This Keynote presentation was one of several discussions hosted during an event on Redesigning Our Communities for Life After Fossil Fuels on Saturday, March 25, 2023 with Cleveland community leaders. This was the fourth in a series of six events hosted virtually and in-person in communities throughout the U.S. and Canada – www.bio4climate.org/roc.
The purpose of the series is to educate residents in each community on our predicament of declining fossil fuels, the power of ecosystem restoration to cool our communities and the planet, the urgent need to grow more food locally, and the strategies local leaders are using to redesign our communities for life after fossil fuels.
It’s time to scale way back, redesign how we’re living and roll up our sleeves to restore our ecosystems, soil, biodiversity and connections with our neighbors. As we learn and take action on how to live within the Earth’s limits, it’s vital that we co-invent and redesign our new lifestyles together with all members of our communities, especially our under-resourced community members, who are often the most seriously impacted by the climate and other crises. Let’s include everyone in the conversations, the plans, and the funding. We must move forward by coming together, learning from one another, and supporting each other as we strengthen our resilience and face the challenges ahead.
Stay tuned to register for our next event this fall 2023 with community leaders in the Willamette Valley bioregion in Oregon. This will be followed by our final event in the spring of 2024 with community leaders in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding area.
More details on this Keynote presentation:
Life After Fossil Fuels – presented by Richard Heinberg, Author, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute
Event Moderator – Jess Alvarez-Parfrey, Executive Director, Transition U.S., Justice, Equity, Decolonization, and Imagination (JEDI) Consultant
National Hosts:
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate – www.bio4climate.org
Post Carbon Institute – www.postcarbon.org and www.resilience.org
Cleveland Hosts:
Glenn Gall – Local event coordinator
Food Strong – www.foodstrong.org/
Little Africa Food Collaborative – www.facebook.com/littleafricafco/
Sponsors:
Transition U.S. – www.transitionus.org
Cedar Lane Ecosystem Studies Group – www.cedarlane.org/ecosystemsstudygroup
Cottingham Farm – www.cottinghamfarm.com
MiniForest LA – www.miniforestla.com/
Neighborhood Villaging – www.villaging.us
Partners:
Blue Rock Station – https://bluerockstation.com/
EcoRestoration Alliance – www.ecorestorationalliance.org
Food Not Lawns Cleveland – https://www.facebook.com/people/Food-…
Kelly’s Working Well Farm – www.morethanafarm.org
Little Africa Food Co-operative – www.littleafricafco.com/
Loiter – www.loiter.us/
Mongol Tribe – www.mongoltribe.org
Red Beet Row – www.redbeetrow.com
Reeds and Roots – www.reedsandroots.org
Rid-All Green Partnership – www.ridall.org
Uncle Mud – www.unclemud.com
Village Family Farms – www.facebook.com/villagefamilyfarms
Past events:
Montgomery County, Maryland – September 10, 2022
https://bio4climate.org/redesigning-our-communities-for-life-after-fossil-fuels-september-10/
Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas – November 12, 2022
https://bio4climate.org/redesigning-our-communities-for-life-after-fossil-fuels-november-12/
Los Angeles, California – January 21, 2023
https://bio4climate.org/redesigning-our-communities-for-life-after-fossil-fuels-january-21-2023/
Cleveland, Ohio – March 25, 2023
https://bio4climate.org/redesigning-our-communities-for-life-after-fossil-fuels-march-25-2023/
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This event was recorded on March 25, 2023.
Life After Fossil Fuels – with Richard Heinberg – Cleveland – March 25, 2023
