08/21/2026
On July 14th, our Executive Director was asked to give a presentation at the Sustainable Events Collective's Beach Sweep event. Katherine presented on Sustainable Living 101, which details easy ways that every person can reduce their environmental impact in their daily life. This presentation goes beyond the obvious methods, and includes a lot of home utility and consumption choices. It also details options specific to the Chicagoland area, many of which are accessible on our website's local resource pages. She has given the same presentation for many groups, in a "pop quiz" format that encourages people to participate.
Although the individual isn't the one who should shoulder the full blame for our current climate crisis, the reality is that our individual choices are the thing we have the most control over in the short-term. One person can also spread the word to a lot of other people - converting whole families, neighborhoods, or communities to live differently. We strongly believe that individual consumption changes should be paired with policy advocacy and broader political action, because they are the pathways to long-term change. That said, meaningful legislation can take a *long time* to be enacted, so we find that providing information about how a person can address their own environmental impact TODAY can be very empowering. These personal changes build up a core knowledge base that is a catalyst for higher-level environmental activism. The fight against the climate crisis isn't an "either/or" debate, it's a "both/and" battle. 🙌 🌍
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