Our Legacy. Their Future.
On Tuesday February 25, students from Peterborough Youth Empowerment made simultaneous presentations to school board trustees from two local school boards. Their presentations were based in part on strategies that they developed at a forum in January at which they heard remote presentations from a trustee of the Vancouver school board of a similar effort … Read more
We are asking if and how you want to be more involved with climate action through For Our Grandchildren. At present, our somewhat fluid organizing committee of about 12 members includes Trish Campbell, Kate Grierson, Guy Hanchet, John Harnett, Jan Laurie, Connie McCracken, Drew Monkman, David and Patricia Morton, Linda and Alan Slavin, and Steve … Read more
On 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 includes a connection to the air, to the water, to the … Read more
On 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 students, members of the school boards, teachers, parents, and others. The … Read more
We 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 a tax-deductible fund for Climate Change … Read more
John O’Brien, from Peterborough county, recently created a personal video “It’s Up To Us”. Here’s how he explains why. My wife and I attended the Climate Strike at Queen’s Park, Toronto, in May of this year. As concerned Canadians, worried about the future we’re leaving for our Children and Grandchildren, we have recently completed a … Read more
The election is over; we have a minority government and we are wondering what to do next. David Suzuki’s foundation web site has some suggestions. Their article “Top 10 things you can do about climate change”shows us what we can do today, right now. Action number 1, “Unite for Bold Climate Action”, is an urgent … Read more
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