The POP Movement was invited to Monterrey by the Government of Nuevo Leon, the Ministry of Sustainable Development, and the Ministry of Economy and Work to conduct a series of workshops with the students of the only military school — Colegio de Bachilleres Militarizado (CBM), General Mariano Escobedo — in Mexico. Interactive workshops were conducted at the University Autonoma de Nuevo Leon’s (UANL) School of the Science of Communications (or the Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación/FCC). Each of the three 5-hour workshops were attended by 200-plus students of CBM and several officials from the supporting ministries as well as the Academic Coordinator of the Military School, Lic. Marcelo Morales and Directors of the Schools of Sustainable Development and the School of Science of Communications at UANL. The students made creative Presentations on climate action and announced their commitment to implement plans presented to Protect our Place. At one workshop through students simulated a festival and used several creative tools to showcase climate issues, including issues of deforestation, water contamination, biodiversity, and plastics (among others); their causes; and pledged action to combat climate change urgently. The festival was anchored by a 15-year old student of CBM, Geneais Ledezma who also coordinated the simulated festival with nine of her peers. Each workshop had a jury of three officials from the Ministry of Sustainable Development, including Ruth Reyna, Alejandra Lopez Puentes, and Gerardo Argullin who identified the top contributions to the workshop and festival based on originality, issues raised, and clarity of communications. All students and festival coordinators were awarded momentos for their participation. The workshop concluded with the administration of a survey by the Ministry of Sustainable Development to capture students’ vision of Monterrey going forward and to secure tangible commitments from them to take action needed to Protect Our Planet.

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