Welcome to For Our Grandchildren
For Our Grandchildren’s mission is to engage and mobilize our community to take effective action to combat climate change. In relentless pursuit of this mission, we will advocate/enlist support from our local governments and collaborate effectively with like-minded community organizations.
Recent Peterborough Posts
Launch of To All Our Relatives Web SiteJanuary 20, 2020On Saturday, Elders Dorothy Taylor and Shirley Williams braved a snowstorm to celebrate with For Our Grandchildren and The Sacred Water Circle as we launched our new web site “Kina Gdi-Gwendaagininaanig – To All Our Relatives“. Dorothy explained why connection to All Our Relatives [Read More...]
2020 PYE School Board Emergency ForumJanuary 16, 2020On Monday, January 13, Peterborough high-school students organized a public workshop to ask the school boards to declare a Climate Emergency and introduce more climate-change science into the curriculum. Sixty people were in attendance at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Frank St., including [Read More...]
4RG Peterborough Climate ActionsNovember 6, 2019We were assessing actions taken so far in 4RG in 2019, mostly in collaboration with other groups in Peterborough. It’s quite a list, and the year is not over yet. January: Climate Change mitigation proposal to City Council. Result motion to include Climate Change in all decisions, and create [Read More...]
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4RG in the News
- Panel Discussion on YourTV
Guy Hanchet and Malaika from Peterborough Youth Empowerment joined Jim Hendry, Taylor Clysdale, and Jeff Leal for a discussion on what Peterborough City;s recent moves to implement the Climate Change Action Plan.
- Public forum on Climate Emergency for Peterborough
4RG and Peterborough Youth Empowerment joined forces with Robert Kiley, Councillor from Kingston, in presenting reasons why now is the right time for Peterborough to declare a Climate Emergency.
- Peterborough Green New Deal Town Hall
Here is coverage in The Examiner of the Green New Deal Town Hall.
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Recent Letters to the Editor
- Linda Slavin writes that Approving Alberta Teck Frontier mine is a bad decision for Canada
In this open letter to MP Maryam Monsef, Linda Slavin reminds "that your government did not receive a majority and your plurality was diminished because of the lack of confidence that the Liberal government understands its role in this climate crisis. This is a chance to show Canadians that you do know how to manage this crisis."
- Al Slavin's letter to the Examiner says Climate Action not a fad
In this letter to the editor Al Slavin disagrees with a previous Examiner column and points out that action on climate is not the "current flavour of the day", but is in fact the "problem of the century".
- Kate Grierson Defends Council's decision to limit Centennial fountain hours
While we all feel a great fondness for our iconic and cherished fountain, reducing its running season is the best thing we can do for our town.
