Education and Concientización

At Familias en Acción we are committed to offering resources and learning opportunities for our communities to be informed and connected with sources that will strengthen our understanding of the relationship between climate change, climate equity, and health. Here you will find educational opportunities to understand, engage and advocate for climate and health equity, and to continue building resilience to adapt and face the effects of climate change, in addition to building more sustainable communities.

“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.”

Dolores Huerta

Familias en Acción Offerings

Emergency Preparedness and Skill Building Workshops:

We have been working in collaboration with the Smart City PDX office at the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability in designing our online workshops for emergency preparedness. These type of workshops will be part of their initiative for the months to come, so please stay in touch following our webpage and our social media channels.

Education & Advocacy

  • ACE educates, inspires and supports young people to lead the fight for their future. We ensure they have everything they need to understand the science and advocate for solutions to the climate emergency.
    • The general public is able to learn about the different campaigns that they are supporting and get involved.
  • International organization
  • General public is able to find information on different International days and the meaning behind each and the reason why they are important.
  • The general public is also able to find different articles on Preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of systems worldwide. These are also available in Spanish

https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/es

  • Local portland non-profit organization where the general public can find a link to their radio podcast where they will find interviews on different topics
  • The goal of Columbia Riverkeeper: All along the Columbia, we work with people in dozens of communities—rural and urban—with the same goals: protecting the health of their families and the places they love. We enforce environmental laws to stop illegal pollution, protect salmon habitat, and challenge harmful fossil fuel terminals.
  • The general public can also find ways to get involved

Watch

Most Recent Workshop: Tormentas Invernales

Watch All Workshops & Webinars Here

Listen

Read

Uprooting Food Series

Reader’s can find articles about food access and inequities in distribution, and the impact on climate.

Suggestions of Groups to Follow on Social Media

Instagram: @PortlandYouthClimateStrike

Portland youth led group dedicated to environmental advocacy. They strive to continue the work of Oregon Youth Climate Strike in the Portland Area. 

Portland Youth Climate Strike aims to promote environmental and social justice by:

  • Educating the public about environmental/social issues
  • Amplifying youth in the fight for climate justice
  • Supporting the passing of policies that support climate justice
  • Emphasizing the importance of intersectional climate activism
  • Being an active ally in the fight for racial justice
  • Doing so with an emphasis on BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices

Instagram: @ClimateResilienceProject

  • One can find brief and informational posts on various Climate Change topics
  • Opportunities to participate in workshops facilitated by different guest speakers to learn more about intersectionality of climate, race and gender. 
  • Live document where one can find articles, movies on topics such as climate, race and gender intersect.

Instagram: @ONUcambioclimatico

Spanish account with post relating to climate change and updates on what is happening internationally to confront climate change.