth Blog Series highlights blogs written by university student interns at Be the Change Earth Alliance. In the blogs, the interns reflect on their experience completing “Action Packs,” which are learning resources that guide students in research, critical thinking and tangible action related to a global sustainability topic.

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