On Monday, December 21, from your own home, yard or neighborhood, join Families for a Livable Climate and Climate Smart Missoula for the “Rekindling Our Commitment to a Brighter Future” Winter Solstice event.
2020 has been a difficult year, with the concurrent crises of COVID-19, racial injustice, economic hardship, and the climate emergency weighing heavily on us all. On the shortest day of the year, let’s join as a community - physically apart, but together - to welcome the return of the light. We can rekindle our commitment to building a brighter future by sharing our Climate Resolutions for 2021.
How to Participate
As the sun goes down on Winter Solstice, or any time after dark, gather with your family or housemates and grab a candle, lantern, or luminary. Consider walking with your household, carrying your light, and then gathering on your porch or yard. Share your Climate Resolutions for 2021 with one another. What are your hopes for our communities in the year ahead, and how do you want to take action and be part of the solutions?
Take a photo or video of your light display and your group! Be creative! Send it to us and we’ll compile the images to remind us of the light our community needs now more than ever. We may share on our websites, or in other online media.
Submit your Climate Resolutions for 2021 via our website/email by Wednesday December 23, 2020. We’ll include as many as we can (anonymously) in a special column for the Sustainable Missoula series in the Missoula Current that will run on January 1st.
Create an Earth-shaped lantern for Winter Solstice
This would be a great project for kids and adults alike! If you’d like to make an Earth-shaped lantern for Winter Solstice, here are some websites to inspire your creativity.