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“To all of you who choose to look the other way every day because you seem more frightened of the changes that can prevent catastrophic climate change than the catastrophic climate change itself. Your silence is worst of all.” - Greta Thunberg
- Friday, May 13, 12pm: Chase Bank, Whitefish Bay
- April's Meeting Video & References are now available
- Tuesday, June 14, 7:30 Next Meeting
350MKE People Make a Difference - We Act!
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 We, in Southeast Wisconsin, are currently living in a reasonably protected "island" in the global climate. We have abundant water though the U.S. Drought Monitor places us at the lowest (D0) drought level! Yes, you read that correctly. If, as I hope, you clicked on the Drought Monitor, you may have been shocked. Look at California's Central Valley (fruits, nuts, vegetables) and much of the central plains (grains, beans, seeds).
Imagine the implications of that!
What does the drought, compounded by war, mean for food security to you? For most of us reading this - not much. We live in a sort of "wealth island" even though more than 1 in 10 Americans struggle with food insecurity.
The drought is being funded in part by Chase Bank financing the expansion of fossil fuels.
Don't be silent!
Join us TOMORROW!
We have signs, or bring your own!
Masks and Physical Distancing as appropriate
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Nature Needs Half (NNH) and why a reconciliation of indigenous and western belief frameworks is important to preserving enough of earth’s ecosystem to sustain life.
Gwen Bridge and Amy Lewis were our April 350MKE meeting speakers. There is a lot to absorb and think about in their presentation. If you missed their discussion, or would like to view it again (I've watched several times), click here for the video and links to many of the ideas and references they discussed.
Drawing on her indigenous heritage, western education and consulting work, Gwen shares experiences and insights on indigenous culture, the authority of nature, reimagining society, indigenous law, the impacts of residential schools, and more. This leads to a discussion of Ethical Space and the differences and correlations at the intersection of indigenous and western society’s views and interactions with the natural world.
Amy discusses NNH’s foundations and its transformative vision of our relationship with and responsibility to nature – on which all life depends. NNH draws on a long history including Traditional Ecological Knowledge, the Odum brothers, the 30 x 30 Movement to name a few. She also touches on tipping points and Wisconsin’s relationship to the Boreal Forest which is one of five “lungs of the world” that stores one-third of global terrestrial Carbon.
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350 Milwaukee Meeting
Tuesday, June 14, 7 - 8:30pm
This is your Link, don't waste it!
Zoom Meeting
TBD
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