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Jon Daniels 65 Phoenix, AZ

Ina, 40 Namibia

Trisha Shrum, 36, Burlington, VT

Jessica Haller, 44, Bronx NY

Sylvia 38 and Jane 44, Wakefield MA

Jennifer Scarlott, 61, Bronx

Marcia, 50, Suffolk, UK

Climate Dads from USA here. Hello Everyone!

Pedro Espinosa, 52, Nairobi, Kenya

Alice, 32, Bristol, UK

hello! Hannah in oxford

Laurel Tumarkin, 43, Brooklyn, NY

Hello from Stan in Princeton, NJ

Joanna, 40, Atlanta GA

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Q: How do we find and share the Facebook live link with our friends?

mothersoutfront.org/u_s_global_climate_strike_parent_constituency_group_20190911 September 18, 2019- 2 - 3 p.m. EST (Public Narrative Training) HERE: https://www.mothersoutfront.org/u_s_global_climate_strike_parent_constituency_group_20190911_20190918_2 Z

amazing

Thanks Marnese!

About Parent Support Working Group The Parent Support Working group is designed to engage parents, grandparents and caregivers/family members of all kinds in supporting the youth-led intergenerational climate actions on 9/20/2019. This working group is dedicated to expanding parental engagement and ensuring support for youth leadership. We will provide tools and resources for families to understand and learn from in order to lead in climate organizing, the strike and related actions. A critical component of this working group is building cross-race, cross-class support for September 20th and future climate organizing, including elevating the voice of youth in frontline impact environmental justice communities and understanding the race and immigration impacts of strikes.

www.strikewithus.org

Upcoming Webinars: The upcoming introduction webinars are an overview about the Parent Constituency Group and how you plug-in, learn about the Strike and other events happening and learn about the resources that Mothers Out Front and350.org are offering. September 12, 2019-8 -9 p.m. EST HERE: https://www.mothersoutfront.org/u_s_global_climate_strike_parent_constituency_group_20190911_20190912 September 18, 2019- 8 - 9p.m. EST HERE: https://www.mothersoutfront.org/u_s_global_climate_strike_parent_constituency_group_20190911_20190918 Upcoming Trainings: Mothers Out Front are offering the following trainings below. September 12, 2019-2p.m.-3p.m.EST (Earned Media Training) HERE: https://www.mothersoutfront.org/u_s_global_climate_strike_parent_constituency_group_20190911 September 18, 2019- 2 - 3 p.m. EST (Public Narrative Training) HERE: https://www.mothersoutfront.org/u_s_global_climate_strike_parent_constituency_group_20190911_20190918_2

Hi vanessa!

GREAT work, Alexandria!

Hi Vanessa!

Hi! Thanks for your question. Can you tell me where you are from? We may ask this question at the end. Please send me a direct message. Thanks

Marnese! Thank you for providing all of the information to this group! Much appreciated!

Your message is so clear. Thank you, Vanessa. I hope you get more support from your community soon.

Why don't we facilitate a trip to support her? that would be so cool.

we are behind you Vanessa!

Thank you, Vanessa!

Incredible courage.

I so feel you Vanessa, African parents don't like to face up to problem. just shove everything under the carpet. We also have this fear of speaking u against the Elders not only parents but also political leaders are seen as elders. In certain countries, you even get intimidated by intelligence because of your personal opinions...

#StrikeWithUs

Thanks! #StrikeWithUs #ParentsForFuture

#OurKidsClimate #ClimateSTrike

Hi Raymond! This sounds really great. Can you share a link to this with the participants or let them know how to reach you. Thanks!

Raymond please send an email to hello@ourkidsclimate.org to have our startup join Our Kids’ Climate

Here is a link to the letter! https://mothersriseup.org.uk/parents-letter/

We're organizing younger kids and families to march together at the NYC strike as well! Email laurel.pcmny@gmail.com to join us!

I have a letter that I wrote to my kids' school - and their response was great: go, take videos, and let the kids come back and share the expereince in the classrooms. (1st and 3rd gr) Happy to share the letter...

Idea if a strike if too difficult: have the kids all wear blue on Sept 20 and 27 and discuss during morning announcements, lunch time, in classrooms, etc.

https://strikewithus.org

Or www.globalclimatestrike.net

Thank you so much

Question: How do young people handle resistance from teachers and administrators when striking from school?

We have been taking our kid to protests since she was a baby. We practice chants. She usually rides on one of us, though now that she’s big (3.5yr) she’ll be on her own two feet. We tend to hang around the outside of the gathering so we can wander to see all parts of the protest.

Oh, a parents meeting sounds great! Would you share the agenda/topics you’re covering for those of us that might want to do the same?

This book is great. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38243969-if-you-re-going-to-a-march

try to see if there is already a friday for future group which is striking and get advices on how they are organizing their strike

The Boston youth have a Teacher Pledge for teachers to promise not to have exams, etc on the 20th.

hello baby!

Hello baby! Very happy to see a baby on the call, they are why we're here, don't apologise at all

bit.ly/teacher_pledge and bit.ly/coach_pledge

https://www.facebook.com/ParentsforFutureWorldwide/

Also, DONATE to your local strike. I’m sure they need money for amplification, etc.

miss you too guys!

Wow so inspiring Vanessa! Power to you!

I wrote to over 100 schools in Windhoek and only 3 have responded. so the ignorance is mind bluffing I find. No government school has responded so

how do you talk to the people who dont want to hear it?

the other parents who should care but dont?

Find the values you share. You share the value of your children. You share the value of protecting people and places from harm.

There are some great resources out there about how to best have climate conversations- Climate Outreach, UK and climate communications. Best to talk about what you care about and figure out what matters to the person you are talking to.

One of the schools is for the visually impaired and the other two are German schools... so starting a parent club is a bit scary for me at the moment but if I would then I would start with the school where my children are. Waldorf is also called the tree huggers school but at least one does not feel alone.

totally agree with you Jane! Values are super important

Great idea Claudia!

But thank you for the tips and If I was to do anything differently now, it would be to start a parent club but from different schools still in my friendship circle because when I look at my experience, Waldorf is the most active school but also because of the direct connection with me and my children... Thank you

Just a thought, that in some school settings, or community settings, perhaps students themselves could organize events at which they educate their parents and ask for their parents’ involvement… so, youth to parent, in addition to parent to parent.

Jessica Haller could you please share your letter? I sent one, too, and have heard NOTHING back yet :(

From all these I see the importance of having trainings in these schools on matters to do with climate change. This can reduce the ignorance.

Also, honestly - just talk about it like it’s a normal thing to talk about. If you wait for climate change to come up naturally - it won’t. But it also doesn’t have to be a Big Conversation. The majority of Americans are concerned about climate change but think no one around them is also concerned. Just talk about it.

my email is jessica.p.haller@gmail.com I dont know how to uploac it here... email me?

@AlexandriaV2005@MayaMailer@vanessa_vash

yes the awareness has to be done before the climate strike it plays a big role and that is why I see why the parent club is important...

thank you

Hi everyone! If your question did not get answered or you want to talk more, please reach out to us as hello@ourkidsclimate.org. Also, I’m at jill@deartomorrow.org, so please feel free to email me directly!

mine is still not registered but it is ok... Namibia is so small

parentsforfuture.global@gmail.com

See you all soon!

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