Join Anjali Appadurai, Naomi Klein, Seth Klein, Juan Vargas Alba, and other guests as we outline our plans for winning a national Youth Climate Corps as well as climate corps in British Columbia and Alberta. The event will feature a special video debut, musical guests, and a panel discussion about the history of such initiatives and efforts to campaign for climate corps across the country. 

There will be an opportunity to network and meet other campaigners and organizers in your area to discuss exciting strategies for winning a Climate Corps. 

Come learn about this idea, find out where it’s taking root, and find out how you can get involved in this campaign. This event is presented by the Climate Emergency Unit.

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About the campaign:

The climate mobilization in Canada has yet to feel like a grand societal undertaking. The Youth Climate Corps is an invitation to the country’s youth to mobilize to confront today’s gravest threat: the climate emergency.

A national Youth Climate Corps (YCC) would be a transformational employment and training program for people 35 and under, empowering them to work within their communities and across the country on low-carbon and climate mitigation work. Our objective is to press for a new federal program that would catalyse public support for a rapid transition while engaging youth in meaningful climate work – restoring ecosystems, managing forests to reduce wildfire risks, responding to climate disasters and enhancing community resilience/safety, building new climate infrastructure (renewable energy projects, building retrofits, high speed rail), and engaging in low-carbon care work (elder/child care).

In addition to the national campaign, active campaigns are underway in both Alberta and BC, pressing provincial governments there to institute a climate corp. Find out about all these initiatives. 

The YCC would offer meaningful work and training, all paid at a living wage. Learn more about the YCC campaign.