Seeds in the Dirt, Fists in the Air: A Kid-led Call for Climate Justice
Saturday, March 23, 2-4pm
City Hall Plaza Pavilion
Celebrate the arrival of spring during an afternoon of learning, creativity, and environmental advocacy with C1 and friends! Welcome the new season with hands-on activities, crafts, music, and more as we amplify collective action in the face of climate challenges and work together for a more sustainable future.
This event is especially great for kids ages 5-13 and their caregivers/educators, but we'll have activities and actions for folks of all ages to enjoy. Snacks will be provided!
>> About Better Future Series
Become an active voice for your community! Our Better Future Series returns for its fourth season, bringing together Boston’s artists, changemakers, and community leaders. Convening in the City Hall Plaza Pavilion, participants will engage in community organizing through participatory workshops, conversations, and events that bring community voices to the City’s door.
Better Future Series is sponsored in part by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.
>> Partner Organizations
Change is Simple
Change is Simple is dedicated to instilling social and environmental responsibility through hands-on climate change education that motivates meaningful action. Since its inception in 2011 within a single school, the organization has markedly broadened its influence, annually engaging 8,000 students across 38 schools spanning 13 communities in Eastern Massachusetts. Dedicated to sustaining an enduring impact, Change is Simple returns to classrooms throughout the academic year, devoted to our mission to cultivate lifelong social and environmental responsibility that sparks actionable change for a thriving population, a healthier planet, and stronger communities. Learn more: https://www.changeissimple.org/
Extinction Rebellion
We are facing an unprecedented global ecological crisis. The government is not working to protect us. Extinction Rebellion is an international mobilization for non-violent direct action against governments' criminal inaction on climate change and the wider ecological emergency. Learn more: https://xrboston.org/
Mothers Out Front
Mothers Out Front is founded on the conviction that there is no more powerful force for change than women mobilizing to protect their children. We know that when we come together for climate, racial, and social justice to tell our stories and share our dreams for our children, we cannot fail. Learn more: https://www.mothersoutfront.org/
Pediatric Environmental Health Center at Boston Children’s Hospital
Staffed by pediatricians, medical toxicologists, nurses, and resource specialists, the Pediatric Environmental Health Center at Boston Children's Hospital provides comprehensive, coordinated services for children exposed to environmental toxins, including lead, pesticides, air pollutants, waterborne contaminants, toxic waste sites, agricultural pollutants, and more. In addition to providing clinical services, our staff are also doing research on pediatric environmental health, including the major ways climate change affects you and your child’s health. Learn more: www.childrenshospital.org/pehc