This panel was one of several presentations hosted during Redesigning Our Communities for Life After Fossil Fuels on Saturday, January 21, 2023 with Los Angeles community leaders. This event is the third in a series of six events hosted virtually and in-person in communities throughout the U.S. and Canada – https://bio4climate.org/roc
Stay tuned to register for our next event on Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 1 – 4:30 pm EST on Zoom with Cleveland community leaders.
Our fifth and sixth events are scheduled for:
Corvallis, Oregon – July 2023
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. – November 2023
More Details on this Panel Discussion:
Five panelists from Los Angeles and the southwestern U.S. introduce their work and answered two questions:
How can ecological restoration reduce the effects of climate change that we’re experiencing now (ex. drought, flooding, wildfires, mudslides, etc.) and what next steps can residents take, especially to support our most under-resourced communities including Black, Indigenous, people of color and low income communities?
How can we organize efforts to rapidly increase local food production using regenerative practices and what next steps can residents take, especially to support our most under-resourced communities including Black, Indigenous, people of color and low income communities?
Moderators:
Aura Vasquez, Founder, Ready to Help LA, Board Member, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, Community Organizer and Consulting Specialist
Tania Roa, Former Digital Communications and Outreach Manager, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate, Co-Founder and Co-Host, Closing the Gap Social Justice Podcast
Panelists:
Matthew Teutimez, Tribal Biologist, Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation
Alison “Ali” Frazzini, Policy Advisor, Chief Sustainability Office, Acting Co-Chair, Los Angeles Food Equity Roundtable, County of Los Angeles
Moses J. Massenburg, Historian, African American Women’s History, Urban Community Gardener and Farmer
Nathan Lou, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Mongol Tribe
Coakí, Reforestation and Regenerative Horticulture Practitioner and Educator
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. 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.
National Hosts:
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate – https://bio4climate.org/
Post Carbon Institute – https://postcarbon.org and https://resilience.org
Los Angeles Hosts:
Angelenos for Green Schools – www.angelenosforgreenschools.com
MiniForest LA – www.miniforestla.com
Closing the Gap – a Social Justice Podcast – www.anchor.fm/closingthegappod
Sponsors:
Cedar Lane Ecosystem Studies Group – www.cedarlane.org/ecosystemsstudygroup
Cottingham Farm – www.cottinghamfarm.com
Neighborhood Villaging – www.villaging.us
Partners:
Bicycle Kitchen – https://bicyclekitchen.org
Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation – https://gabrielenoindians.org
Harmony Houz – https://instagram.com/harmonyhouz
Here We Gro Gardens – https://herewegrogardens.org
In God’s Hands Gardens – https://ighgardens.org
Los Angeles Eco-Village – https://laecovillage.org
Mongol Tribe – https://mongoltribe.org
Re:Ciclos – https://lareciclos.org
Ready to Help LA – https://www.readytohelpla.org
Voices of Water for Climate – https://bio4climate.org/voices-of-water
The locations of past events have included:
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/
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This event was recorded on January 21, 2023.
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