Climate Action Jam
Climate Action Jam (formerly the Youth Civics & Climate Leadership Program) is a program for youth (ages 13-30) to learn how Metro Vancouver municipalities operate and make policy decisions in order to understand ways to take local climate action. This program series is hosted with community partners – all workshops are for youth in your networks.
After the first iteration of Climate Action Jam was hosted from Fall 2022 to Spring 2023, the CityHive team conducted a literature review and interviewed local community organizations to further understand the needs of our communities all across Metro Vancouver. This new iteration of Climate Action Jam offers different workshop structures to be adaptable to participants’ current knowledge of civics and climate action.
The four workshops follow the Knowledge-to-Action Framework:
The Knowledge-to-Action Framework is rooted in community-based learning, relationship building, and partner-supported action planning. This framework builds a learning arc that enables youth to come to the program with any level of understanding or knowledge about civics and climate change to then develop bold actions to address local challenges.
Workshop 1: Cities and Climate
What do local governments do? What climate change impacts do we see in our cities?
Workshop 2: Civics and Climate Agency
How can residents take part in combating climate change?
Workshop 3: Deep Dive
What is causing climate change? How can we make systemic changes to end the climate crisis?
Workshop 4: Activate
What can youth do to take climate action that leverages our own values and experiences?
Workshop Structure
Each workshop lasts for two hours including breaks in between. The community delivery partner is able to choose from three different structures below:
A) BASE
Workshop 1: Cities & Climate
Workshop 2: Civics & Climate Agency
B) BASE + ACTION
Workshop 1: Cities & Climate
Workshop 2: Civics & Climate Agency
Workshop 3: Activate
C) BASE + DEEP DIVE + ACTION
Workshop 1: Cities & Climate
Workshop 2: Civics & Climate Agency
Workshop 3: Deep Dive
Workshop 4: Activate
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cost of this workshop program?
This program is totally free of charge! The CityHive team will be bringing two facilitators to deliver the workshops as well as some snacks for the participants. We will also be providing honorariums for the youth participants.
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What do we have to provide as a delivery partner?
We ask you to provide a venue space that is accessible to the participants. We also ask you to recruit a group of youth participants. We hope to have 15-30 participants at each series. The participants can be a group of youth that meets regularly at your organization/community or a group that is specifically recruited for this occasion.
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Can youth who are not Canadian citizens join?
Of course! This program is for any youth ages 13-30 residing in Metro Vancouver. We try to create contents that are relevant to youth of any background, however the elementary level contents are suited for those who are new to the civics and climate spaces, as well as those who are learning English as an additional language. If you have any concerns or questions about the level of contents, please feel free to get in touch with the program coordinator.
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Can I book only 1 workshop?
We typically offer 2, 3, or 4 workshops in the Youth Civics & Climate Leadership Program. If the youth participants in your community may prefer lower commitment, we recommend you book a two workshop series. If they are a very engaged group of youth who are passionate about taking action, three or four workshops is the way to go!
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Interested in bringing this program to youth in your community?
We’re looking for community partners to host this workshop series with community groups all across Metro Vancouver. Email sayano@cityhive.ca to learn more and book a workshop series.
This program would not be possible without the generous support of our funders Vancity and SFU Community-Engaged Research Initiative.
