Air, Water, Soil, Trees, Food, Health, Housing, Transportation, Energy, Education, Jobs, and JUSTICE: Racial, Disability, Gender, Immigrant, Economic, and Environmental
Pittsburgh's discussion group on Naomi Klein's new book continues! Hear how local people and organizations are addressing the climate crisis. What could a Green New Deal look like in Western Pennsylvania? What actions can we take right now?
Every other Sunday from 5-7 p.m. (potluck supper starts at 4:30) at the Human Services Building (One Smithfield St, downtown): January 12 & 26, February 9 & 23, March 8 & 22, April 5 & 19, May 3, 17, & 31. Location is wheelchair accessible and near many bus lines; there is also free parking behind the building. Please register online here, and you can purchase the book with a 20% discount from Classic Lines Bookstore in Squirrel Hill (be sure to register so we order enough books!) For more details, accommodations, or accessibility information call 412-518-7387 or email GND.discussion@gmail.com.
Co-sponsored by Extinction Rebellion, Pittsburgh Chapter; The Izaak Walton League, Allegheny County Chapter; and The Sunrise Movement, Pittsburgh Chapter.
Each evening will be focused on one or two topics such as water, air, food, energy, health, public transit, housing, jobs, movement building, education, etc. The first week of January we will email out a schedule of the sessions, including the selected Naomi Klein essay(s), topics, and organizations that will be presenting. People are welcome to come to as many sessions as are of interest to them. Each session will include a short presentation on the main points of an essay selected from the book; a discussion of the essay and its relevance for our regional ecology, political conditions, policies, and needs for systemic change; presentations by 1-3 groups working on the evening's main topic(s) and details of upcoming actions or work that people might want to participate in; and group brainstorming of policies, practices, or systemic changes to address the climate crisis on the local level regarding that topic.
Session topics and speakers are listed and videos are archived on the group web site. We have also created a Slack workspace for people and organizations to continue brainstorming and developing the ideas generated in each discussion, and with space provided to create a document outlining our region's specific challenges and possible solutions. Such a document could be useful for carrying forward future discussions, for building problem-solving networks, and for movement building to address our climate crisis.
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