About us
Mothers CAN is a network of mums across the UK working together and supporting each other to take collective action in our communities. Through training, shared skills development and peer support, Mothers CAN helps mums across the UK take collective climate action within the spaces where they can have real and lasting impact, such as in schools, workplaces and local neighbourhoods.
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As a network, we seek to engage as many mums as possible, at whatever stage of their journey to taking collective action. So if you’re completely new to taking action with others, or are already active in your community, there’s lots we can learn from each other.
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We are proud to be a volunteer organisation run by mums for mums who all want a safe and liveable climate, both now and for future generations.
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What does it mean to be part of the network?
Mothers CAN holds space for mums across the UK to come together, connect, share, learn and support each other in taking action in their communities. We offer training opportunities including a free, online five-week course (Anxiety to Action) to provide mums with a basic understanding of collective action and how to get going, along with regular network-wide sessions focussed on building community organising skills.
We encourage mums to support each other in peer-to-peer sessions throughout the year, and we run one-off workshops with people already active in their communities and ready to share their experience. We also host regular guest speakers sessions.
All our sessions are focussed on supporting mums to build power to make change in their communities.
Mothers CAN is what we make it, and you can get as involved as you want from signing up to our mailing list, attending our online training, to joining our steering group and engaging in one-to-one support. As a network we develop our strategy together, we hold each other accountable, and decisions are made by the network, for the network.
Why collective action?
We know that the climate crisis is a threat to everyone and everything, and we also know that nothing will change if we continue to focus only on what we can do as individuals.
To make real, long-lasting and positive change we need to work together, and the place to start is in our communities.
Why mums?
Mothers CAN was set up in 2021 by a group of climate concerned mothers. Our role as mothers provides a powerful connection between us, and although our experiences of motherhood are all different it’s something we all have in common; a strong and urgent desire to protect our children’s futures, which is why we are strongly motivated to act. Whilst society values the role of mothers, we’re often pigeon-holed into being care-givers, and regularly ignored in decision-making.
At Mothers CAN we believe we hold power, especially when we work together, and by supporting and learning from each other, we can make a space for ourselves in places where mothers often aren’t expected to be.
All mums from anywhere in the UK are welcome to join the network. And if you’re not a mother but want to get involved, you’re welcome too.