• The program consists of 5 events from March 17th – March 21st. Activities listed on the right. 
• The theme for the week is all about raising awareness around the importance of community resilience and adaptation.

• Actions and Activism is a sub team of the ECJ project team. We researching the state of food security across Oregon. 
• The framework that we are developing incorporates principles of food sovereignty and environmental, social, and racial markers to assess the situation.
• We are doing outreach to urban farms, nonprofit organizations, agencies, and other food related organizations to survey their experiences.
• Ultimately, we want to create avenues to utilize our research to pressure power-holders into making changes that alleviate food insecurity. 

• The Current News Team has decided to focus on education and awareness of environmental issues and impacts.
  • Good news posts via instagram. This is meant to spread positivity and hope in a very negatively dominated field. 
    • Every week we find positive news stories and share them on instagram. 
  • Podcast (spotify): We have monthly podcasts that reviews environmental news. It covers both local (Oregon based) and globally. 
    • For example, our first podcast discusses overconsumption. We define what overconsumption is, how it impacts the environment, and examples in Oregon such as hydroflasks. A water bottle you only need one to two of but people often have several more.
    • We are also looking for students and environmental professionals to interview in later episodes.  

HB-3365 – (OECE): Directs the State Board of Education to include an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability and climate change across all subjects for which academic content standards are established.

SJR28 – (OCERA): Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to establish a fundamental right to a clean, safe and healthy environment. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout this state.

HB 3012 – (“Vote 16”): Permits an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast a ballot in school district elections.

• Legislators repeatedly say how valuable student testimonies are in their decision-making process–especially students from their own districts! 
• By staying connected with Our Future, you can learn key strategic times to reach out to your legislators–we help you understand bill language, how the legislative process works, and provide you with key talking points for letters or testimony.

• Our team members have created Food Waste Reduction timelines in collaboration with every regional leader for each school in the network
  • These timelines include who needs to be contacted by each date, assesses the resources at each school that already exist and which resources our team can help provide each school with
  • Some schools are more advanced and might be ready to implement reusables with a little push while others are at the start of their journey and need informational posters to start

How To Start a Green Team Guide

Composting Posters

Leftover Recipes

General Food Waste Reduction Tips

• All RLs in the network will put on events and spirit days created by the CWR team
• We have received funding from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ) to incentivize students to participate and for OF to host events at a larger scale
• We are seeking to increase education about food waste and how to reduce our impact at the high school level
• This week includes fun events, spirit days, food waste audits, presentations, and students will receive resources to make better decisions at school and at home

• Statewide Spring Summit
  • April 26th, 11am-5pm
  • Unitarian Church in Salem
  • Workshops:
    • Climate Science 101
    • Sustainable Living
    • Creative Activism
  • Food & Raffle included

• Speaker Series (Zoom)
  • Feb 12/13: Oregon Health Authority on Youth Resilience in the Face of Climate Anxiety
  • Feb 26/27: Green Education/Careers
  • Mar 12/13: OMSI Exhibit
  • Mar 26/27: Youth Activism Panel

• Eco Club Hub
  • Connecting Our Future with Eco Clubs all over Oregon, and vice versa
  • Connecting Eco Clubs all over Oregon with each other!
  • Stay Connected form