Our Mother Up! Montpelier group is part of a locally-based, grassroots statewide network of parents across Vermont that not only participate in climate justice work, but also become leaders in it. Mother Up! provides a space for community-building and reflections on climate change in the context of parenting, as well as leadership development, educational programs, and opportunities for climate action.As a climate justice movement, we must make sincere efforts to be inclusive to families and to actively seek out the voices of parents in all aspects of our work. “Mother Up!” is intended as a verb – to mother – as opposed to a noun. We believe that “mothering” the Earth by all people and genders is part of the solution. The subheading of “Families Rise Up for Climate Action” denotes our mission to be inclusive.As a tool to facilitate one-on-one conversations with Vermont parents, we began with a survey that asked parents to reflect on their family structure, the challenges that they face as parents, and what climate change means to them. Nearly one hundred parents participated from Southern & Central Vermont, in addition to Chittenden County.  The results of the survey were used to understand common concerns, chart existing parent networks within communities, and to identify potential parent leaders.