Our Mother Up! Brattleboro 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 “Parents Exchange for Change” 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.Mother Up! is a project of 350Vermont, whose mission is to organize, educate, and support people in Vermont to work together for climate justice - resisting fossil fuels, building momentum for alternatives, and transforming our communities toward justice and resilience.Note: Throughout this grant, we sometimes use the abbreviation "MU!" to refer to Mother Up! Brattleboro. We do our best to clarify when we are referring instead to the statewide Mother Up! network.