Learning the Tools to Support Young People Grappling With Climate Change
This fall, Adamah, the largest Jewish environmental organization in North America, launched Shamati, a new initiative providing Jewish educators the tools to support young people grappling with climate change. Shamati integrates Jewish ancestral wisdom, tradition, text, and ritual to help Jewish professionals support the well-being and resilience of Jewish youth in the face of climate emotions.
We are excited to bring the Shamati Initiative to Bay Area Jewish educators this winter.
- When: Friday, January 17, 2025 from 12 – 2 pm.
- Where: Congregation Beth El, Berkeley, CA
Empowering Jewish Youth in Support of Collective Action, Collective Liberation
Please join us to gain tangible climate action tools you can bring back to your students and classrooms. The workshop will include concrete learning, skill-sharing, and action steps to further build your community.
We will begin with introductions to Adamah and the Shamati initiative, and will then dive into 1) an introduction to Collective Emotions, 2) telling a Jewish Story, 3) Collective Action and Collective Liberation. We will close the afternoon with resources and practical next steps.
- Aimed at: Educators and clergy who work with Jewish adolescents.
- Structure: One-time, in-person training.
- Facilitated by: Liana Rothman, co-founder of the Jewish Youth Climate Movement and the Director of Youth Empowerment at Adamah, and Madeline Canfield, Youth Empowerment Education & Organizing Coordinator at Adamah.
Event Details
- Date: Friday, January 17, 2025.
- Time: Lunch at 11:30 am. Program from 12:00 to 2:00 pm.
- Location: Congregation Beth El, 1301 Oxford St., Berkeley, CA 94709.
Registration
Cost: $36 per person
Organizations that are members of the Bay Area Jewish Youth Resilience Roundtable receive one comped registration. If you are a member, please email Alisha Pedowitz at [email protected] to register.
All trainings at Jewish LearningWorks are subsidized by our generous donors. If the cost is a barrier to your participation, do not hesitate to contact us to arrange an adjustment.
Registration is open until January 10, 2025 or until the event is full.
Questions
Please contact Alisha Pedowitz, Senior Educator, at [email protected] for any questions or more information.
About Our Facilitators
Liana Rothman is a co-founder of the Jewish Youth Climate Movement (JYCM) and the Director of Youth Empowerment at Adamah. She oversees JYCM and Adamah on Campus, supporting Jewish teens and college students taking climate action and promoting climate justice within institutions. In her six years at Adamah, Liana has shaped and pushed the Jewish environmental landscape to embody the spirit of social justice, with a focus on climate justice. Before her time with Adamah, Liana worked for Kids4Peace in Jerusalem as a youth educator, counselor, and community organizer. She earned her M.P.A. in Nonprofit Management and Public Policy from New York University’s Wagner School. Liana is a 2024 Pomegranate Prize Recipient from the Covenant Foundation, received a Certificate in Jewish Ethics and Social Justice from The Jewish Theological Seminary, a Certificate in JOFEE Leadership from Hazon, and a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from Tel Aviv University.
Madeline Canfield is the Youth Empowerment Education & Organizing Coordinator at Adamah. She supports high school and college students to develop educational content, design campaigns, and stage direct actions that bridge Jewish epistemological frameworks with modern organizing theory as we face the contemporary challenges of climate change. Prior to joining Adamah, she developed extensive organizing experience across the youth climate movement, including co-founding the group Houston Youth Climate Strike and the City of Houston’s Climate Action Plan Youth Working Group. She serves on the U.N. Environmental Programme Faith for Earth Youth Council and the board of The Shalom Center. She has a B.A. in English and Judaic Studies from Brown University.
