IOF students at COP26 2021 Micro Brew Review The SGA team celebrates Apple Crunch Gary Cuneen and Darnell Johnson at GreenTown Rockford As you may know, Seven Generations Ahead celebrated our 20th anniversary this year. Although the pandemic continued to disrupt daily life in 2021, SGA remained steadfast in its work to build sustainable communities. […]
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For Amy Bartucci, sustainability is simp...
Living as sustainably as possible matters a lot to Amy Bartucci. The practice is so much a part of her life that she found a job built around it. In early September, Amy joined Seven Generations Ahead as its new sustainability program associate. Taking action The journey began about a decade ago, when Amy seized on […]
Big Idea Prizewinner
SGA is proud to announce that It’s Our Future was the Big Idea winner at this year’s event! We look forward to getting this project off the ground and helping mobilize young people passionate about working toward a sustainable future. Stay tuned for project updates. IN THE NEWS This year’s ‘Big Idea’ winner aims to […]
Students are taking the climate fight in...
ETHS students celebrating the passage of the Green New Deal for ETHS Around Chicagoland, students are taking the fight for a greener future to a familiar territory close to home: schools. Student-led advocacy in several Chicago suburbs has led to school districts adopting ambitious sustainability policies, and this is a trend that’s growing both locally […]
Meet a COP28 Delegate: Natasha Bhatia
Natasha is a senior at Hinsdale Central High School. She is co-head of Fridays for Future Chicago, which she leads with fellow IOF student, Danica Sun. They met in the IOF program. Tell a story about an experience that made you aware of climate change/inspired you to be a part of climate activism. Pebbles crackle […]
Meet a COP28 Delegate: Katie Stabb
Oak Park River Forest High School student Katie Stabb shares her climate story. Tell a story about an experience that made you aware of climate change/inspired you to be a part of climate activism. I don’t remember ever not knowing about climate change. I was always pretty environmentally aware, but I began to feel my […]
COP27 Reflection: The Importance of Joy ...
COP27 youth delegate and Chicago Public School teacher, Greta Kringle (left) and IOF program consultant Rachel Rosner (right) finding a joyful moment at COP. By Rachel Rosner, IOF Program Consultant In a time of darkness, you don’t curse the darkness, you light a candle. -Al Gore As I reflect on our time in Sharm el Sheikh […]
World Leaders Pledge to End Deforestatio...
Another lively day at COP26. Here are some highlights: Deforestation Agreement First Major Deal at COP26 Over 100 world leaders – representing 85% of the world’s rainforests – agreed to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit’s first major deal. Brazil – where stretches of the Amazon rainforest have been cut down […]
PlanItGreen’s mission to educate organiz
Since being selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar in Your Community Challenge earlier this year, the PlanItGreen solar team met with leaders of local organizations to help them better understand “the whole concept of solar,” says Gary Cuneen of Seven Generations Ahead, which is spearheading PIG’s solar initiative. The most recent presentation was held for the Communityworks […]