Climate Families NYC
@climatefamsnyc.bsky.social
NYC families fighting for climate justice with our hearts and our kids. ClimateFamiliesNYC.org
To the people claiming a pause on AI in schools will "leave kids behind," if we don't stop the rapid growth of AI, kids will inherit a world on fire with no food, water or breathable air. THAT is leaving kids behind. @nycschools.bsky.social should not be fueling fossil fuel expansion. Period.
Also - we’re 33 signatures away from 5000 on our petition! Can you help us get there today? actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
Please enact a two-year moratorium on the use of AI in NYC Public Schools
The use of AI in the NYC schools is expanding, despite the lack of rigorous protections and the growing evidence that it can undermine student privacy, cognitive skills, creativity, critical thinking,...
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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 4d ago39 days til school starts - listen to the one and only @gregpak.net and help us get a moratorium on AI in our schools!
Proud to join @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social, @emilyassembly.bsky.social , @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, @shaunabreu.bsky.social, @sandynurse.bsky.social and many others calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign the SUNNY Act. See the CM's letter here: drive.google.com/file/d/1lN7l...
Amazing to rally for the SUNNY Act with city council members @sandynurse.bsky.social @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social @shaunabreu.bsky.social , families and @lizkrueger.bsky.social. @governor.ny.gov sign SUNNY☀️🔌 NOW!
Choose kids, not polluters. Follow @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social and @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social today, friends.
This week, @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social joined 17 other #climatejustice and #environmentaljustice organization in calling on @nycmayor to hit pause on generative AI in @nycschools. 1/4
AI in schools robs children of their creativity AND their futures. We need a moratorium on AI in @nycschools.bsky.social now.
AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 2w agoNearly 700 artists have signed our letter to @mayor.nyc.gov including the brilliant @mollycrabapple.bsky.social calling for a moratorium on AI. NYC kids deserve schools that foster their creativity and critical thinking. AI does the opposite. bit.ly/ArtistsSayNoAI4Schools
Furious, worried or sad about the hot and toxic world our children are growing up in? You're not alone. Join us for a community call tomorrow night. Facing the Climate Crisis with Parent Power. RSVP here: climatefamiliesnyc.org/events
“The cost of climate-worsened wildfire smoke alone is larger than what earlier studies said every other estimated cost of climate change would be, combined.”
Join Climate Families and let’s channel the outrage and fear for our children into action.❤️
Walker Bragman@walkerbragman.bsky.social · 3w ago37-year-old lifelong New Yorker here. You know, growing up, I don’t remember being trapped inside by toxic wildfire smoke. Certainly not with this regularity. I have a toddler. I am beyond outraged over the state of the planet he will inherit—a crisis fueled by greedy businessmen and their allies
Our ❤️s are with @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social and families south of the border who are facing the devastating impacts of 🔥 smoke. It is awful to breathe toxic air and worry about the #health of our children. We will continue to take action for #cleanair and a safe future #forourkids.
Our Kids' Climate@ourkidsclimate.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe Earth is not ours to keep, it is borrowed from our children. On #WorldWildlifeDay, we celebrate the wild itself and those who fight to protect it. When we protect nature, we protect our children. 🌍💚 🎨 Illustration by Shirin Maryanch #OurKidsClimate #ProtectWhatWeLove
Talk to your kids about climate. Tell the truth, and get active in making a difference. @anya1anya.bsky.social has guidance and yes, fun activities for parents navigating these scary times.
5 Ways To Take Climate Action With Kids In NYC | Macaroni KID Brooklyn NW
Since school let out every kid in New York City has experienced some of the effects of climate change firsthand. We had a severe heat wave, and now a combina…
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Data centers are booming. Indigenous leaders want help protecting their lands.
Data centers are booming. Indigenous leaders want help protecting their lands.
Indigenous leaders warn the U.N. that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence data centers threatens their rights.
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If heat and wildfire smoke has you freaked out about parenting through climate collapse, this is a great time to join @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social
On yet another too hot day we are sharing this opportunity for high school kids in NYC to get involved in climate advocacy alongside their peers. Youth Climate Action Alliance is a student-led network of 15 New York Partner Schools working to further sustainable development.
Youth Climate Action Alliance | Inspire Youth Climate Leadership - Join Now
Empowering NYC students to lead sustainable climate action through education, community, and activism. Join the Youth Climate Action Alliance today.
youthclimateactionalliance.org
Please take this as your sign to take action and get involved with local organizing before it's too late: @nycdsaecosoc.bsky.social @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @350nyc.bsky.social @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social @ourkidsclimate.bsky.social @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social
Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer until you're the one calmly stating "we're encased in flame"
Jules Sherred (he/him)@geekyjules.julessherred.com · 3w agoKid1, who is both an conductor and engineer for CN and has driven trains through SK wildfires himself, just sent me this video from Ontario. When I tell you they arent paid enough!!! vt.tiktok.com/ZSXkuEadE/
Good. And signing the more comprehensive bill passed by the state legislature would be even better!
Hochul signs executive order creating data center moratorium 'up to one year'
The governor's executive order will bypass legislation that had proposed more restrictive measures on data centers that use large amounts of energy.
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Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
Liat@liatro.bsky.social · 3w agoNew from me in the @nydailynews.com: www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/13/w... The climate hushers are wrong. We should all talk about climate change and the industries causing it. And more importantly, people in power must talk about climate, or they are aiding the billionaires destroying our only home.
Liat@liatro.bsky.social · 3w agoNew from me in the @nydailynews.com: www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/13/w... The climate hushers are wrong. We should all talk about climate change and the industries causing it. And more importantly, people in power must talk about climate, or they are aiding the billionaires destroying our only home.
We're having a PEP Rally July 29, 530 pm before the PEP meeting! This is the first meeting with new appointees, so come out and tell them to support a moratorium - let's start September AI free! @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @comixaction.com @gregpak.net @drkysr.bsky.social @liatro.bsky.social
AI Out of Schools PEP Rally
Join the AIM Coalition for a brief rally outside and testimony inside at the July PEP (Panel for Educational Policy) meeting to demand a FULL moratorium on AI in NYC Schools.
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Save the date: Rally for the #SUNNYAct for @emilyassembly.bsky.social & @lizkrueger.bsky.social's plug-in solar bill in NYC on July 30: act.climatefamilies.org/sunny-in-the... SUNNY will help New Yorkers lower bills & emissions: Win, win for NYC!
SUNNY in the City: Rally & Solar Demo for the SUNNY Act - Climate Families NY
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Seems like maybe we shouldn't build data centers that suck up our drinking water
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)@doctorvive.bsky.social · 4w ago"Water bills could double by midcentury in some cities as climate change strains supplies, to the point where over a quarter of U.S. families may struggle to afford water service." This is just one of the ways climate change raises our costs every day. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Overwhelming news and data. But don't just click, scroll, and worry. Join a climate group near you NOW. People are doing things like resisting dirty, noisy, wasteful data centers here, and fighting for clean air globally @ourkidsclimate.bsky.social @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social
For the past two years, more than a dozen major banks have been not only reneging on their climate commitments, they’ve been actively making the crisis worse.
Wall Street just won't stop financing the fossil fuel industry's expansion
Major lenders are all in as Big Oil pivots toward plastics, pesticides, and other petrochemicals.
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After I wrote last week's column, I learnt that a neighbour with severe disabilities, an extremely tough & resourceful woman who lived to the full, died in the heatwave. Everyone here is devastated. I can scarcely express my anger towards a mindset that treats people like her as collateral damage. 🧵
