/bfa/ en /bfa/2019/10/09/bfa-support-youth-climate-action <span>BFA Support for Youth Climate Action</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-10-09T17:01:59-06:00" title="Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 17:01">Wed, 10/09/2019 - 17:01</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/earth_ball2.png?h=a32b3037&amp;itok=xMv-1wty" width="1200" height="600" alt="Beach Ball textured as earth is bounced in a crowd"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/324" hreflang="en">BFA</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/647" hreflang="en">Climate change</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/649" hreflang="en">Resolution</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/earth_ball2.png?itok=O0_9TCJS" width="1500" height="997" alt="Beach Ball textured as earth is bounced in a crowd"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The BFA unanamously passed resolution <a href="/bfa/node/2143/attachment" rel="nofollow">BFA-R-1-090519</a>&nbsp;during the October 3^rd, 2019&nbsp;General Assembly meeting. The resolution references the December 2016 resoluton<a href="/bfa/resolution-address-climate-change" rel="nofollow">&nbsp;BFA-R-120116</a>, which expressed that there are overwhelming changes in the global climate due to human activities. The resolution states the BFA support for non-violent youth activism in the interest of preventing and limiting the negative effects of climate change.&nbsp;This resolution was brought to the BFA by: Max Boykoff, Kris Karnauskas, Jim Meiss, Shelly Miller, &amp; Steve Nerem on behalf of the CU Boulder Faculty Climate Science and Education Committee. This resolution is under consideration for approval by <em>CUSG</em><i>, </i>and has already been approved by the following CU groups:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><em>Climate Reality Campus Corps of CU Boulder</em></li> <li><em>CU Chapter for Citizens’ Climate Lobby</em></li> <li><em>United Government of Graduate Â鶹ÒùÔº</em></li> <li><em><a href="/staffcouncil/2019/10/10/bcsc-letter-support-youth-climate-action" rel="nofollow">Boulder Campus Staff Council</a></em></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="text-align-right">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 23:01:59 +0000 Anonymous 2145 at /bfa