HOST A BANKING FOR CLIMATE TALK AT YOUR SCHOOL

Photo of three youth smiling and holding a banner that reads "respect indigenous sovereignty, defund coastal gaslink." To the right is the RBC logo with a bear attacking the lion.

Photo: Martin Reis

Climate change is anxiety inducing, especially among young people. We know that small individual actions and incremental change aren’t enough to confront this crisis, but the systemic solutions can seem out of our control. To try to bridge this gap, Banking on a Better Future is launching workshops for Canadian youth to show them they CAN have an impact on the climate crisis on a systemic level. Register with the form below.

As young people, we have the power to make informed decisions with our money, and our financial decisions can have a real impact on the fossil fuel industry. Join us to learn about the connection between climate change and your banking decisions by hosting a Banking For Climate talk at your school. 

We’re excited to offer interactive workshops encouraging students aged 12 to 18 to think critically about personal financial decisions, the finance industry, our economic system, and how they connect to the climate crisis. Registrants will receive free stickers mailed to them (note: two weeks notice is needed to mail to Ontario, and 3 weeks notice needed elsewhere in Canada).

We invite you to think of this workshop as a journey. Students will learn the importance of finance when it comes to the climate crisis. We’ll reflect together on the connection between these systems and the power young people have in confronting them. Students will be encouraged to think of innovative actions that they could take to help this issue. We will support students throughout the workshop and beyond to take their knowledge and turn these ideas into action.

We’re offering a few different models for this workshop. Students or teachers can opt for one, two, or three part workshops, depending on preference. We can provide materials and support to a student to host their own workshop, or we can provide a facilitator to run the workshop. Sign up here, or with the form below!