Past Trainings & Events

A directory of past trainings and workshops for For Our Kids Teams and parents/caregivers in the network, organized by the network support team.

2025

  • Hot Mess: Mothering Through a Code Red Climate Emergency - a conversation with author and scholar Sarah Marie Wiebe. Jan 2025. Video available here

2024

  • Planning Creative, Family-Friendly Actions. A conversation with mothers from Mothers Rise Up and Climate Families NYC. June 2024. Video available here. Read conversation highlights here.
  • Recruitment & Retention 101. Presented by The Climate Justice Organizing HUB for FOK Team Organizers. July 2024. Video available here.
  • Addressing the Climate Elephant Workshop. Presented by Carbon Conversations Toronto. November 2024. Workshop slides and Tips for talking about climate change

2023

  • Building Sustainable Group Structure. Provided by the Climate Justice Organizing Hub for FOK Team Organizers. December 2023. **
  • 3-Part Anti-Racism Training Series. Provided by Kerry Cavers from Moms Against Racism
    1. Systemic Racism in Canada: The History Parents Need to Know
    2. How Racism Shows up in Your Teams
    3. Using Your Power and Privilege to Dismantle Racism
  • Protecting our pensions and the planet. October 2023. Video available here
  • Political Advocacy 101: Meeting with elected officials and powerholders. March 2023. Video available here
  • Learning Together: Indigenous Rights, Climate Justice, and Parenthood. March 2023. Video available here
  • Sustainable Investing 101. Video available here
  • Land Acknowledgements and Beyond. More info here. **
  • Social Media Training for Team Organizers.**

2022

  • Electric School Bus Info Session. February 2023. Video version here
  • Do You Smell Gas? Fossil Fuel Promotion in Schools. November 2022. Video version here.
  • How to Raise an Anti-Racism Child. Anti-racism 101 trainings with Kerry Cavers from Moms against Racism. September 2022.
  • JEDI Bookclub Discussion: Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. May 2022. Report back here.
  • Schoolyard Climate Conversations. Skillshare with For Our Kids Toronto, who developed a template for hosting schoolyard climate conversations.** 

2021

  • Tips and Tricks for Creating Videos. Video available here. February 2021.
  • Pitching & Placing. Workshops for For Our Kids teams on getting media coverage. March 2021.**
  • Opening the Door to Dads. Discussion with prominent Dads on what motivates them to take action and how their children inspire them to keep going. Video available here. November 2021.
  • Engagement and Recruitment: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly? Skillshare with For Our Kids Ottawa-Gatineau.**
  • Schools Action! Idea Generating Session. Presentations from teams across the network. July 2021.**

2020

 

**Recordings available to For Our Kids Team Organizers upon request.