Dear ECCLPs Supporter,

We're excited to see you at the upcoming ECCLPs Annual Forum Symposium over a day of climate action centered on the power of education! This week we would like to highlight our incredible 2 PM sessions where inspiring leaders such as Candice Dickens-Russell, CEO of Friends of the Los Angeles River, discuss sustainable and equitable approaches towards designing authentic community climate programs. Get ready to walk away inspired from so many powerful sessions!

As a reminder, all registrants will automatically receive access to all the workshop recordings!

Featured Session Presenters

Yo Cuento - Diversifying the Outdoors Though Storytelling, Cultura, and Advocacy

Latino Outdoors discusses the power of storytelling and leadership that is community-centered for a more equitable outdoors. The phrase “Yo cuento" means both “I tell a story” and “I count,” and captures personal narratives with the importance of telling stories to give voice and meaning to people and their experiences. Latino Outdoors Theory of Change invites a diverse family-friendly environment that ignites advocacy for the protection of open-spaces and public lands.

Designing with the Margins. Prioritizing Equity in Community Climate Programs

Creating equitable and inclusive community programs requires thoughtful approach and well crafted strategy. Join CEO of Friends of the Los Angeles River, Candice Dickens-Russell, to learn how FoLAR reimagined, authentic community engagement, and what it means to green in place.

Featured Affinity Space Facilitators

Registrants who qualify will be invited to these personalized affinity spaces to build community, connect, and support one another before and during the event!

BIPOC Leaders Affinity Space Facilitator

Pre-Service Teacher Candidates Space Facilitator

Featured Poster Session Presenters

Talking about Climate Adaptation in Schools: Terminology Used and Working Towards a Consensus

(Primary Audiences: University Faculty)

As part of a larger project that focuses on how K-12 schools can act as hubs for climate adaptation solutions, we identified that existing research in this area defined terms differently, leading to difficulties in identifying best practices. To facilitate understanding the findings in this area, we developed a concept map of the literature to identify connections across three areas: K-12 Climate Adaptation Education, Community Adaptation Planning, and Community Schools. This interactive poster will present the terms used in the literature, such as, “climate change adaptations” and “disaster-risk reduction,” where one term may be defined differently and some terms are used interchangeably. The poster will create a space for participants to engage in a discussion forum to discuss any potential gaps in the literature and work towards a consensus on the terminology that should be used at the intersections of these constructs.

An Interdisciplinary Climate Justice Literacy Framework for K-5

(Primary Audiences: PK-5 Teachers)

Learn more about The Interdisciplinary Climate Justice Literacy Framework for K-5, which is an integrated unit framework that provides teachers with ways to implement a comprehensive program to develops students' climate literacy at various points throughout the school year.

Featured Virtual Booths

Visit our virtual booths hosted by amazing partners like Citizens' Climate Lobby and The Climate Reality Project ! Thank you to all our wonderful partners for helping us bring this program to life.

Sign up for the symposium today and automatically enter our raffle for a change to win fantastic prizes, such as: ECCLPs consultant and leading DEI expert Lily Zhang's book "Reconstructing DEI: A Practitioner's Workbook"!

Featured program partner:

We would like to express our immense gratitude to eKadence for their ongoing support as a key ECCLPs partner. The eKadence Foundation is making it possible for ECCLPs to create a professional learning platform for educators throughout California and worldwide. We are beyond excited to share this resource with teachers for the upcoming school year so stay tuned! If you're interested in piloting this new platform to inform it's creation, opt in during registration.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at ecclps@uci.edu and don't forget to subscribe to our monthly newsletter here to stay updated on upcoming events and initiatives!

Stay tuned for more weekly announcements and see you at the event!

- The ECCLPs Team

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