NEWS! – Mark Stewart has just wound up a series of pages about the impact of individuals leading and joining COMMUNITIES in terms of fighting the climate crisis – and adapting to climate disasters. So check out our new Social/Community Section!
https://climatesteps.org/climate-steps/social-community/
Here are some of the overarching community efforts that we cover that can be very impactful. For instance, installing community broadband is very important re the climate fight, as it allows for smart meters, etc… On our main Social/Community page, we talk about:
Libraries of Things
Cooperatives and collectives
Toy Exchanges
Transition movement
Community schools
Community broadband with fiber-optic cable
Community energy, and
Examples of Communities Fighting Climate Change
We also have specialized COMMUNITY SUBPAGES, covering definitions and examples of:
Community Finance – https://climatesteps.org/climate-steps/social-community/community-finance/. (e.g., how community-supported industry works.)
Community Food – https://climatesteps.org/climate-steps/social-community/community-food/ (for instance, setting up community refrigerators.)
and
Shared Spaces – https://climatesteps.org/climate-steps/social-community/community-shared-spaces/. (examples: community land trusts, and co-working with day care.)
Still to come is Shared Transportation.
All of these focus on how one individual can create or join a community effort that strengthens one’s ability to fight and adapt to climate change. We present a range of ideas – which gives us options to choose from for our particular situations.
We think you’ll like them. And more ideas are welcome! On the website or in our Facebook forum. www.fb.com/groups/ClimateSteps.
Join in!
Cheers,
Annette, Founder and Executive Director
Climate Steps, a nonprofit climate action organization.