SCHOOLS FOR CLIMATE ACTION
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Past Video Webinars
    • Media
    • Contact Us
  • Climate Action Resolutions
    • School Boards
    • National/State Organizations
    • Student Leadership
    • Educator's Unions >
      • CalSTRS Divestment
    • PTA's
    • Youth Organizations
    • Community College Boards
    • More Climate Resolutions
  • Pass a resolution
    • Step by Step Replication Guide
    • Log your resolution
  • Resources
  • Active Campaigns
    • State Campaign: Declare a Climate Emergency !
    • Protect Students from Toxic Wildfire Smoke
    • House Resolution for K-12 Climate Education
    • Support H.Res 975 Support Youth Mental Health amid the Climate Crisis
  • Fashion for Climate Action

s4CA Blog

Picture

Thank You, Sebastopol Union School District!

12/4/2017

0 Comments

 

Thank You, Sebastopol Union School District for Speaking up For Climate Action!

climate_change_resolution_press_release_12-5-17.pdf
File Size: 450 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

On Monday, December 4th Sebastopol Union School Board unanimously passed the Sebastopol Union School District's Climate Change Resolution. This may be one of the strongest climate change resolutions ever passed by a public school board in the nation. (If you know of others, please contact us, so we can add it to our database). Thank you SUSD School Board (especially Trustees Renata Brilliger and Lawrence Jaffe) for setting this important and courageous precedent! By speaking up for climate action you will help protect current and future students. We expect your precedent will empower school board members across the country to join you in speaking up for climate action. As the only elected leaders with a singular focus on the well-being and future success of children, the voices of school board members are especially important regarding climate action. 

Schools for Climate Action members initially proposed an SUSD Climate Resolution in July. Youth-adult teams held 3 meetings with individual school board members. A total of 4 youth members spoke at two different SUSD board meetings. SUSD Trustees Renata Brilliger and Lawrence Jaffe revised the initial draft several times. Thank you SUSD Board Members for honoring the voices of young people as they develop the organizing skills they will need to ensure our country implements science-based climate policies at all levels (local-state-national). 

Please join our Schools for Climate Action campaign if you want to start a youth-adult team in your district to empower school boards to speak up for climate action. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Authors

    Kai Guthrie is a ninth grade student at Credo High in Rohnert Park, a Citizens' Climate Lobby volunteer, and one of the founders of Schools for Climate Action campaign.

    Park Guthrie is a teacher, parent, Citizens' Climate Lobby volunteer, and one of the founders of the Schools for Climate Action campaign. 

    Archives

    December 2019
    November 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    July 2017

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Past Video Webinars
    • Media
    • Contact Us
  • Climate Action Resolutions
    • School Boards
    • National/State Organizations
    • Student Leadership
    • Educator's Unions >
      • CalSTRS Divestment
    • PTA's
    • Youth Organizations
    • Community College Boards
    • More Climate Resolutions
  • Pass a resolution
    • Step by Step Replication Guide
    • Log your resolution
  • Resources
  • Active Campaigns
    • State Campaign: Declare a Climate Emergency !
    • Protect Students from Toxic Wildfire Smoke
    • House Resolution for K-12 Climate Education
    • Support H.Res 975 Support Youth Mental Health amid the Climate Crisis
  • Fashion for Climate Action