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Fridays for Future Organizational Expenses

The Nelson area Fridays for Future group was started in February 2019 by 16-year-old Daniela who was inspired by Greta Thunberg and the global movement. Since then the group has grown to have around 10 youth members who have organized many strikes in Nelson. 

We have never asked for donations before because we did not want to take away from our message of needing climate action. We also did not want people to feel like they had to donate money in order to strike. 

However, we have encountered some costs:

Insurance; since we had a dance party and venders at the last strike we had to pay for event insurance. $215
All Candidates Forum; As a co-host of the Nelson and Castlegar all candidates forum on climate change we are hoping to raise money to help cover the cost of the Castlegar venue. $105 for ⅓ of the total cost.
Printing; We printed posters and flyers for the last strike, and are printing posters for Oct. 18 strike as well. 
Zoom; the online platform we use to have our meetings (1-3 times a week) $50

So far all of these costs have been paid by the members of the group but many of us are students we don't have the means to continue to cover the costs ourselves and that is why we are reaching out to the community.  

On principle, we will never ask for donations at a strike. And we continue to seek out in-kind donations and support from local businesses and organizations as much as possible.   

If you agree that we need climate action and you support the youth climate movement, please consider chipping in to help cover the costs of striking. Remember these strikes are organized by volunteer youth who care deeply about creating a better world and bring our community together in order to solve the climate crisis.


Thank you all deeply. 

Never Doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

Organizer

Alyssa Taburiaux
Organizer
Castlegar, BC

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