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Join us 12/10/16 at the Jefferson Park planting of ancient redwoods!

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Seattle Parks and Recreation and Plant for the Planet invite the community to a planting celebration for redwood saplings on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 10 a.m. in Jefferson Park (3801 Beacon Ave. S), at the southwest corner of S Spokane St. and Beacon Ave. S. Plant for the Planet, a world-wide kid-run organization of 8- to 14-year-olds interested in tree planting, keeping fossil fuels in the ground, and fighting poverty through climate justice will plant the redwood saplings and perform a world premiere “Be Like a Tree,” composed by the group.

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Successful Day at NW SolarFest 2016

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On a beautiful Saturday, July23rd 2016, Plant for the Planet members from the Seattle area attended the 2016 NorthWest Solar Fest at Shoreline Community College. Our ambassadors ran a lemonade stand, gave a panel discussion on \”How children Promote Climate Recovery\”, and entertained the event organizers\’ after-party. Check out these wonderful pictures of our participation!  

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Photo credit AUSTIN JENKINS / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK / KUOW

Parents & Grandparents Fasting for The WA Climate Kids: Fighting for their Future

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July 14th, 2016 24 people have fasted for 3 days in advance of today\’s public hearing on Washington\’s Department of Ecology Inadequate Draft Clean Air Rule! Please come and speak out! Current information is available from this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WAClimateKids/ Here are various news media articles about the fasting and today\’s events: KUOW: http://kuow.org/post/inslee-carbon-cap-critics-protest-fast-capitol-steps Cascadia Planet: http://cascadiaplanet.blogspot.com/2016/07/hungry-for-climate-justice-fasting-at.html The Stranger: http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/07/12/24334414/sixteen-people-are-fasting-on-the-capitol-steps-to-protest-the-governors-draft-clean-air-rule

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Julia Olson and Aji Piper on Democracy Now! 4/14/2016

Teen Spotted in Early A.M. Taking On Federal Government and Fossil Fuel Industry! 

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Aji had to roll out of bed in the middle of the night to record this interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now. Along with Julia Olson, director of Our Children\’s Trust, Aji describes the 2 lawsuits in which he is a plaintiff suing for #ClimateRecovery on behalf of all living things. Watch to the

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KIDS Vs. SHELL OIL Press Conference

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Wednesday June 10th, Seattle Center, 4:30pm
With Shell Oil moving north any day now to extract oil from the Chukchi Sea, child Ambassadors for Climate Justice plan to host an informal press conference on Wednesday near the Pacific Science Center and Space Needle to ask grownups, the Shell CEO, and world leaders to protect the Arctic immediately.

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Next Plant for the Planet Academy on Bainbridge!

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Saturday May 9th, 2015 9am – 5:30pm, Bainbridge Island, WA Host: Bainbridge Boys & Girls Club, 9453 Coppertop Loop NE, Bainbridge Island, WA Come learn to serve your community as an Ambassador for Climate Justice. At this free day-long workshop 50 students (age 8-14) will learn to make a difference for the world as part of Plant For The Planet,

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Ambassadors Working to Label Gas Pumps, by Reed

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guest post by Reed, Ambassador for Climate Justice, age 14 On March 3rd, 2015, Plant for the Planet met with Jasmine (Mike O’Brien’s assistant) and William Foster, a city attorney, at the City Hall in Seattle.  The goal of the meeting was to start our quest for labels at gas stations telling you about Climate

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Ambassador Nick: Meeting the Visionary behind Bullitt Foundation

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Ambassadors enjoyed a great day at the Bullitt Center on a no-school day. Since then we\’ve been too busy to share about it. As one Plant-for-the-Planet Ambassador recently wrote, \”I\’d rather save the world than do my homework.\” Well, yeah! Me too. So thank goodness, Ambassador Nick now files this report, As a whole, Plant for the

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