Pressing topics
https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/147458/top-10-world-problems-and-their-solutions
Parliament Presentation -- 2025 -- confirmed by Parliament contact
Lesson ideas by grade - K-2, 3-5, 6-7, 8, 9-10, 11-12
For really young grades (k-2) -- 10-15 minutes
3-5 -- 30 minutes
Queer rights for Herbert Spencer - ? when?
International Women's Day Assembly - March 8th
Centres for elementary School :
Centre 1: Weather versus Climate
Centre 2: What are greenhouse gases? End on positive note -- we managed to heal the Ozone layer, which protects us from radiation!
Centre 3: Climate Change is not fair - social injustices
Centre 4: Demonstration of white versus black when exposed to heat - with discussion on why they think it happens, link this to melting of ice caps and glaciers
Centre 5: Extintion -- why it happens? Why animals go extinct, how change in the environment can cause it, give examples
Centre 6: What can we do to help? Heating of homes, saving electricity, heat pumps,
TWEEDSMUIR VISIT - November 24, 2023, 12 PM
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To do:
Presentation - General, for Middle School, talking about all topics
Lesson plans for different grades -- K to 5
Lucia, Annika, Audrey, Luisa, Syd, Lila - K to 5 - 2SLGBTQ+
Eri, Maelle, Elise, Cole - K to 5 - Climate Action
Lucia, Syd, Lila, Brianna - Anti - Racism
Annika, Lucia, Maelle, Elise - Gender Equality - What is Feminism?
Lesson plans for different grades -- K to 5
Lucia, Annika, Audrey, Luisa, Syd, Lila - K to 5 - 2SLGBTQ+
Eri, Maelle, Elise, Cole - K to 5 - Climate Action
Lucia, Syd, Lila, Brianna - Anti - Racism
Annika, Lucia, Maelle, Elise - Gender Equality - What is Feminism?
Dates:
October 4th, 2023 - Meeting with Laura Kwong from DCAP New West - Guerilla project for Translink
Laura Kwong - SD40 DPAC Chair <[email protected]>
Forward all action to:
Aaron Demes: [email protected]
Kyle Rosenke: [email protected]
We need buses and transit that are...
Posters by public transit with QR code/ make webpage on Monkey Rebel explaining the situation with Transit
Competition?
Make pins saying " Free transit for kids!" #KeepUsMoving
Personal stories, interviews, kids that missed the bus and thus missed school, etc.
Translink wants the fed government to give them money, and personal stories are super important.
Get iPads and record things -- interviews etc.
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**Meet with person responsible for lunches on SD40 -- quality as well as compostable packaging
October 12th, 2023 - Deadline to send Sam from LSF the information below
October 17, 2023 - Presentation for LSF at 10 AM
This is a huge opportunity to connect with young people all around Canada.
"Our audience are students who will be learning more about climate issues and looking for ways to take action, so we are looking for some fellow students/youth who have success with their own climate Action Projects and can inspire our participants. This could include showcasing your projects, giving advice or insight, or providing ideas/examples/inspiration for types of climate action. The goal is not to do a deep dive into the background of a particular issue or convince students to take a certain action or specific project, but rather to show the difference youth can make, using their own Action Projects as examples and hopefully pull out some replicable pieces or general advice. "
Trans Youth needs our help. Can we think of things to say in a video? Raise hands and we can start collecting ideas below. Ideas for slogans?
Why do you care --
Support may be too strong for some people, so maybe "embrace" or "accept"
? - Guerilla project for DPAC, for Translink -- Youtube video
Spring Time - Field trip to Victoria (Mrs. J to contact MLA for more information)
Working on Powerpoint for Educating Elementary Schools
Preparation for Pride Month / LGBTQ project
Books
Gear
Laura Kwong - SD40 DPAC Chair <[email protected]>
Forward all action to:
Aaron Demes: [email protected]
Kyle Rosenke: [email protected]
We need buses and transit that are...
- More frequent
- Better
- Free (for kids under 18)
Posters by public transit with QR code/ make webpage on Monkey Rebel explaining the situation with Transit
Competition?
Make pins saying " Free transit for kids!" #KeepUsMoving
Personal stories, interviews, kids that missed the bus and thus missed school, etc.
Translink wants the fed government to give them money, and personal stories are super important.
Get iPads and record things -- interviews etc.
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**Meet with person responsible for lunches on SD40 -- quality as well as compostable packaging
October 12th, 2023 - Deadline to send Sam from LSF the information below
October 17, 2023 - Presentation for LSF at 10 AM
This is a huge opportunity to connect with young people all around Canada.
- can you send me the names of all the students who will be speaking? Hazel, Qwynn, Annika, Brianna, Lucia, Cole, Eri, Luisa
- if they'd like to use any slides or visual aids, can you get these to me by Oct 12? If they are slides, please ensure they are widescreen (16:9)
- let me know if you'd like to do a run-through or check tech anytime before the 17th, we can set something up. Otherwise we will just meet a bit early on the 17th to do a quick sound check
"Our audience are students who will be learning more about climate issues and looking for ways to take action, so we are looking for some fellow students/youth who have success with their own climate Action Projects and can inspire our participants. This could include showcasing your projects, giving advice or insight, or providing ideas/examples/inspiration for types of climate action. The goal is not to do a deep dive into the background of a particular issue or convince students to take a certain action or specific project, but rather to show the difference youth can make, using their own Action Projects as examples and hopefully pull out some replicable pieces or general advice. "
- How can youth make a difference? - Learn and inform -- share your knowledge ! Youth voices matter to adults. They wanna know we care. Share stories about your feelings regarding different events, such as climate action. Build a community in your school or local places.
- What would you say to young people around the country, regarding mobilizing for change? - Their fights and your voices are very important, but your actions also can make a huge difference. Endurance in times of hardship -- you are going to face backlash and things may not work out, but change right now will help work towards a better future to all of us. keep on going! You can do a lot. Your voices are the most listened to when it comes to speaking.
- How does taking action to make the world a better place make you feel? Powerful, confident. I hear all the time that I can make a difference, but I think that whenI actually do things it makes me feel better. Standing up for what you believe in can make you feel happier. I don't feel afraid to fight these battles because there are so many people standing with me.
- How do you feel getting involved with politics? More in control of my future and what the world will be like, since I will be growing up in it. At the same time, it feels wrong -- why should we need to worry about things? ADULTS need to go back to preschool, honestly, if you still don't know what climate change is.
- What advice would you give to young people just starting on their journey towards activism? Keep on going to matter what hardship you face. Have an army behind you -- friends and family. Brainwash them if needed. Make plans for project and don't be afraid of getting started. Think big! Don't just sit around and wait for change -- do the change yourselves. Don't be intimidated by what people say or what happens. Focus on the big picture.
Trans Youth needs our help. Can we think of things to say in a video? Raise hands and we can start collecting ideas below. Ideas for slogans?
Why do you care --
Support may be too strong for some people, so maybe "embrace" or "accept"
? - Guerilla project for DPAC, for Translink -- Youtube video
Spring Time - Field trip to Victoria (Mrs. J to contact MLA for more information)
Working on Powerpoint for Educating Elementary Schools
Preparation for Pride Month / LGBTQ project
Books
Gear
1. Many students asked for the school not to sell Krispy Kreme donuts due to the palm oil dilemma.
Suggestion is, we do a petition for the PAC to only raise funds using items that do not harm the environment, and for them to hopefully explain to Krispy Kreme why they are no longer using them for fundraising.
2. List of things to do next year!
- School board - put Climate Action in the curriculum - Province Wide
- Mural at Subway station (or other busy location) - $
- In-class EGMS presentations
- Visit Elementary school for a climate change assembly
- School garden - $
- Earth day - Green and blue day
- Repair workshop - ask Mr. Cobb if we can have a project where you bring in an old thing and fix it
- Clothing exchange -- repair first at Home Ec room
- Another motion with the city - GSA and 2SLGBTQ+ motion of support
- Racism awareness
- Marketing -- SWAG Pins, shirts, hats, posters - $
- Pride Swag as well (shirts, pins, hats, posters) - $
- Feminism topic - Sexualization, objectification, murder, rape, other crimes
- Invite recycling New Westminster - how to recycle
- FUR BANNING!!! Check resource page for contacts
- HUGE - SD40 - - Lunch containers MUST be compostable, this would help the whole recycling system so there is no contamination since no one cleans.
- No more commercials for Oil and Gas
- Add regulations to remove gas from homes
- Food waste -- a big thing to tackle.
Suggestion is, we do a petition for the PAC to only raise funds using items that do not harm the environment, and for them to hopefully explain to Krispy Kreme why they are no longer using them for fundraising.
2. List of things to do next year!
- School board - put Climate Action in the curriculum - Province Wide
- Mural at Subway station (or other busy location) - $
- In-class EGMS presentations
- Visit Elementary school for a climate change assembly
- School garden - $
- Earth day - Green and blue day
- Repair workshop - ask Mr. Cobb if we can have a project where you bring in an old thing and fix it
- Clothing exchange -- repair first at Home Ec room
- Another motion with the city - GSA and 2SLGBTQ+ motion of support
- Racism awareness
- Marketing -- SWAG Pins, shirts, hats, posters - $
- Pride Swag as well (shirts, pins, hats, posters) - $
- Feminism topic - Sexualization, objectification, murder, rape, other crimes
- Invite recycling New Westminster - how to recycle
- FUR BANNING!!! Check resource page for contacts
- HUGE - SD40 - - Lunch containers MUST be compostable, this would help the whole recycling system so there is no contamination since no one cleans.
- No more commercials for Oil and Gas
- Add regulations to remove gas from homes
- Food waste -- a big thing to tackle.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90906510/how-san-francisco-translated-its-300-page-climate-plan-into-tangible-actions-for-residents
How San Francisco translated its 300-page climate plan into tangible actions for residents
Most climate action plans are long, dry documents that few people understand. San Francisco decided to change that.
www.fastcompany.com
How San Francisco translated its 300-page climate plan into tangible actions for residents
Most climate action plans are long, dry documents that few people understand. San Francisco decided to change that.
www.fastcompany.com
From Leo - I am thinking of whether we should host a charity drive during the summer, so we pay $X per pound of textiles, $X per pound of electronics, $X per pound of ewaste, etc. to a certain charity. We can finance these donations from our funds, and then refurbish, repair, and then resell the stuff that we could and donate/recycle the stuff we can't (e.g. clothing with hate symbols) and have profits go towards our club operations.
Sent to Dominic - Let's keep in touch -- maybe we can collaborate next year! The students were thinking of pressuring SD40 to have only compostable packaging for their food... so that could make a big difference in the city. Right now we find that no one washes their aluminum containers and it all ends up contaminated.