Introduction
Welcome to Climate Fresk Canada, a community of dedicated facilitators and trainers committed to communicating the urgency of climate change through a structured workshop named Climate Fresk. Climate Fresk Canada is the community officially representing the Europe-based Climate Fresk workshop in Canada.
As a member of this group, you are part of a collective effort to educate and inspire action on climate issues. This charter outlines the rights and duties associated with membership in our community, in relationship with the Climate Fresk organization.
I. Rights of Members
Community Support:
- Members have the right to connect with a Canadian and global community of facilitators engaged in communicating climate change. This includes access to various tools such as Canadian and international Telegram groups, an email newsletter, and monthly to bimonthly video or in-person Canada community check-ins.
Workshop Content Usage:
- Members have the right to use the workshop content ( tutorials, Mural templates, cheat sheets, Wiki, new facilitator FAQ, Orders of magnitude) and purchase the latest set of workshop materials (Cards), provided they abide by the licensing rules of the workshop.
-The workshop is free to use by members to facilitate in non-commercial (NC) contexts: for the general public, non profit orgs and in all levels of education. The member owes a fee to Climate Fresk when using the content in a commercial context, such as when facilitating for a company.
Marketing Tools:
- Members have the right to use the various marketing tools offered by Climate Fresk Canada and Climate Fresk, including Canva social media visual templates, a links page, presentations, and a one-minute teaser video.
Access to CF Facilitator Site : Workshop Announcements, Directory, Cards and other Ressources :
- Members have the right to use the Climate Fresk facilitator site to announce future workshops, whether public or private, and to allow participants to sign up via the Climate Fresk platform, as long as they do so as members of Climate Fresk Canada.
-If they are organizing public workshops under the auspices of another organization, they should use another announcement tool.
-Members have the right to access the worldwide directory of facilitators.
Brand Usage:
-Members have the right to present themselves as facilitators or trainers of the "Climate Fresk workshop" in Canada, provided they adhere to the group's prescribed format and guidelines of the workshop and training.
-They do not have the right to present themselves as representatives of the Climate Fresk workshop if they have not been attributed that role by the organization.
II. Duties of Members
Supporting, Coordinating and Contributing to Group Efforts - Being a team player :
- Members are duty-bound to act in a manner that does not undermine the group's efforts to seek support for its future development. This includes refraining from actions that parallel existing efforts that could harm the group's reputation or objectives.
- Members are duty-bound to take into account group guidelines for pricing workshops and trainings in educational, non profit and corporate settings. They should justify their practices if they deviate from the group guidelines so as to maintain cohesion and trust among members.
- Members are encouraged to take initiatives to develop the CF in their communities, so long as they share their initiatives with the group. Shared initiatives should contribute to the common efforts of the group rather than privatizing for their own benefit what the community has collectively thought of, tested, and created. This ensures that the collective wisdom and resources of the group are leveraged to strengthen it.
Non-Profit Mindset:
- Members of this group are to maintain a mindset of furthering a non-profit educational effort. Their focus as members should be on the collective impact and educational mission of Climate Fresk Canada.
-This does not prevent a member as an individual from developing a professional activity facilitating Climate Fresk in parallel, as long as this is not the sole objective of that member.
Facilitator and Participant Data Protection :
- Members of this group are not allowed to use the coordinates ( names, email, location) of global facilitators or participants made available through the Climate Fresk platform for their personal benefit.
-Members are bound to use facilitator or participant data made available through the CF platform in their role as members of the CF Canada group only. They are responsible for ensuring any third parties ( software providers or other organizations) they allow to access this data uses it with a non profit goal and in support of CF Canada's mission.
Conclusion
By adhering to these rights and duties, members of Climate Fresk Canada ( facilitators and trainers) contribute to a vibrant and effective community dedicated to climate education and action. Together, we can have a much more significant impact in the fight against climate change than divided.
A member's failure to sign or to abide by this charter will result in that member leaving the Climate Fresk Canada group immediately.