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Shout out to our brilliant Youth Advisory Board, who met last week to discuss the future of the BGF alumni network, & plan our next Residential. The pilot Board have been fantastic - we don't remember how we ever survived without your insight and critique! 💚
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Our young ppl learn effective ways to tackle #climatechange, gain #confidence and meet an amazing #community of like-minded people!
Do you know 16-19 year olds who are passionate about protecting our planet? Apply now for July's FREE programme via our website 🌱
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Welcome to our new cohort of #changemakers! They're ready for our:
🌱FREE 6-month course
🌱career webinars
🌱sustainability project
🎉25 young people ready to tackle the #climatecrisis, build #confidence and join a #community of like-minded peers 🌍
#Youth #InvestInOurPlanet
Today we we're delighted to deliver an Intersectionality Workshop at the @betterb_network summit! Our workshop invited attendees to reflect on the intersection of environmentalism with social and political issues.
Thank you for having us!
ALT Roy, our Programme Director, and Nuha, an Alumni Mentor, are smiling in front of a round wooden sign that says 'Better Business Summit.
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💬 "The best way to start taking action is to do it in your personal life and then extend that into your professional life." - @BrightGrnFuture 👏 #BBS23 #TheBetterYear
#OurBrightFuture has shown that engaging young people in the environment has created benefits for their future.
Bright Green Future is proud to have taken part in the programme and Mahnoor is one of our wonderful alumni!
@OBrightFuture
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Welcome to our brand new Bright Green Future Youth Advisory Board ✨
We're delighted to have eight of our alumni on the board! They will contribute to shaping what the BGF experience looks like and how the programme is structured.
We're so excited to have them onboard 😊
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We're delighted that our Bright Green Future alumni will delivering an intersectionality workshop during this @betterb_network summit #BBS23
Here's a sneak peak of some of our workshops happening on the day 🤩 :
@DoughnutEcon will be delivering a workshop on Doughnut Economics & @BrightGrnFuture will be delivering a workshop on Environmental Intersectionality.
Book your ticket today: bit.ly/3BzTsR8
#BBS23
Applications are open for the next cohort of Bright Green Future, a free environmental leadership and empowerment programme for young people aged 16-19!🍃
Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3YtfUVW
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Congratulations to BGF students Tahsina & Lisa, and alumni mentor Hannah, for scoring positions on @groundworkuk's Youth Advisory Board!
@GroundworkYouth @HelloCSE #youthvoice 📣
Celebrating the legacy of @OBrightFuture at Westminster last week✨ Alumni of 2019 to 2022 joined us and spoke passionately on BGF's impact & the next challenges for #youthvoice #youthadvocacy and #ClimateJustice Grateful to have been part of #ourbrightfuture 💚
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Eye-opening & profound discussion on art, culture, sustainability & Australian colonisation with
@DakotaFeirer at this week's AMA. Students (& staff!) took away new learning on #FirstNations perspectives & sticking to your values #ecopoetry #climatejustice #protectCountry
Thanks to the inspiring Lizzi Testani @bgreencapital for speaking with our students this month for our Ask Me Anything career webinar. Your candidness and work ethic was inspiring!
#greenjobs #zerocarbon #youth
Thanks to @blagravetrust for hosting a rejuvenating and thought-provoking meeting of orgs working with #youngpeople for their Annual Partner Meeting.
BGF Director Roy joined the panel speaking on #youthleadership as BGF moves towards youth advisory positions for our alumni 🔥
BGF Director Roy @greenkareem and alumn Mahnoor @K23Mahnoor recently ran a lab on intersectionality for the membership community of @1PercentFTP
We can't talk about sustainability without talking about climate justice 🌱
Look out world, here's a new generation of changemakers - perfect for #worldsmileday🎓 Congratulations to all our recent graduates 🎉
It's time to recruit some new BGF-ers! Apply now for April 2023 -> bit.ly/3SKrJnD
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Interested in how young people can create meaningful change to combat the #ClimateCrisis?
Join Roy, our Director of @BrightGrnFuture, on Weds 14 September to discuss how to translate passion for sustainability campaigns into impactful policy change 👉 bit.ly/3Ahia7z
Our students are using the brilliant @SciCommsUWE Youth Climate Communications toolkit to start planning their group project!
They'll be creating engaging workshops on themes from green space to agriculture🍏
Check out the toolkit here: bit.ly/3AISvGp
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Introducing... Our new students! After an amazing Residential at @MillontheBrue, they are full of big ideas and new perspectives on sustainability and their own future paths. Watch this space!
