The upbeat
concept
The UPBeat is 350NYC's ambitious podcast and social media project. It is produced by the volunteer team at 350NYC and aims to inspire young people to take back our future.
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Led by a team of hosts, The UPBeat podcast, features interviews with 350NYC's monthly meeting guests, and associated non-profit organisations, climate personalities and visionary young change-makers. Field reporters from 350 groups around the world send in mind expanding updates.
The UPBeat aims to:
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inspire a sense of hope and connection with the climate movement
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encourage youth agency in their own lives and choices
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switch on the switched off around the environment, climate and justice
The UPBeat's monthly 20 minute podcast show will amplify the work of 350NYC's inspiring partners making a positive difference in the city. The podcast will be a recording of an interview during 350NYC's monthly meeting and offer an opportunity to explore the work and mission of each partner in depth. These interviews will be be shared in full as a podcast on YouTube and shortened into animated clips across social media platforms Instagram, TikTok and X.
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Additional interviews will also be done during the month in short form to add to the mix of content published on The UpBeat. There will be short clips profiling climate activists, influencers, positive news in the movement, natural history, science, lifestyle and more.
The UpBeat supports involvement in positive, social and environmental initiatives and shares a vision of what IS possible. It's vision is to inspire a generation to reclaim their agency and become engaged global citizens and change-makers!
