Jan Hagerman, Manager of New Brighton ReStore at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Whitney Terrill, Former Environmental Justice Program Manager with Minnesota Interfaith Power & LightĪlboury Ndiaye, Sustainability Specialist with the Waste Wise FoundationĬrispin (Cris) Phillips, Urban Agriculture Manager for Appetite for Change Jose Alvillar Hinojosa, Statewide Director of Youth Programs with Unidos MN Turbocharge your pursuit of climate justice with Emily Mauter, whose work with Repowered-one of the most prominent collectors of e-waste in Minnesota-is not only creating new opportunities for electronics through increased recycling, but also providing workforce development and reintegration opportunities for people who have experienced incarceration. Put yourself in the driver’s seat on the road to a greener future with Yesenia Robles Pelayo, who manages fleet logistics for a non-profit all-electric community car share program while working directly with community members who might otherwise not have access to affordable, climate-friendly transportation. You will be inspired to discover your own climate superpower with Bob Blake, a member of Minnesota’s Red Lake Tribal Band of Ojibwe Indians whose vision and leadership is advancing the region’s renewable energy transition while empowering tribal nations to lead the way toward a clean energy future.
The nine stories from the Twin Cities center the voices of women, Black people, people of color, immigrants, and others who are often not represented in the climate dialogue and yet are commonly most immediately and severely vulnerable to the impacts of climate catastrophe. Themes include pathways to climate careers collaboration across silos, including geographies, sectors, and ideologies diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice hope and opportunity individual action paired with systems change and personal and community resilience.
The Drawdown’s Neighborhood short documentaries touch on a range of themes used to inspire action. And each story serves as a bridge between climate solutions and people like you looking to tap into their own superpowers to stop climate change. Day in and day out, each of the interviewees are doing their part to help the world reach drawdown-the future point when levels of greenhouse gases start to steadily decline. “Drawdown’s Neighborhood: Twin Cities” profiles local climate superheroes who are helping fuel progress in pursuit of these goals to help lay the foundation for a healthy, just, and vibrant future for all. Paul's current climate action and resilience plan aims to have all city operations be carbon neutral by 2030 with further plans for the entire city to go carbon neutral by 2050 through greater use of natural infrastructure and implementation of a wide range of green-friendly initiatives. In the targets outlined in its current climate action plan, the City of Minneapolis is aiming by 2025 to cut down greenhouse gas emissions by nearly one-third, generate 10 percent of electricity from renewable sources, and increase rates of recycling, composting, and bicycle commuting. Paul are renowned for their vibrant arts scene, rich cultural diversity, and natural beauty, they are also home to a robust ecosystem of people and organizations deeply committed to working on climate solutions. The series’ third round of documentary shorts showcases Minnesota’s Twin Cities, located on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Native lands of the Dakota and Anishinaabe People. Join host and Project Drawdown director of storytelling and engagement Matt Scott as he passes the mic to nine climate heroes whose stories often go unheard, and elevates climate action-and stories about careers, race, gender, sexuality, mental health, personal and community resilience, family, and more-in the process.
We are extremely excited to share with you that following the 2022 release of episodes profiling Pittsburgh and Atlanta, the series’ third edition-“Drawdown’s Neighborhood: Twin Cities”-is now available online!
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Drawdown’s Neighborhood, presented by Project Drawdown, is a series of short documentaries featuring the stories of climate solutions heroes, city by city.
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