{"id":1098,"date":"2025-06-24T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/climateandequity\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2025-06-24T16:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:23:21","slug":"volume-2-issue-5-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/climateandequity\/volume-2-issue-5-june-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Volume 2, Issue 5 | June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Updates from Climate and Equity Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n
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From Bess Hjartarson (’24)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Here are a couple of flyers that I will be sharing with my district regarding our [native plant]. garden. It really was an amazing project for my students to work on, and they did a fantastic job. I am hoping that we can encourage other teachers in our district to utilize it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Resources and Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Rebecca Solnit’s Substack Meditations in an Emergency<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Many of us are finding current events \u2014 social, political, environmental\u2014 challenging or evening discouraging. As we have found during the Summer Institutes and in between, it helps to talk about it, and to hear from each other what helps, and how each of us is responding. As part of that exchange, you may find hope or inspiration from Rebecca Solnit’s reporting and reflections.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I believe we have the power to stand up for our rights and the rights of nature, the protection of the vulnerable (including nonhuman life and the planet), the rule of law, the values of equality, democracy, and justice. For the old E Pluribus Unum \u2013 out of many, one \u2013 motto of this country. To stand up in ways that matter and sometimes turn the tide… And here’s the beautiful thing I see, shining like a lighthouse across this stormy landscape. All that activity comes from love, and while a thousand things tell us in a thousand ways, and have all our American lives, that everything we want is private and personal and much of it is money and commodities, we are so much bigger than that. So much better than that. We want so much more than that, which is a testament to our idealism. By idealism I mean care for things beyond ourselves, where empathy, solidarity, generosity, commitment to the public realm and the collective good flourish.\u201d<\/em> -Rebecca Solnit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student Climate & Conservation Congress:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In case you missed it, a last-minute opportunity shared by Sarah Griggs ’22 \u2014 and if it’s too late for one of your students to participate this year, keep an eye out for future opportunities! See the note from Sarah below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi everyone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to pass along a great (and very last-minute) opportunity: there are still spots open for this summer\u2019s Student Climate & Conservation Congress (SC3), and if you know any students who\u2019d benefit from an experience with other climate and sustainability leaders, now\u2019s the time to encourage them to apply!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SC3 is a week-long leadership program for high school students passionate about climate, conservation, and community action. It takes place at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV, from June 29 to July 5, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll be heading down for a couple days this year to see it in action, and I\u2019m really excited to get a glimpse of the work happening there. From everything I\u2019ve heard from colleagues, it\u2019s a transformative experience for students \u2014 one that helps them build skills, confidence, and connections with peers and professionals alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Open to rising 9th\u201312th graders across the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Hosted by the Green Schools Alliance in partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Tuition assistance is available \u2014 funding may help reduce costs for students with financial need<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the link with more info and the application: https:\/\/www.greenschoolsalliance.org\/students-sc3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please share widely with students, families, or colleagues who might know a great candidate \u2014 and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now’s your chance! Deadline for next newsletter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Send us your ideas, your news items, or resource reviews by August 10th <\/strong>for next month’s newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Call-backs: Feel free to suggest topics for future call back sessions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Contact Brian at climateandequity@terc.edu<\/a> with ideas and proposals!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Climate and Equity project is funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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