Has2BGreen is about teaching people about the climate crisis — but the real goal is something deeper: moving from knowledge to action. Helping ordinary people become capable of creating meaningful climate change solutions in the real world. A month ago I was selected as Campaigns Officer for our local Green Party. We had only a few weeks to run a campaign and try to elect a Green councillor to a Town Council that had never had one before. Our candidate was brilliant — dedicated, thoughtful and deeply committed to Green values — but the odds were not obviously in our favour. I have stood for UK Parliament twice before, but both times as what is called a “paper candidate.”You stand, you campaign, you promote the party — but realistically you know the chance of winning is extremely small. Both times I was largely left to run my own campaign. This time was different. A local team formed in just a few weeks, people stepped forward, volunteers appeared, and together we built a campaign almost from scratch. I had never run a campaign before, so it was a steep learning curve. As the campaign developed, I did what I tend to do — I built systems. Using my database background, I created tools to manage canvassing, track voters, organise volunteers and coordinate the work. In many ways this was exactly what Has2BGreen talks about:not just understanding the climate crisis — but learning how to organise people and systems to elect climate leaders. The workload was intense. On several days the campaign work was so full-on that I never even logged into Skool — and for the first time since starting Has2BGreen, I lost my flame. But last night the result came in. We won. Our candidate received 40% of the vote against two other candidates, and for the first time a Green Party councillor has been elected to that Town Council. It was a true team effort. And we learned an enormous amount. The story doesn’t stop here. Our next election is only seven weeks away.

There is a difference between Climate Change and Weather. The first is all about long-term trends and patterns. Temperature changes that used to take place over hundreds of years are now occurring over decades. The second is what the forecast is for today or this week. Weather is fascinating in its own right; it makes for amazing sunsets and cloud formations, it waters out gardens and crops, and it changes what we wear. If you love the experience of weather and want to understand it better, here is the Skool for you: The Weather Watchers Community

I run a skool group called Has2BGreen. Its focus is on the science of climate change, but the change is caused and denied by people who profit from it, or who do not understand the issue. Let's face it, I do too. I use electricity and drive a petrol car. Yes, I do all the things I can to reduce my impact, but still the climate is changing. There is no shortage of people telling us this is a natural swing, the world has always done this, it cannot be our fault.... and so on. It can feel futile. But it is worth understanding how we got here. Where "here" is and what might happen if we do not "course correct". So that is what I set out to do - learn the science, test the alternative story lines, look at the systems behind the causes. And then - work out what to do about it. The group shares what I have found and how I am engaging in our localk community and politics to make change happen, The aim is to inform, prepare and activate people to learn more and join me in making bigger changes. The work reduces the sense of dispair. It is enjoyable to meet fellow activists and share stories. Join us in Has2BGreen here 👉 See the facebook reel here.

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Hey everyone! This is such a simple shift that you can do in order to have your message to resonate with the audience. Refinement beats repetition. Precision beats performance. Clear beats clever. We go a lot more in-depth about this and more inside our COMMUNITY. See you inside! Ivan