Benefits for Elders Climate Court Trial Organizers

Besides the benefits a trial will have for local governments and besides the benefits to fighting the climate crisis, the experience of organizing and conducting an Elders Climate Court trial will also have benefits for the Elders who do this work. They will:

• become more familiar with how courts work
• experience planning out a persuasive argument and presenting it publicly
• enjoy organizing a creative project
• become more familiar with how local governments work
• enjoy interacting with government officials
• effect real change in real government policies and actions
• help fight the climate crisis
• make new friends
• have tons of fun working on an important and worthwhile project with friends