Empowering Youth Climate Leaders: Tips and Tactics for Parents and Educators
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May 15, 2023
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00:49:01

Katrina Erwin and Glennys Navarrete are program managers at the CLEO Institute and co-hosts of the House on Fire Podcast.

The CLEO Institute is a 501C3 nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, exclusively dedicated to climate education and advocacy. Founded in 2010, CLEO, which stands for Climate Leadership Engagement Opportunities, works with communities across Florida to build climate literacy and mobilize climate action.

Katrina focuses on helping youth activists leverage their power most effectively in state and local political settings. And Glennys leads CLEO's efforts at schools to educate students on climate issues and be more effective advocates.

We jump into a number of different topics about youth climate activism, including what climate education programs look like in schools, how parents can be most effective at supporting youth climate action, when youth activists should focus on collaboration or on resistance, the role of social media in climate action, and lastly, how to inspire kids to care about climate change in the first place.

In this episode, we cover: 

  • [02:32] Glennys’s background and climate journey
  • [06:40] Katrina's background and climate journey
  • [12:36] The history and goals of the CLEO Institute
  • [16:03] Integrating climate curriculum into schools in an overly-politicized environment 
  • [18:15] Avoiding "Trigger words" and misinformation 
  • [19:25] How parents can play a role in youth climate activism
  • [25:49] Creating spaces where young people can be heard, not tokenized
  • [30:18] Empowering young people to engage in local politics
  • [35:25] "Power mapping" and using social media to research and contact local politicians
  • [39:22] Katrina's and Glennys's favorite climate influencers on social media, and the role of activists on social platforms
  • [40:44] Shifting climate conversations from “doom and gloom” to solutions-oriented, and from “polar bear” imagery to local reality
  • [45:08] The House on Fire podcast, and how to get involved with the CLEO Institute

Get connected: Cody SimmsCLEO InstituteKatrina ErwinGlennys NavarreteMCJ Podcast / Collective

*You can also reach us via email at info@mcjcollective.com, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.

Episode recorded on April 11, 2023

Get connected with MCJ: 

*If you liked this episode, please consider giving us a review! You can also reach us via email at info@mcj.vc, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.

Katrina Erwin and Glennys Navarrete are program managers at the CLEO Institute and co-hosts of the House on Fire Podcast. The CLEO Institute is a 501C3 nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, exclusively dedicated to climate education and advocacy. Founded in 2010, CLEO, which stands for Climate Leadership Engagement Opportunities, works with communities across Florida to build climate literacy and mobilize climate action. Katrina focuses on helping youth activists leverage their power most effectively in state and local political settings. And Glennys leads CLEO's efforts at schools to educate students on climate issues and be more effective advocates. We jump into a number of different topics about youth climate activism, including what climate education programs look like in schools, how parents can be most effective at supporting youth climate action, when youth activists should focus on collaboration or on resistance, the role of social media in climate action, and lastly, how to inspire kids to care about climate change in the first place.

Katrina Erwin and Glennys Navarrete are program managers at the CLEO Institute and co-hosts of the House on Fire Podcast.

The CLEO Institute is a 501C3 nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, exclusively dedicated to climate education and advocacy. Founded in 2010, CLEO, which stands for Climate Leadership Engagement Opportunities, works with communities across Florida to build climate literacy and mobilize climate action.

Katrina focuses on helping youth activists leverage their power most effectively in state and local political settings. And Glennys leads CLEO's efforts at schools to educate students on climate issues and be more effective advocates.

We jump into a number of different topics about youth climate activism, including what climate education programs look like in schools, how parents can be most effective at supporting youth climate action, when youth activists should focus on collaboration or on resistance, the role of social media in climate action, and lastly, how to inspire kids to care about climate change in the first place.

In this episode, we cover: 

  • [02:32] Glennys’s background and climate journey
  • [06:40] Katrina's background and climate journey
  • [12:36] The history and goals of the CLEO Institute
  • [16:03] Integrating climate curriculum into schools in an overly-politicized environment 
  • [18:15] Avoiding "Trigger words" and misinformation 
  • [19:25] How parents can play a role in youth climate activism
  • [25:49] Creating spaces where young people can be heard, not tokenized
  • [30:18] Empowering young people to engage in local politics
  • [35:25] "Power mapping" and using social media to research and contact local politicians
  • [39:22] Katrina's and Glennys's favorite climate influencers on social media, and the role of activists on social platforms
  • [40:44] Shifting climate conversations from “doom and gloom” to solutions-oriented, and from “polar bear” imagery to local reality
  • [45:08] The House on Fire podcast, and how to get involved with the CLEO Institute

Get connected: Cody SimmsCLEO InstituteKatrina ErwinGlennys NavarreteMCJ Podcast / Collective

*You can also reach us via email at info@mcjcollective.com, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.

Episode recorded on April 11, 2023

Get connected with MCJ: 

*If you liked this episode, please consider giving us a review! You can also reach us via email at info@mcj.vc, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.

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