Something big is happening this month: Saturday, July 21st and the days leading up to it will mark the biggest youth of color-led mobilization for climate action in U.S. history. The Zero Hour movement was initiated by high school students in Seattle and has spread to become a nationwide uprising for just and equitable solutions to the climate crisis. Reconnect Earth is organizing to support this historic mobilization, and we want you to join us!

RSVP to participate in the youth-led Zero Hour movement with Reconnect Earth

Zero Hour will include a march of youth and their supporters on Washington, DC on July 21st, several sister marches in other major U.S. cities the same day, and other activities in the days leading up to that weekend. Reconnect Earth is working to coordinate carpools from Bellingham, WA to the Zero Hour march in Seattle, which begins at 9:00am at the Seattle Garfield Community Center Playfield. We’re also in the process of arranging a meeting with the office of Congressman Rick Larsen during the week of July 16-20th, where we’ll urge Rep. Larsen to support urgent action on climate change and the goals of the Zero Hour movement.

Young people will be dealing with the effects of climate change longer than any other generation alive today, while the effects of climate disruption and pollution from fossil fuel industries disproportionately impact people of color. Despite this, youth of color have for much too long been excluded from high-profile discussions about climate policy. The organizers of the Zero Hour movement are working to change that, and Reconnect Earth has been in contact with them to make sure what we’re doing supports their efforts.

Please help us support the Zero Hour movement by joining Reconnect Earth to march in Seattle, lobby in Bellingham, or both. RSVP here to let us know how you can participate.

Are you a young person who wants to make the world a more ecologically sustainable, socially just place? Reconnect Earth’s first-ever Student Organizing Camp is now accepting applications. This event will take place at Washington’s Larrabee State Park* from Thursday, August 9th (starting in the late afternoon) through Sunday, August 12th (with the option to stay overnight until Monday morning). Apply now and join us for four days of building activist and grassroots organizing skills, exploring our identities as agents of change, and enjoying a truly beautiful section of the Washington Coast.

At the Student Organizing Camp you’ll experience trainings and workshops on theories of social change, social identity, campaign planning, nonviolent activism, and more. Food is provided and some camping equipment is available for loan. This event is an opportunity to build your strengths and abilities as an agent of positive change while making connections with other youth activists in the region.

Apply to attend the Organizing Camp here. 

Larrabee State Park is located on the Washington coast, a 15 minute drive or 40 minute bike ride from Downtown Bellingham. During the Organizing Camp we’ll have a chance to enjoy the beach and nearby trails including the 2-mile hike to Fragrance Lake.

Reconnect Earth’s Student Organizing Camp is open to high school and college students and others who self-identify as “youth.” Participants under age 18 will need parental or guardian permission. Cost of registration is $30, with scholarships available to those for whom this represents a financial hardship. Apply here to attend.

*Larrabee State Park is on the traditional territory of Indigenous peoples including the Lummi Nation

Reconnect Earth works for a socially and ecologically just future by fostering and growing a network of empowered leaders who will sustain progressive movements for years to come. We work with emerging leaders who want to deepen their connection to ecosystems and communities and take action to create a better world. We believe the best defense against planetary ills like climate change, biodiversity loss, and the poisoning of our air and water is a civil society armed with a deep knowledge of the biosphere and the organizational tools for making social change.

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