Plant for the Planet Academy (United Nations sponsored) in Portland!

Plant for the Planet, sponsored by the United Nations, is training children and teens to become Ambassadors for Climate Justice at free one-day Academies open to all students ages 8-17.

In addition to providing ongoing activities after the Academy, at Plant for the Planet, youth teach other youth to become Ambassadors who are:

•knowledgeable about the science of Climate Change and Recovery,

•the impacts on people everywhere of the current situation,

•how to plant trees and organize planting parties in order to reach our goal of lowering global temperatures by planting 1,000 Billion trees by the year 2020 (14 Billion already planted!),

•and how to make effective presentations and influence policy.

Since 2007, Plant for the Planet has empowered more than 34,000 children in 50 countries to stop Climate Change in part through planting more than 14 billion trees so far. Academies are an amazing combination of serious and fun, and they provide excellent photo and video opportunities.

We now have two Academies scheduled in our area:

In Vancouver, Washington on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Columbia Springs

In Portland, Oregon on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Sunnyside Environmental School–this is a day that Portland Public School students have off!

Your local leaders are interested in Plant for the Planet! You will be able to speak to: Zach Klonoski, Special Assistant to Portland Mayor Charlie Hales; Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley’s Field Director for Multnomah and Washington Counties Jagjit Nagra.

To learn more and register: ClimateChangeRecovery.org.