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It would be great to bring together a number of individuals working on various themes of advocacy and the environment to discuss their approaches, collect references and brainstorm new techniques that could enrich this domain. Let us know if you'd like to attend, what you think you could bring, and what you'd like us to contribute from MIT. | It would be great to bring together a number of individuals working on various themes of advocacy and the environment to discuss their approaches, collect references and brainstorm new techniques that could enrich this domain. Let us know if you'd like to attend, what you think you could bring, and what you'd like us to contribute from MIT. | ||
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http://www.futurecraft.org | http://www.futurecraft.org | ||
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http://www.dcontinuum.com - http://www.dcontinuum.com/Colorblind/ | http://www.dcontinuum.com - http://www.dcontinuum.com/Colorblind/ | ||
http://www.sustainableminds.com | http://www.sustainableminds.com | ||
http://www.scienceblogs.com/energygrid | http://www.scienceblogs.com/energygrid | ||
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What is missing from the dialogue on environmentalism? | |||
What resources, channels of communication exist? | |||
Who has access to the information? | |||
What educational resources exist? | |||
What is missing? | What is missing? | ||
How do we educate (ourselves/others) effectively? | How do we educate (ourselves/others) effectively? | ||
How do we write about sustainability? | |||
What are the metrics? | How do we write about sustainability? What are the metrics? | ||
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Revision as of 13:25, 18 June 2009
Barcamp on Environmentalism and Advocacy Leonardo Bonanni & Grant Kristofek
Description:
The public dialogue around these issues is stunted; at the same time there is a critical need to advocate around environmental sustainability. How can we unravel, understand and represent the environmental issues affecting local communities given our current channels of communication? What tools are missing for advocacy around environmental issues? There are a number of approaches to dealing with environmental problems in the social context - which are effective? Journalism, policy, education, and science all play a role: how do we avoid the inconsistencies and inaccuracies that plague our current discourse?
It would be great to bring together a number of individuals working on various themes of advocacy and the environment to discuss their approaches, collect references and brainstorm new techniques that could enrich this domain. Let us know if you'd like to attend, what you think you could bring, and what you'd like us to contribute from MIT.
Backgrounds
Leo:
Grant:
http://www.dcontinuum.com - http://www.dcontinuum.com/Colorblind/
http://www.sustainableminds.com
http://www.scienceblogs.com/energygrid
Open discussion / Questions:
What is missing from the dialogue on environmentalism?
What resources, channels of communication exist?
Who has access to the information?
What educational resources exist?
What is missing?
How do we educate (ourselves/others) effectively?
How do we write about sustainability? What are the metrics?
Issues:
Greenwashing Jevon's Paradox Transparency
Environmentalism and the press
Muckraking Advertising
Radical Sustainability
Cradle to Cradle Life Cycle Design
Environmental Sustainability vs Social , Cultural, Economic Sustainability
Resources: http://wattzon.org http://treehugger.com http://www.sustainableminds.com http://www.zeri.org/ http://www.idsa.org/whatsnew/sections/ecosection/okala.html http://www.thegortcloud.com/
Approaches: