Hosting a Clothing Swap

How to Start a Solar Co-op

Solving Problems through Community Wisdom

This video contains some great examples regarding community actions to address food justice and to solve problems with "food deserts." At the heart of this effort is how we define the American dream. As you watch this video, consider how you define what the American dream is for you.

The New Plenitude--A Model for a Sustainable Economy

The High Price of Materialism

Here's an interesting video that makes connections among our culture of consumerism, research studies of depression and anxiety, and sustainability. The video suggests several ways in which intrinsic values can be emphasized and thereby diminish the influence of consumerism. What ways can you think of to consciously give more weight to a more intrinsically gratifying lifestyle for you and your friends and family?

Saving Lives: Reframing Climate Change around Health, Wellbeing, and Livelihood

The presentation "Saving Lives: Reframing Climate Change around Health and Livelihood" makes the case for reaching out to conservative audiences so as to widen the political space for the necessary social-economic transition. It takes a critical look at climate change messaging to date, identifies its shortcomings, and, drawing on the cognitive sciences, outlines a human-centerd communication that acknowledges the threats, demonstrates agency and inspires empathy.

Killing Us Sotly: Women, Advertising, & Sustainability

Advertising shapes so much of what we believe and aspire to. What if those images are so contrived and without a basis in reality that they are not really achievable, except through extreme self-deprivation and photo-shopping? Participating in the glamor game is unsustainable on so many levels. What connections do you see to sustainability in this presentation?