By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 12, 2024 As COP29 shifts into gear you can imagine that there has been a lot of conversation already about what will happen to US climate change efforts and its role at COP moving forward now that Donald Trump has been elected. John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the […]
COP29 Roundup: Day 1
By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 11, 2024 While attending COP UN Climate Summits has multiple layers of experience including hope, excitement, disillusionment and disappointment, for Seven Generations Ahead it is always a pinnacle event to watch our youth as they enter the venue for the first time (Baku, Azerbaijan’s Olympic Stadium this year) […]
COP29: Setting the Stage
Photo courtesy of IOF student and COP29 delegate, Kola Kolawole By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 10, 2024 COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan (Nov 11-22) will be the first COP hosted in the Caucasus – a mountainous isthmus of land sandwiched between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and including parts of Russia, Georgia, […]
Zero Waste Schools in Action
The Zero Waste Schools (ZWS) program has had a busy fall working with numerous school districts across the Chicagoland area to help move composting, recycling, and other waste reduction initiatives forward. Recently, the ZWS team has been everywhere from lunchrooms to baseball fields with the goal of providing education and increasing waste reduction practices. […]
Bellwood Shines Bright with Community So...
The Village of Bellwood is committed to expanding access to renewable energy for its residents and building a greener future for the community. Through active participation in community solar programs, Bellwood residents are embracing clean energy and reducing their carbon footprint. As a part of the Cross-Community Climate Collaborative (C4), Bellwood is demonstrating why community […]
Youth Climate Advocacy in Action at Loca...
By IOF alum, Katie Stabb I recently had the privilege of being a delegate to the US Local Conference of Youth, or LCOY, in Phoenix, Arizona. Also representing It’s Our Future (IOF) were Carissa Chen, Chloe Zhu who will be attending COP 29 in Azerbaijan, and Danica Sun who was with me in Dubai for […]
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in B...
Contact: Becky Brodsky, becky@sevengenerationsahead.org Release Date: September 26, 2024 Bellwood, IL – On Thursday, September 19th, 2024, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Bellwood took going green to the next level. They launched a composting program that will help them significantly reduce food waste in their cafeteria and kitchen. This is the next step in their […]
A ‘Core’ Memory: The Great Apple Crunch
Imagine the roar of the crowd at Wrigley Field, but this time it’s not for a home run. It’s the collective crunch of hundreds of students biting into crisp apples for the Great Apple Crunch! On Wednesday, September 18th, Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) spent the day at Wrigley Field, along with representatives from the USDA, […]
Meet Five Young Activists Headed to the ...
Every year, leaders and experts from around the world convene at the Conference of Parties, or COP, the United Nations annual climate conference, to discuss global solutions to the worsening climate crisis. Young climate advocates from across the globe, including right here in Chicagoland, also attend COP to advocate for themselves and a better future. […]
Preventing and Reducing Food Waste in Sc...
At the most recent Wasted Food Action Alliance meeting held on August 28, SGA’s Zero Waste Schools team presented about share tables and Offer vs. Serve (OVS) to a group of food waste reduction enthusiasts. While the strategies presented were school-specific, they can be adapted to a variety of institutional kitchen and cafeteria settings. Share […]