Our History and Current Trajectory
Sonoma County educators and education leaders were heartbroken by the trauma we witnessed young people experience due to the Tubbs Fire, a climate-related disaster. In the aftermath of the Sonoma County fire, more than a dozen Sonoma school boards passed climate action resolutions starting a nationwide campaign to encourage school districts to speak up for current and future students.
Park Guthrie, pictured here with his three children, co-founded the Schools for Climate Action campaign with the vision that education leaders had a key role to play to end climate silence by calling on Congress to act on climate.
Park has moved to provide leadership to the CTA Divest Campaign, which is focused on divestment of CA teacher/public pensions from fossil fuels, although continues to provide thought leadership. Follow his new divestment work on Twitter here.
In 2019, Park passed the Schools for Climate Campaign to climate justice educator, Nancy Metzger-Carter. Nancy is extremely passionate about fast fashion and has been on hiatus exploring the world of secondhand clothing. She has a website where you can purchase gently used clothing from her lovingly curated collection. Sales help support her volunteer time with Schools for Climate Action. On hiatus, she has enjoyed hosting live shows on Postmark where she discusses climate change directly with (mostly moms!) from all across the country, supporting disaster resilience through the online community all while bringing joy through fashion. Her handle on Poshmark is @usclimateaction. Check out her store here!
