Climate Action

Starfish Canada Top 25 Under 25 Previously, we posted about The Starfish Canada, one of the nation’s leading youth climate charities, born from a second-year Biology class at McMaster.  The winners for The Starfish Top 25 Under 25 for 2023 have been announced. Seven winners are from Ontario, some nearby. These are our climate and … Read more

Save the date! Green Venture’s second annual Clean Air Day will be held on June 5th from 4-7:00pm at the fourth floor of Hamilton Central Public Library. Come visit our engaging booths, cycle for a smoothie, participate in activities, view Hamilton students’ video projects and bring your damaged clothing or items to our repair cafe to … Read more

Litigation is an important act of climate advocacy with mixed results in Canada and elsewhere.  Youth legal action over Ontario government’s climate targets A group of young Canadians is challenging Ontario’s roll back of relatively progressive climate targets.  https://environmentjournal.ca/nextgen-perspectives-youth-legal-action-over-ontario-governments-climate-inaction/ A successful litigation by American youth A group of 16 American youth won a climate case … Read more

Join Elders for Climate Sanity and 350 Hamilton at Art Crawls  These groups will have tables in front of the Cathedral on James St. N on the second Friday of the month during Art Crawls. They are building a Green Hub with various groups to disseminate information on the destructive plans to build highway 413, … Read more

This month, we continue our focus on opportunities for youth engagement in Climate Action and successful youth-led organizations. Green Venture Youth-Led Seedling Sales May 11, 2024:10am-2pm  At Laidlaw United Church during SEW HUNGRY on Ottawa Street Address: 155 Ottawa Street North Find our table of veggie and herb seedlings, along with our Alley Planting and … Read more