Over the last month, the devastating fires in the Amazon rainforest have captured the attention of a global audience. One of our planet’s greatest ecosystems is ablaze. Why is this happening, and what can we do? Join international conservationists for a night about the Amazon. Maria Teresa...
In Portland, following the lead of youth from high schools, middle schools and youth organizations, we will be holding a rally outside of City Hall at 10.30am to demand an Oregon Green New Deal, and an end to fossil fuels here in Oregon. This is followed by a march through downtown Portland,...
Earlier this year, Greta Thunberg and 46 other youth activists issued a call to everyone around the globe to join them in a massive climate strike on September 20th. The Climate Strike will kick-off a week of mass, escalated actions between Sept 20-28. School strikers are calling on everyone ―...
Please join Never Again Coalition and iACT for an exclusive screening of Not Just Football: from genocide to the World Cup at the fourth annual iACT for Refugees event hosted by Vacasa, to benefit refugee athletes and students in central Africa. This inspiring documentary is the original story...
Talking about difficult issues like the climate crisis can be so uncomfortable that we often choose not to do it at all—even when we feel passionately about it. We wanted to learn more about how to break through our personal reluctance to discuss difficult topics and how we can each inspire...
Hosteling International USA, United Nations Association Portland, the Jubitz Family Foundation’s War Prevention Initiative, the Rotarian Action Group for Peace, and the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN) are co-hosting this year’s International Day of Peace...
October is Campus Sustainability Month! Join this webinar to gain ideas and inspiration for how you can leverage #CampusSustainabilityMonth to engage and inspire incoming students and other campus stakeholders to become sustainability leaders. Speakers will share examples for how campuses can...
Climate change poses a major threat to sustainable development. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ‘Poverty and disadvantage are expected to increase in some populations as global warming increases; limiting global warming to 1.5°C, compared with 2°C, could reduce the...
Join NSTA’s Web Series on Wednesday, September 18, from 7:00 – 8:00 pm Eastern time to learn about the state of the climate. The climate system continues to change in ways that are well-known and others that are not so obvious. This presentation details some of the many observed changes, and how...
OneNOAA Science Seminars are the most complete and integrated summary of NOAA science and climate seminars across the nation. The Series aims to bring you the most comprehensive summary of public access, NOAA hosted science seminars available. For remote access and more, visit the OneNOAA Science...
This is a great opportunity for middle schoolers (grades 6-8) to learn about law by doing it – using the Juliana kid climate case, just argued by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as a model. Young people can take parts as appellate lawyers for the kid plaintiffs or for the government...
Hosted in Atlanta, Georgia, February 23-25, 2020. This Request for Proposals closes on Monday, September 30, 2019. The 2020 Summit is the premier gathering of higher education leaders committed to driving our nation’s climate action. Second Nature and the Intentional Endowments...