Families for a Livable Climate is a network of Montana parents, caregivers, and community members working to ensure that our kids have a vibrant, secure, and healthy future.
We create community for climate action in Montana by engaging families of all kinds in community-oriented climate events, educational opportunities, advocacy, and leadership.
Featured Climate Stories
By Priya Subberwal - This recording is live from our Cultivating Community Resilience Through Storytelling Event
“…The seeds of a Lodgepole Pine are fire activated, meaning that their cones are closed tightly with a resin that melts when exposed to the flame. Meaning, they must burn in order to become. Meaning, that coded in their bodies is the anticipation of destruction - the understanding that something must end for new life to grow…”
Urgent Actions
NorthWestern Energy has recently announced they plan to acquire majority ownership of Colstrip. To express our overwhelming concerns about this issue, we have created a petition and are working to gather thousands of signatures in the coming months. We plan to deliver the petition and signatures to NorthWestern and the PSC at the beginning of April.
Upcoming Events
Join us for this online workshop with Citizens’ Climate Lobby on effective and approachable ways to talk with your lawmakers, make appointments, and connect over shared values. During the workshop, you’ll have the chance to practice mock meetings using real bills.
A youth-led workshop sharing various ways young people can engage in the climate movement during and beyond the legislative session. Hear from youth across the state on ways to get involved and feel empowered by taking climate action!
Climate Advocacy Day is an opportunity to tell the story of what is possible—that there are real alternatives, that we can put social and ecological well being over the accumulation of wealth and power, and that all people have dignity and worth. Through our collective imagination and participation in government, we can build a future that works for all Montanans.
News
Since our founding, we have reached thousands of Montanans through community-oriented climate events, educational opportunities, advocacy, and leadership. This year we made more powerful moves to build momentum for change and a thriving future for all. Here are some of the highlights.