{"id":65131,"date":"2025-05-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/?p=65131"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:19:17","slug":"youth-take-the-lead-at-our-first-ever-because-of-youth-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/youth-take-the-lead-at-our-first-ever-because-of-youth-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Nangunguna ang Kabataan sa Ating Kauna-unahan Dahil sa Youth Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ang aming kauna-unahang Because of Youth Festival, na naka-host sa Contra Costa Community College, ay nagdala ng sariwang enerhiya sa kilusan ng hustisya sa klima sa pamamagitan ng paglalagay sa mga kabataan sa harapan at gitna. Gumawa kami ng puwang kung saan makikita ng kabataan ang kanilang sarili bilang mga pinuno bukas habang kumokonekta sa mga berdeng pagkakataon sa karera ngayon.

Simple ngunit makapangyarihan ang misyon ng festival: bigyang kapangyarihan ang mga kabataan sa pamamagitan ng pagkilos ng komunidad habang ipinagdiriwang ang kanilang pagkamalikhain. Sa pamamagitan ng pagtutok sa edukasyon at katarungan sa isang nakakapagpasiglang kapaligiran, binigyan namin ang mga kalahok ng mga tool para gumawa ng tunay na pagbabago.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bakit Ngayon?<\/h4>

Nakilala namin na ang mga boses ng kabataan ay nangangailangan ng higit na pansin sa aming gawain sa klima. Ang mga kabataan ay karapat-dapat sa mga puwang kung saan maaari nilang ma-access ang mga mapagkukunan at pagkakataong partikular na nakatuon sa kanilang mga pangangailangan at interes.<\/p>

Ang pagdiriwang ay idinisenyo upang punan ang puwang na ito ng isang bagay na nakaugat sa komunidad at nagbibigay kapangyarihan. Sa pagkuha ng inspirasyon mula sa kung paano nakikipag-ugnayan ang mga kabataan ngayon sa social media, lumikha kami ng isang platform kung saan ang mga batang lider ay maaaring magbahagi ng kanilang sariling mga kuwento at kumonekta sa mga kapantay sa mga tunay na paraan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mga Highlight ng Festival<\/h4>

Ang Youth Ambassadors ay mga natatanging bituin ng kaganapan. Ang kanilang lakas at mga sariwang pananaw ay nakatulong sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa iba pang mga kabataang kalahok sa makabuluhang pag-uusap tungkol sa pagkilos sa klima.<\/p>

Ang mga kasosyo sa komunidad ay nagpakita ng mga tunay na pagkakataon, hindi lamang impormasyon. Nangangahulugan ito na ang mga dadalo ay maaaring umalis na may mga nangunguna sa trabaho at mga koneksyon, na gagawing aksyon ang inspirasyon. Ang espiritu ng pagtutulungan ay lumikha ng isang positibong kapaligiran na parang isang tunay na pagsisikap ng komunidad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Equity in Action<\/h4>

Ang paggawa ng festival na naa-access ng lahat ay isang pangunahing priyoridad. Nagtrabaho kami upang lumikha ng isang espasyo kung saan ang bawat kabataan ay nadama na nakikita at pinahahalagahan anuman ang kanilang background.<\/p>

Tiniyak ng aming mga pakikipagtulungan sa mga lokal na organisasyon na naglilingkod sa mga komunidad na marginalized sa kasaysayan na ipinapakita ng kaganapan ang pagkakaiba-iba ng aming mga lugar ng serbisyo. Ang mga koneksyon na ito ay nakatulong sa pagdadala ng mga kabataan na maaaring hindi karaniwang nakakarinig tungkol sa mga ganitong pagkakataon. Kasama sa aming mga partnership ang:<\/p>

  • Sustainable Lafayette<\/li>
  • Urban Tilth<\/li>
  • Mga Pampublikong Paaralan sa Summit<\/li>
  • 4th Second<\/li>
  • Lungsod ng Richmond YouthWORKS<\/li>
  • Lungsod ng Pinole + CCC Workforce<\/li>
  • Programa sa Pagpapaunlad<\/li>
  • Transformative Climate Communities<\/li>
  • Koponan (Lungsod ng Richmond)<\/li>
  • Rich City Rides<\/li>
  • Sikat na Araw<\/li>
  • Sustainable Contra Costa<\/li>
  • Kumilos Ngayon Bay Area<\/li>
  • Liwanag ng Araw ng California<\/li>
  • Mga alternatibong GRID<\/li>
  • 350 Bay Area<\/li>
  • Reality ng Klima ng Bay Area, Contra Costa County<\/li>
  • Marin Youth Leadership Institute (YLI)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Gumagawa na ng Climate Action<\/h4>\nAng pagbabago ng klima ay nakakaapekto sa ating lahat, ngunit ang mga kabataan ngayon ang haharap sa mga pinakamalaking hamon nito. Kaya naman nananawagan kami sa inyo na sumali sa kilusang ito! Maging ito man ay paggalugad ng mga berdeng landas sa karera, pagbabawas ng iyong carbon footprint, o pagsasalita sa iyong komunidad, ang bawat aksyon ay mahalaga. Ipinakita sa amin ng festival na kailangan ng mga solusyon sa klima ang boses ng lahat\u2014lalo na ang mga kabataan. Maaari kang magsimula sa pamamagitan ng pag-aaral tungkol sa mga napapanatiling kasanayan, pagsali sa mga kaganapan sa paglilinis ng komunidad, o kahit na pagsisimula ng mga pag-uusap tungkol sa hustisya sa klima kasama ang mga kaibigan at pamilya. Tandaan: ang maliliit na hakbang ay humahantong sa malaking pagbabago kapag tayo ay nagtutulungan. Ang krisis sa klima ay maaaring mukhang napakalaki, ngunit kapag ang bawat isa sa atin ay kumilos, lumikha tayo ng malakas na momentum.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Gumagawa ng Epekto<\/h4>

    Isang Youth Ambassador ang nagbahagi kung paano binago ng festival ang kanilang pananaw. Nagkaroon sila ng kumpiyansa sa pamamagitan ng pakikipanayam sa mga organisasyon at pagbabahagi ng mga insight sa mga kapantay sa social media - isang bagay na hindi pa nila nagawa noon.<\/p>

    "Napagtanto ko na maaari akong humantong sa mga pag-uusap at gumawa ng isang tunay na epekto," sabi nila.<\/p>

    Iniugnay sila ng karanasan sa mga propesyonal at ipinakita sa kanila kung paano maaaring maging makapangyarihang boses ang kabataan sa paghubog ng ating kinabukasan.<\/p>

    Ang aming pangunahing tagapagsalita, si Antoinette West, Senior Manager ng Workforce Partnerships & Career Pathways sa Elemental Impact ay nagbahagi ng kanyang payo para sa mga kabataang mahilig sa katarungan sa klima na gustong magkaroon ng epekto sa kanilang mga komunidad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    \n\t\t\t\t\u201cMagsimula sa lokal at manatiling nakaugat sa iyong 'bakit.' Ang katarungan sa klima ay hindi lamang tungkol sa paglabas ng carbon\u2014ito ay tungkol sa pag-access sa malinis na hangin, tubig, masustansyang pagkain, at mga lugar na ligtas. Tanungin ang sarili: Ano ang nangyayari sa aking komunidad para sa hinaharap.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAntoinette West, Senior Manager ng Workforce Partnerships & Career Pathways, Elemental Impact<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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