THE OUR KIDS’ CLIMATE SPOKESPEOPLE
The Our Kids’ Climate spokespeople come from climate-parent groups from all over the world. We currently have moms and dads from the growing parent movement in 23 countries, and counting. Parents can speak to the media about parent climate organizing, how to talk to children about climate change, climate education and parent perspectives on global climate policies. Please email us to find a spokesperson near you!
MEDIA COVERAGE
The Our Kids’ Climate groups are from all over the world. We are all committed to working together to protect the kids we love from the escalating climate crisis.
Truthout.org – Parent Participation in Climate Justice Efforts Is on the Rise
BBC News Brasil – A luta de mãe que perdeu filha vítima de poluição em Londres
The Mail & Guardian – Mothers: ‘Stop funding fossil fuels’
The Quint – COP26: Mothers From 44 Countries Demand End to Fossil Fuel, Clear Air
The New York Times – Mothers Demand Action on Air Pollution at COP26
The Guardian – ‘They’re killing our children’: mothers from around the world demand action on fossil fuels
Insurance Post – Climate activists take to Lloyd’s in ‘Father’s Day appeal’
The Bookseller – Monks, Field and Biddulph support #OurOtherMother campaign
Independent – Five years on from the Paris Agreement we are letting our children down badly over the climate crisis
Elle – Climate Mums to the Rescue
Sierra Magazine – For Mother’s Day, Moms Don’t Need Flowers We Need Political Power
PV-Magazine – Aussie Parents Pester PM to Fund Solar for Every School and Childhood Centre
Reuters – Children need green pandemic recovery, celebrity parents tell UK PM
Parents – How to Explain Climate Change to Your Child
Reuters – Parents’ plea to climate negotiators: Be ‘real heroes’ for world’s children
Channel 4 News – Mother’s Rise Up’ marches call for dramatic action on climate change
OUR KIDS CLIMATE BLOG
The Our Kids’ Climate groups are from all over the world. We are all committed to working together to protect the kids we love from the escalating climate crisis.
In a first, at COP27 countries are urged to include children in the design and implementation of climate policies
In a first, at COP27 countries are urged to include children in the design and implementation of climate policies Children First Climate Movement welcomes recognition by countries at [...]
Mothers react to close of COP 27
Mothers react to close of COP 27: More work needed to safeguard children’s lives and health Mothers have issued statements on the close of the COP27 Climate Summit, [...]
Mothers make heart-felt plea to leaders to put Kids First at COP27 climate summit
PRESS RELEASE Mothers make heart-felt plea to leaders to put Kids First at COP27 climate summit Children and those yet to be born are bearing the brunt of a [...]
Every third child in Delhi has damaged lungs – a conversation with Bhavreen Kandhari
Every third child in Delhi has damaged lungs A conversation with Bhavreen Kandhari The global climate parent movement is about building connections between parents working on climate change across [...]
Xoli Fuyani – We really are experiencing the brunt of climate change now
“We really are experiencing the brunt of climate change now” Xoli Fuyani, South Africa Xoli has been working with schools and intergenerational groups in South Africa on environmental awareness [...]
I’m going to COP 27 with renewed determination
“I’m going to COP 27 with renewed determination” Thato Gabaitse, Botswana A youth and parent activist from Botswana, Thato works to raise awareness of how climate change is impacting [...]
Our children’s air should be central to discussions at COP27
Our children’s air should be central to discussions at COP27 I live in Delhi, the most polluted capital city in the world. Since they were born, my now [...]
Mothers hold second meeting on clean air with COP26 President
Mothers, WHO urge COP26 President Sharma to help place health impacts of fossil fuels and children’s rights at centre of climate talks Alok Sharma met mothers representing [...]
Global Climate Parent Fellowship: What I’ve learned so far – For Our Kids
Global Climate Parent Fellowship: What I’ve learned so far (This article is written by Natalie Caine and copied from For our Kids, please find the original here: [...]
Parents react to close of COP 26
Parents react to close of COP 26 Parents have issued heart-felt statements on the close of the COP26 Climate Summit, saying that not enough action has been [...]
Hello Dear Global Leaders! Would you like to be in our kids’ shoes?
Hello Dear Global Leaders! Would you like to be in our kids´ shoes? Millions of parents around the world are waking up to [...]
Parents call for an end to all new fossil fuels to safeguard children’s health and futures
Biggest parent mobilisation in history calls for an end to all new fossil fuels to safeguard children’s health and futures. Almost 500 parent groups from 44 countries [...]
Reflections on the IPCC report – Frida Berry Eklund
The IPCC report - thoughts from our co-founder Frida Berry Eklund Recently, the UN's climate panel IPCC released a new climate report: "Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science [...]
Three things parents can do next
Three things parents can do next to support the FridaysForFuture movement The Global Climate Strike week is over for now. But the kids won’t rest. And there [...]
New Norwegian climate-parent group: Foreldreløftet
New Norwegian climate-parent group: Foreldreløftet A Norwegian group of active grandparents, standing up for climate action alongside the children and youth, have been present for years. Recently, [...]
Climate parent group: Climate Dads
Climate Dads The Climate Dads model is based on a three phase process. Educate Fathers are invited to express how a more unpredictable environmental future may affect [...]