Very good explaination of the context of Project Drawdown and answers the question, why we at Sonoma County Pachamama engage in presenting drawdown. A 90 minute walk Drawdown Introduction is offered at the Pachamama global commons website but you must first join the group (no cost) to access. We suggest you watch this short video first. We also have made course documentation on our google drive available to download.
Our starting point -- Why do people tune out? Why do people switch channels when another gloom and doom climate change story comes on, piling problem upon problem? Katharine Wilkenson, Senior writer for Project Drawdown says "It is very hard to face this kind of dramatic existential threat and feel like you have no agency." One of the things that could provide that sense of agency would be leaders and a government that we actually believed in. This as it turns out is also a core element of the demand of Extinction Rebellion -- The government should tell the truth". When we come to the challenge through the lens of solutions we see the many positive and near term benefits of this work and it is very exciting. Working together in community with wonderful creative people on a challenging project is innately rewarding. Climate change and ecological collapse is after all the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced. Approached passionately through the myriad solutions that people care deeply about it is very motivating.
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