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Jennifer Hirsch, Ph.D. jhirsch683@gmail

What Do Daycare & Soul Food Have to Do with Climate Change? Forging City-Community Partnerships for Community Resilience. Jennifer Hirsch, Ph.D. jhirsch683@gmail.com. Community Assets Approach. Local INSTITUTIONS. Business. Schools. Churches/ Houses of Worship.

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Jennifer Hirsch, Ph.D. jhirsch683@gmail

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  1. What Do Daycare & Soul Food Have to Do with Climate Change? Forging City-Community Partnerships for Community Resilience Jennifer Hirsch, Ph.D. jhirsch683@gmail.com

  2. Community Assets Approach Local INSTITUTIONS Business Schools Churches/ Houses of Worship Citizens’ Associations Block Clubs Gifts of INDIVIDUALS Income Libraries Parks Artists Labeled People Youth Older Adults Cultural Groups Community Colleges Hospitals Asset-Based Community Development (presentation), Kretzmann, John P. and McKnight, John L. 2

  3. Climate-related Community Assets & Concerns • Concerns • Access to healthy food • Youth opportunities • Air quality • Beautification • Economic development • Revitalizing cultural traditions • Barriers • Green as gentrification • Community image • Suspicion of outside institutions (city, universities) • Tangible Assets • Active libraries/art centers • Nature preserves • Entrepreneurs invested in the community • City-wide partnerships • Construction/gardening skills • High percentage of home ownership • Intangible Assets • Home country-town/family traditions: re-use, gardening, water conservation • Awareness of climate change through Hurricane Katrina, local weather events • History of collaboration to address big challenges

  4. Big Plans, Community Action Approach

  5. Pilsen Project Approach

  6. Climate=Co-Benefit

  7. Support Grassroots Networking & Learning

  8. Incorporate Climate Action into Existing Programs

  9. Create Neighborhood (Sustainability) Hubs

  10. Provide Place-Based Popular Education

  11. Relate to Climate Change as a Cultural Phenomenon Trans-regional: Southern gardening Global: Energy & gardening practices from Poland Global: Water conservation from Mexico

  12. Global: Climate refugees from Mexico “Place” is Local, Regional, Global Trans-regional: Hurricane Katrina Global: Floods in Poland

  13. Use Creative, Visual Engagement Methods

  14. Climate Change in the Windy City & the World Regional impacts Global warming=snow? Local indicator species Basic climate science data visualization Local Action: Green Ramadan Activity

  15. Visual Collages

  16. Tools Develop Your Own Project Idea

  17. What is “Authentic Engagement”? Local government can support trusted community organizations to take LEADERSHIP and OWNERSHIP – As long as you’re open to the results…

  18. Bronzeville

  19. Learn More… Cleveland Neighborhood Climate Action Toolkit http://www.sustainablecleveland.org/resources/climatetoolkit/ Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network

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