MOTHERS OUT FRONT INC

MOTHERS OUT FRONT WORKS TO ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS ENJOY JUST ACCESS TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE A NATIONAL NONPROFIT BUILDING A MOVEMENT OF MOTHERS AND CAREGIVERS DEDICATED TO TACKLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS SO THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN LIVE, PLAY, AND LEARN IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. WE PROVIDE THE STRUCTURE, TRAINING, AND TOOLS THAT MOMS NEED TO COME TOGETHER IN COMMUNITY-BASED TEAMS AND PUSH FOR BOLD, EQUITABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND A RAPID TRANSITION FROM DIRTY TO CLEAN ENERGY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)CONCERN FOR CHILDREN IN A WORLD INCREASINGLY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IS AN ISSUE THAT UNITES MOTHERS ACROSS LINES OF RACE, CLASS, AND GENERATIONS. WE WORK TO ENSURE ALL MOTHERS ARE EQUALLY WELCOME IN OUR MOVEMENT AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR ORGANIZING IN FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES, BUILDING CROSS-ISSUE ALLIANCES AND DEVELOPING AN INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE..BUILDING ON BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHER SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, MOTHERS OUT FRONT CENTERS OUR ORGANIZING AROUND ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING. IN INITIAL TEAM-BUILDING GATHERINGS, MEMBERS LEARN ABOUT THE SCIENCE AND URGENCY OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS, SHARE PERSONAL STORIES, AND REFLECT ON THE POWER OF MOTHERS, WORKING TOGETHER, TO BRING ABOUT SOCIAL CHANGE.THE COMMUNITY TEAMS BUILT THROUGH THESE CONNECTIONS WORK TO PURSUE CHANGE, BEGINNING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. CAMPAIGNS MAY INCLUDE ADVOCATING LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO TRANSITION FROM DIESEL TO ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES, OPPOSING THE BUILDOUT OF POLLUTING NEW FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE, OR PUSHING FOR MORE EFFECTIVE, MULTI-LINGUAL OUTREACH FOR WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. OUR TEAMS STRATEGIZE, MEET TO EDUCATE ELECTED AND BUSINESS LEADERS, TESTIFY AT HEARINGS, AND PLAN AND SHOW UP AT RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS. WHEN OUR TEAMS WIN CAMPAIGNS, THEY ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL INFLUENCE AND IMPACT AT THE LOCAL, AND INCREASINGLY STATE, LEVEL. OUR 25,000+ BASE INCLUDES 2,603 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS AND 496 LEADERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW YORK, VIRGINIA, AND COLORADO WHO DEDICATE REGULAR TIME TO OUR WORK. WE ALSO ENGAGE MOMS AND ALLIES IN AREAS OUTSIDE OF OUR STAFFED STATES THROUGH WEBINARS, TRAININGS, AND ONLINE ACTIONS.WE BRING UNIQUE STRENGTHS TO THIS WORK THAT ALLOW US TO "PUNCH ABOVE OUR WEIGHT." WE SHOW UP WHEN IT COUNTS, IN LARGE NUMBERS. OUR VOLUNTEER LEADERS ARE PASSIONATE AND CREDIBLE. THEIR MORAL AUTHORITY AND THEIR FIERCE DETERMINATION TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE ARE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DECISION-MAKERS TO IGNORE. AND WE ARE GOOD ALLIES AND PARTNERS, WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHERS IN THE BROADER CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT.