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The CCN is working to gather support for the Cascade Climate Declaration, a document calling for an end to the climate crisis and a transition to a sustainable, just, and prosperous future. This document includes:

1) a Preface
2) five Principles, and
3) five Immediate Actions.

The Preface provides the context for why we as youth see this problem as both the largest challenge and opportunity requiring our attention. We think of this as our mini-manifesto, a statement of purpose and commitment.

The five Principles proposed are meant to be timeless and are intended to guide our transition toward a sustainable, just, and prosperous future. They serve as a litmus test for solutions that move us toward our envisioned future. If a solution (be it a policy, politician, or personal action) is to create sustainability, justice, and prosperity, it will be consistent with our five principles and if it does not agree, we question its efficacy.

The Declaration concludes with five Immediate Actions, which we feel are critical priorities of this transition.

It should be noted that these Immediate Actions are not policies in and of themselves. Rather, they serve as a guiding backbone and examples of steps that should be implemented at any level – individual, community, state, regional or national – to put us on a course towards a sustainable, just, and prosperous future. Moreover, specific actions mentioned in the Immediate Actions section are not the exclusive answers to the climate crisis. We fully acknowledge that this problem will require all varieties of creative solutions and if they agree with our Principles, they have our full support.

Student governments, student body presidents, and students and youth themselves in Washington and Oregon are signing and thereby pledging their support for the Declaration. This is a statement written by youth, for youth, but anyone of any generation is welcome to sign it in solidarity. We as young people have a unique stake in catalyzing this transition to a sustainable, just, and prosperous future, and we need to build broad support and share this vision of action.

By signing the Declaration, youth in Washington and Oregon are speaking with a strong and unified voice and weighing in on the impending debate on next steps to address the climate crisis. Building support for the Declaration provides a spring-board from which we can choose any number of important actions that advance the future envisioned by the Declaration. Pease sign your support and add your voice to others calling for a sustainable, just, and prosperous future for all!

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Cascade Climate Declaration (Summary Version)

    As youth of the Pacific Northwest, we recognize that the climate crisis we currently face presents both the defining challenge - and the greatest opportunity - of our generation.

    We fully acknowledge the truth that human activity is rapidly driving the climate crisis, and we accept and embrace the moral responsibility that we must act boldly, decisively, and quickly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a sustainable, just, and prosperous future for all.

    Tackling the climate crisis will require us to break our current reliance on dirty, unsustainable, energy sources and implement a rapid transition to clean, renewable, and local resources. The technology to begin this transition exists today; all we lack is the political will.

    We recognize that this transition will require change at both the individual and societal levels, and are committed to working towards both.

    We, the youth of today, make this pledge to future generations: we will end this climate crisis within our lifetimes, because failing to do so is unconscionable.

    We refuse to let the climate crisis continue and we pledge to hold ourselves and our elected representatives accountable. We therefore present these principals which should guide us in our transition:

1. Real solutions, like energy efficiency and renewable energy, are sustainable and just.
2. False solutions, like LNG, “clean” coal, and nuclear power, prevent us from building a sustainable, just, and prosperous future.
3. We value community-based solutions.
4. We believe humans are indivisible from the Earth.
5. Educational institutions should be models and leaders in the transition to a just, prosperous, and sustainable energy future.

    Following from the principles listed above, we believe our region must take the following immediate actions to begin a healthy response to the climate crisis. In particular, we seek commitments from current decision-makers to work towards implementing these immediate actions:

1. Commit to prioritizing energy efficiency and conservation measures.
2. Commit to providing strong support for the development of clean, renewable, local, and just energy resources to meet our region’s remaining energy needs.
3. Commit to immediately halt all new fossil fuel infrastructure development projects to serve our region’s energy needs.
4. Commit to immediately begin phasing out the importation of fossil fuels into the Pacific Northwest.
5. Commit to adequately funding educational institutions as centers to train, empower, and otherwise prepare youth and community members for their roles in the transition to a sustainable, just, and prosperous future for all
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We the undersigned pledge to contribute toward a better future as envisioned by the Cascade Climate Declaration.
(Signatories have the option to check their level of support)

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Signatures | Total: 141

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#	First Name	Last Name
51	Andrew	Cepeda
52	Tiffany	Isaacs
53	Jack	Ferrell
54	Mara	Chang-Northway
55	Fiona	Brown
56	Mia	Kaplan
57	Katie	Kallins
58	Molly	Carroll
59	William	Maier
60	Christy	Henderson
61	Ben	Serrurier
62	Isabel	Blue
63	Mary	Zatochill
64	Amy	Strauss
65	Andrew	Arend
66	Emily	Baker
67	Elli	Matkin
68	Janae	Choquette
69	Tyler	Harvey
70	Natalie	Popovich
71	JP	Kemmick
72	Rand	Biersdorff
73	Kate	Newman
74	Sean	Battles
75	Erin	Acker
76	Megan	Bush
77	Spenser	Meeks
78	Gwen	Leslie
79	Anonymous	Anonymous
80	Rachael	Prados
81	Kelly	Wilson
82	Anonymous	Anonymous
83	Anonymous	Anonymous
84	Elizabeth	Evans
85	Devon	Goss
86	Crystal	Leis
87	Maggie	Crews
88	Daniel	Adams
89	Pat	Mannlard
90	Bronwyn	Snow
91	Lisa	Coate
92	Linnea	Hey
93	Danielle	Larson
94	Ryan	King
95	Stephanie	Lambert
96	Breauna	Dickson
97	Hunter	Petterson
98	Robert	Ray
99	Shelby	Locke
100	Jovelyn	Bonilla

 

Signatures | Total: 141

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