Ideas to get you started in your Workplace
The Niagara region has an excellent program in place for encouraging business to commit to creating less waste. Learn about the program here.
Simply approach the person in charge and ask them to review the pledge and say you will nominate them if they do.
Only 3 businesses are currently listed on the "showcase" page. Let's get hundreds on there!
We will add all businesses who take the pledge to our own green business listing.
Please let us know if you want us to add any other businesses to our list. And remember to support green businesses by spending your money there!
Simply approach the person in charge and ask them to review the pledge and say you will nominate them if they do.
Only 3 businesses are currently listed on the "showcase" page. Let's get hundreds on there!
We will add all businesses who take the pledge to our own green business listing.
Please let us know if you want us to add any other businesses to our list. And remember to support green businesses by spending your money there!
Ideas to get you started with your friends and family
Communicate your concerns with your friends and family about climate change in a sensitive and non aggressive way.
Many people are simply not able to cope with the reality of the climate emergency we are living with. They prefer to live their lives as normal, not giving it the focus that it deserves. Instead of being combative and forcing them to see the truth about how little time we have left, there are more productive ways to get people to listen. The more people we can reach about the climate emergency, the more power we have to make changes, and the more likely we will succeed in enacting the necessary changes. So let's do it right.
The David Suzuki Foundation has an excellent tool based on the image here, that teaches you how to speak to people about the climate. It's called the CliMate Bot and you can chat with it on fb messenger to practice your skills. Check it out here.
Once you brush up your skills with CliMate, make a plan to approach 1 friend or family member a week. Aim to get people talking and thinking about what they can do. Once you've got several friends on board, consider hosting a climate party at your house.
Many people are simply not able to cope with the reality of the climate emergency we are living with. They prefer to live their lives as normal, not giving it the focus that it deserves. Instead of being combative and forcing them to see the truth about how little time we have left, there are more productive ways to get people to listen. The more people we can reach about the climate emergency, the more power we have to make changes, and the more likely we will succeed in enacting the necessary changes. So let's do it right.
The David Suzuki Foundation has an excellent tool based on the image here, that teaches you how to speak to people about the climate. It's called the CliMate Bot and you can chat with it on fb messenger to practice your skills. Check it out here.
Once you brush up your skills with CliMate, make a plan to approach 1 friend or family member a week. Aim to get people talking and thinking about what they can do. Once you've got several friends on board, consider hosting a climate party at your house.
Host a climate party at your house
Once you have a group of friends and family on board, ask them all to get together and host a climate change party. Develop a supportive group that can work together for action. See the link below for specifics from For Our Kids Canada.
How do I deal with Climate Deniers though?
For Our Kids has an excellent resource page on how to deal with climate deniers. Check it out below.
