Fifth graders from PS 15 in Red Hook, Brooklyn - a community on the frontline of Climate Change - spent 2 years investigating plastic pollution. Taking on the roles of citizen scientists, community leaders, and advocates, these 10-11 year olds collect local data, lead community outreach, and use their impressive data to inform policy, testifying and rallying at City Hall. They take the deep dive into the root causes of plastic pollution, bridging the connection between plastic, climate change, and environmental justice before turning their focus back to school. There they take action to rid their cafeteria of all single-use plastic, driving forward city-wide action and a scalable, youth-led plastic-free movement.
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Engage Engineering is a civil engineering firm based in Peterborough, Ontario that provides municipal engineering services to public and private sector clients. The firm was founded by Paul Hurley and Aaron Hill, two professional engineers who wanted to create a responsive, client-focused firm that provides personalized service. The foundation for the firm is our Core Values which guides us in what we do.
FOCA represents waterfront enthusiasts across Ontario, supporting individual environmental stewardship, and strong connected communities. Our vision is sustainable waterfront communities, now and for future generations.
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For more than 25 years, GreenUP has been Peterborough region’s leading organization focused on climate action, environmental education, and community resilience. A non-profit charitable organization, our mission is to inspire and empower environmentally healthy and sustainable action. We offer impactful hands-on environmental education programs, lead inspiring projects that showcase the potential for green, healthy, and active neighbourhoods, and coordinate events and campaigns that enable collaborative action and civic participation.
RTOERO District 36 Peterborough offers membership, events, programs & services for teachers, school & board administrators, educational support staff, college and university faculty in career and in retirement.
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TRACKS (TRent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science) facilitates dynamic, land-based youth programming that braids multiple scientific approaches by centring Indigenous ways of knowing and being. TRACKS offers youth opportunities to actively engage with a multitude of worldviews to further understand and develop their personal skills, gifts, and tools. A main pillar of this work is to contribute to hands-on InSTEAM (Indigenous Science Technology Engineering Art and Math) learning opportunities for youth of all ages. TRACKS encourages all humans to deepen reciprocal relationships within their environments and embody understandings of their responsibilities to the land.
Support the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, who are actively defending their inherent rights to unceded Indigenous territory against a liquefied natural gas pipeline and RCMP brutality.
- Year2020
- Runtime76 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorAtsuko Quirk & Debby Lee Cohen
Fifth graders from PS 15 in Red Hook, Brooklyn - a community on the frontline of Climate Change - spent 2 years investigating plastic pollution. Taking on the roles of citizen scientists, community leaders, and advocates, these 10-11 year olds collect local data, lead community outreach, and use their impressive data to inform policy, testifying and rallying at City Hall. They take the deep dive into the root causes of plastic pollution, bridging the connection between plastic, climate change, and environmental justice before turning their focus back to school. There they take action to rid their cafeteria of all single-use plastic, driving forward city-wide action and a scalable, youth-led plastic-free movement.
SPONSORED BY:
Engage Engineering is a civil engineering firm based in Peterborough, Ontario that provides municipal engineering services to public and private sector clients. The firm was founded by Paul Hurley and Aaron Hill, two professional engineers who wanted to create a responsive, client-focused firm that provides personalized service. The foundation for the firm is our Core Values which guides us in what we do.
FOCA represents waterfront enthusiasts across Ontario, supporting individual environmental stewardship, and strong connected communities. Our vision is sustainable waterfront communities, now and for future generations.
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
For more than 25 years, GreenUP has been Peterborough region’s leading organization focused on climate action, environmental education, and community resilience. A non-profit charitable organization, our mission is to inspire and empower environmentally healthy and sustainable action. We offer impactful hands-on environmental education programs, lead inspiring projects that showcase the potential for green, healthy, and active neighbourhoods, and coordinate events and campaigns that enable collaborative action and civic participation.
RTOERO District 36 Peterborough offers membership, events, programs & services for teachers, school & board administrators, educational support staff, college and university faculty in career and in retirement.
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
TRACKS (TRent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science) facilitates dynamic, land-based youth programming that braids multiple scientific approaches by centring Indigenous ways of knowing and being. TRACKS offers youth opportunities to actively engage with a multitude of worldviews to further understand and develop their personal skills, gifts, and tools. A main pillar of this work is to contribute to hands-on InSTEAM (Indigenous Science Technology Engineering Art and Math) learning opportunities for youth of all ages. TRACKS encourages all humans to deepen reciprocal relationships within their environments and embody understandings of their responsibilities to the land.
Support the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, who are actively defending their inherent rights to unceded Indigenous territory against a liquefied natural gas pipeline and RCMP brutality.
- Year2020
- Runtime76 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorAtsuko Quirk & Debby Lee Cohen
