BETHEL — The Western Mountains Senior College, serving primarily the over-50 population, continues its efforts to reach out to a wider community with its second Brown Bag Lunch program of the year.
This discussion, spinning off from the October discussion on “Community Resilience,” will address climate change. The session will be held from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Moses Mason House on Broad Street. The public is invited, free of charge. Don’t forget to bring a bag lunch.
Ken Hotopp, local conservation biologist and climate activist, will help discuss ways to address this global challenge at the local level.
The Brown Bag Lunch provides an informal forum for participants to enjoy their lunch while exploring interesting ideas together.
The facilitator on the 28th says that “Given the pressing nature of climate disruption, we will discuss collective action to make a positive difference on public policy in our towns, state, and country.” He suggests the following questions to consider: “As citizens, what do we know about collective action? What do we know about climate disruption? Given the scale of our challenge, what should be the highest-priority actions locally? At the state and national levels? What are we waiting for?”
For those who wish to do some reading ahead of time, Hotopp suggests:
* People’s Climate March this fall: peoplesclimate.org/wrap-up.
* Fossil fuel divestment movement: gofossilfree.org.
* Polls on climate change attitudes: www.usclimatenetwork.org/hot-topics/climate-polling.
Organizers require RSVP so they can set up adequate chairs in the facility. By Jan. 23, contact Nancy Davis at nancydavis@megalink.net or 381-1110.
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