As February is Black Histories and Futures Month, we've been reflecting on the many ways that Black history intersects with climate action. Black voices and leaders within the climate movement have been speaking out about environmental racism and the disproportionate impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on Black and equity-deserving communities. Black entrepreneurs and innovators have been pioneers in developing solutions to combat climate change and promote greater equity and resilience. Check out our curated list of BHM resources and stay tuned for an upcoming webinar where we’ll dive into these topics and more.
February is also a big month for CCT as we’re welcoming a new group of communities. In less than three years since our launch in mid-2021, the CCT network has grown to 70+ current and alumni members. We have active members in all 10 provinces and one US state, spanning the municipal, nonprofit, post-secondary, and business sectors. What unites the group is a commitment to advancing climate equity locally through partnerships and community-led approaches. Meet the 23 new communities that have joined us for the third Climate Transitions Cohort.
Keep reading for more on how to plug in and for the latest resources and upcoming events.
Did you that you can join the CCT network any time during the year? Learn more about the communities of practice, peer learning, coaching, workshops and training, events and other capacity building supports that we offer our members.
As community-minded climate changemakers, we know we need to be using data to inform our decisions, but it’s often difficult to know where to start. Join this conversation to begin to tease apart the question of how to bring community leadership and data together for action and learn how to avoid unnecessarily silos in your local work.
February 27, 2024 | CCT’s SDG Localization community of practice (open to all!) meets next on February 27 to continue the conversation on Indigenous Partnerships for the SDGs. This month, we'll be joined by special guest Natasha Beedie, a Tamarack Institute board member.
February 29, 2024 |
October 29 & 30, 2024 | Save the date for EngageFest, the Tamarack Institute’s first-ever organization-wide learning event spanning our networks on Climate Transitions, Ending Poverty, Building Belonging and Building Youth Futures.
CCT’s EDIJR Spotlight
This month, we’re listening to the first episode of the Mind the Disruption podcast’s second season that tackles environmental racism with Dr. Ingrid Waldron.
As founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities and Community Health (ENRICH) Project, Ingrid works alongside African Nova Scotian and Mi’kmaw communities to disrupt environmental racism as a necessary part of the environmental justice movement. This episode dives her work to advance climate and health equity.
Our colleagues at Communities Building Belonging are calling for a pan-Canadian belonging strategy that puts communities at the centre and could use your help. Please consider supporting this important campaign by signing the pledge today.
From Our Partners and Members
Demand a federal commitment to local climate action: Add your voice to this campaign led by David Suzuki Foundation for dedicated, flexible funding for municipalities to take climate action.
Follow the work of the new Affordability Action Council (including their latest report Making Ends Meet: A New Approach to Tackling Affordability), a joint initiative of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, Destination Zero, the Trottier Family Foundation and the McConnell Foundation. This group of diverse policy experts and community leaders is looking at the affordability and climate crisis, tackling the challenge through a package of “all-in” integrated solutions that could be put to work immediately by the federal government.
Participate in the federal government's SDG consultation to inform the 2024 SDG Annual Report: ESDC's SDG Questionnaire. The deadline to contribute is February 29.
North America's Turtle Island has been home to Indigenous peoples descended from First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples since time immemorial.
At the Tamarack Institute, we recognize the contributions and historical significance of indigenous peoples, and affirm our collective commitment to fulfilling the promise and challenge of truth and reconciliation in our communities.
