Parents Taking Climate Action with Leonard Barrett

In honor of Earth Day (which is next Monday, April 22nd), I’m publishing this conversation I had with Leonard Barrett, co-president of the climate justice organization, Families for Climate, here in Oregon. I’ve been working with Leonard and FFC for the past year or so on their communications and it has been an amazing source of inspiration. Learn about Families for Climate at www.familiesforclimate.org and on Instagram at @familiesforclimate (Fun note: I run this account so just another way I have my hands in climate justice). And as promised in the episode, here are some additional resources we mentioned in our discussion:Other Regional Parent-Led Climate Action Orgs:* Climate Action Families in Seattle * Families for a Livable Climate in Montana * Climate Families NYC* For Our Kids national org in Canada* Moms Clean Air Force national org in the U.S.If you don’t have a local parent-led climate action group near year, you should start one! Contact [email protected] to ask for advice and ideas or contact them through their online form here.Oregon Legislative Session UpdatesBecause of lot of Leonard’s work with FFC is focused on legislative advocacy. We talked a bit about last year’s and this year’s legislative sessions. Last year’s was truly historic. Here are the updates we wrote in the FFC newsletter and blog about those sessions:* 2023 Oregon Legislative Session and passage of the historic Climate Resilience Packages* 2024 Oregon Legislative Session WinsCredits* Cramming for the Apocalypse artwork by Amanda Burnham* Music by DayFoxCramming for the Apocalypse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Cramming for the Apocalypse at crammingfortheapocalypse.substack.com/subscribe