ES116 Event Analysis 1-3
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Event Analysis 1
I attended the Community Environmental Council (CEC) Climate Stewards: Local
Activists Creating Waves of Action webinar for event number one. This was an informational
webinar aimed at educating attendees on the Climate Stewards program and certification CEC
offers. These classes involve events and online educational training on how to become climate
stewards, leaders, and environmental change makers in their communities. This program has an
emphasis on advancing climate leadership, sustainable practices and change, teaching people
how to engage in community activism, and how to effectively communicate about climate
change. No environmental studies or education background is required as this class aims to
educate regular people in the community about these topics. While many environmentalists are
familiar with communicating about climate change, they often use jargon that may not be
digestible to the public. This class aids people to make climate communication more accessible
and bridge the gap between scientists, climate experts, and average community members. The
webinar included a panel who spoke about what they learned, how they apply this information in
their jobs or daily life, and the value they got out of the class. A few of the main takeaways
speakers reported learning in the class included how climate intersects with equity and
community building, the power of individuals and community level action, and effective ways to
relate climate change information to those who may be unfamiliar with the topic.
The main way this webinar relates to our class is through the emphasis on the importance
of individual and community level action on climate change. In recent weeks we have discussed
the influence of mutual aid on communities both in respect to climate related issues, and
charitable means (D. Pellow, personal communication, November 28 & 30, 2023). While the
CEC Climate Steward program is largely centered around education, this knowledge empowers
communities and individuals to make changes regarding climate change, and use collective
action in these efforts, consistent with ideas behind providing mutual aid. Part of the CEC
Climate Steward program involves completing a capstone project where students develop
resources and curriculum for the community and empower youth to take action against climate
change and promote community resilience. As seen throughout the various Green New Deals we
have discussed in this course, education, climate leadership, and community engagement are
extremely important factors in the fight for environmental reform (D. Pellow, personal
communication, November 14, 2023). By promoting climate leadership to individuals in the
community, CEC’s Climate Steward program equips individuals with the information and
experience they need to play an active role in their communities to both advance and establish
equitable solutions to climate change. Our class has emphasized the inequities associated with
climate change and how sustainability cannot be achieved without equity and equality (Agyeman
et al., 2003). The emphasis on equity within this program relates to this idea as students are
taught to integrate the intersection between inequality and climate change in their educational
and actionable efforts. Overall this webinar emphasizes the importance of collective action, as
seen in mutual aid, and reducing inequities of climate change, also largely discussed throughout
the course.
References
Agymen, J., Bullard, R. D., Evans, B., (2003).
Joined-up Thinking: Bringing Together
Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and Equity.
Routledge.
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