Community Environmental Council — Let’s do work for tomorrow, today

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SANTA BARBARA — When it comes to climate change, I believe it’s up to my generation to come up with new ideas and build momentum for change. We need to collaborate with everyone, and come together to make a positive impact.

The Community Environmental Council has been pivotal in my learning and activism. They’ve inspired me to step up, turn ideas into a reality, and have given me opportunities to make a difference.

We have so many solutions right at hand, including climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, and climate leadership programs just to name a few. These are the types of solutions CEC educates, advocates, and pioneers for every day. This is the web of interconnecting positive solutions that we need now.

Let’s work together – all generations – to heal our Earth and regenerate our home.

Please make a contribution so that CEC can continue training the next generation of climate leaders to implement the solutions we need for tomorrow, today.

To the future,

Ethan Maday

Youth Climate Activist (9th Grade)

P.S. No matter what generation you are from, we need YOU. See below for how you can take climate action with us.

Become a CEC Climate Steward

This eight-week certi?cation program empowers participants to play an active role in their community to advance rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis. Together, our community of 200-strong Climate Steward alumni are standing up for climate justice and pushing forward thousands of solutions, one neighborhood at a time. The next cohort starts on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Learn more and register.

Attend CEC’s Youth Climate Workshops

Sixth through twelfth grade students interested in taking bold climate action are invited to join CEC staff, CEC Climate Steward alumni, and community leaders for this free workshop on how to communicate about and take action on climate change. Workshops incorporate art, discussion, guest speakers, and more. The next workshop is on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Learn more and register.