“I loved being able to talk to families and kids about our schools campaign and learning more about their schools...”

“I just loved being in space with everyone and seeing the various organizations and the work they do. I loved being able to talk to families and kids about our schools campaign and learning more about their schools and what they like to see, which they were then able to write & draw on our post cards.

“ALIGN's biggest goal was to engage children and parents about our Green Healthy schools campaign which we were able to do in conversation, as well as using post cards for children and parents to write and draw what they'd like to see in their schools to make them greener. I think art is very helpful in engaging with kids and can simplify the explanation of topics like decarbonization, which can be difficult to explain at times. We were able to get 70 cards filled out, which we plan to share either with the current mayor or at our upcoming mayoral candidate forum.

“I think this experience reinforced to our team that we need to have easy and accessible materials for our campaigns and be able to engage with families who are not deeply involved in climate action or think about disparities in school buildings.”

— Jenille Scott, ALIGN