MTEA Members Will Fight for Climate Justice!
MTEA elected leaders passed a resolution calling on Milwaukee education workers to take steps to address the growing climate crisis and to support the ongoing organizing by our students around the issue. The resolution encourages us all to take steps to educate, advocate and activate ourselves and others in the fight for climate justice:
“Whereas we the members of the agree with the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that we have just eleven years to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% before the damage is irreversible
And whereas we support Greta Thunberg’s and other youth climate activists across the globe including Rufus King student and Youth Climate Action Team Executive Director Ayanna Lee, for a climate strike on September 20th to call attention to this global crisis.
We support the call to action for all educators to participate in and support the following actions:
• The Art Build 4 Climate Strike on September 15th at Kenilworth Studios (1915 E. Kenilworth Pl.) from 10 to 6 p.m. to make signs and banners for the strike. Art Build 4 Climate Strike
• MTEA members organizing a “climate assembly” in their individual schools in conjunction with the Global Climate strike as an opportunity to call attention to the issue inside and outside of our school buildings. Schools will receive a statement that can be read at the assembly as well as other resources to allow students to begin learning about climate change and what they can do about it.
• The Milwaukee Climate Strike!! organized by Youth Climate Action Team to take place beginning at City Hall, marching to Water Tower Park at 11:00 followed by a rally, speeches, letter writing, food, music and celebration at North Point Park.
• The march and rally organized by 350.org to take place on Saturday, September 21st. 12:00 – 1:00 Meet at Milwaukee County Court House 1:00 – 3:00 | March and Rally
* March from the County Court House down Wells St., past the State office Building, to Milwaukee City Hall.
• Any future actions to support the work of environmental activists who are working to stop climate change as it will disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in our society.”
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