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Community Read: Not Too Late ~ We Have The Solutions

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When

Thursday, November 21, 2024
5:30 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. EST

Where

Online via Zoom

Contact

Serena Amdur, MiCAN Digital Community Organizer

From October 18th to December 13th 2024, everyone connected to the internet in the State of Michigan has free access to the ebook and audiobook editions of Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility. We are hosting 3 virtual community discussions, each focused on a different section of the book:

  • Thursday November 21st 5:30-7pm: 'We Have the Solutions' pg. 19-102
    • This section includes fact-based essays on aspects of the climate situation.
    • First essay of section: 'Here's Where You Come In' by Mary Annaïse Heglar
    • Last essay of section: 'An Extremely Incomplete List of Climate Victories'
  • Tuesday December 3rd 5:30-7pm: 'Frameworks of Possibility' pg. 105-148
    • This section includes essays addressing moral and emotional life in the climate crisis.
    • First essay of section: 'What to Do When the World is Ending' by Yotam Marom
    • Last essay of section: 'Full Narratives of Love and Hope' Interview with Fenton Lutunatabua and Joseph Zan Sokulu, Pacific Climate Warriors
  • Thursday December 12th 5:30-7pm: 'The Future We Want' pg. 151-182
    • This section includes positive visions and possibilities
    • First essay of section: 'Imagination Is a Muscle' A Conversation with adrienne maree brown
    • Last essay of section: 'Different Ways of Measuring: On Renunciation and Abundance' by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua

RSVP to each discussion you would like to attend. You are currently on the registration page for the 'We Have the Solutions' discussion on 11/21.

We recommend reading a couple essays from the section we're discussion (if not all of it), but you are welcome to join even if you weren't able to read it.

 

How to Access the Book:

From October 18 – December 13, anyone connected to the Internet in the State of Michigan can visit the Read Michigan website to access the ebook and audio editions of Not Too Late. You can read or stream on any browser, or use the BiblioBoard Library app (Apple, Google, and Kindle). Make sure you create an account (it’s free) if you want to resume your reading or listening from a previous session, create bookmarks, or take notes.

Current U-M faculty, students, and staff can always access the book from the UM collection.

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