ACTIVISM
Hold a Climate Meeting
The easiest step is to have a meeting with your household, family or friends to discuss climate change. We recommend your meeting consist of the following:
Start by sharing your feelings about the climate crisis with each other. A lot of us have a lot of anxiety about the extreme weather and the future, and it’s really helpful to share it openly and feel supported.
Using our brochure, make a list of what actions if your life are high emitters of CO2e. Also note actions you are already taking to help the climate.
Remember that the best cure for climate anxiety is taking action. Based on the list you created together, discuss what actions you can take to reduce your CO2e emissions.
Take the Nanaimo Climate Pledge! Taking the Pledge is a sign of your commitment and allows us to gather essential data to better encourage others to take action.
Holding a climate meeting is recommended as a first action.
Send a Letter to your MLA or MP
Elected leaders hear from industry and business all the time. There is an entire profession of lobbyists to make sure that the desires of industry and big business are heard. But we, the people, are the only ones who elect leaders.
Letters are highly impactful on influencing politicians. The old adage is that a politician assumes that every letter they receive represents 1000 voters. Whatever the number actually is, leaders know that when someone takes the time to send them a letter, many more people share that opinion. This means when you write a letter to your MP or MLA (or both), your voice is greatly amplified.
Make your voice heard today.
Vote for Climate Action
How we vote matters, municipally, provincially and federally. All levels of government have unique powers and capacities to take on the climate crisis, and all levels matter. There is a wide range of politicians and political parties in terms of their willingness and ability to take on this existential challenge. Some politicians and parties won’t even admit that the climate crisis is real. Others make it their primary platform.
By voting for a candidate or party that prioritizes climate action as a core part of their platform, you are directly voting for systemic change and greatly magnifying the impact of your personal pledge actions. This is a crucial action on your part.
Be a Climate Leader
Climate organizations, including ours, are started and operated by people in our community just like you. The more of us who are actively promoting climate action the better. There are many ways you can use your time and skills to be part of bringing the urgency of the crisis and what we can do about it to the greater public.
Here are two great ways to become a climate leader:
Sign up to be a Climate Connector.
Register for the West Coast Climate Action Network’s weekly newsletter.