Green Team Academy – Détails, épisodes et analyse

How did Green Team Academy get its start? What have we done so far? What's next for GTA? Join us for a journey through time and help us create the future of climate action in this episode of our series, "The Future of Climate Action (FCA): Empowering Communities". Join us for our live sessions. Register for free at https://www.greenteamacademy.org Ready to launch your eco-initiative in 90 days? Register for our next International Climate Action Challenge. [00:00:00] Welcome [00:00:13] International Attendees [00:00:37] Agenda [00:01:00] Our Mission [00:01:27] October Fundraiser [00:01:53] The Future of Climate Action Series [00:02:41] You're Our Dream Team [00:03:10] We're told to "Make a Difference" but not taught how [00:03:46] My First Publication: The Brown Cloud poem [00:03:59] Couldn't have predicted that we're not prioritizing caring for the planet [00:04:37] Frustration with engineering not being the solution [00:05:12] Niwot Recycling [00:05:50] Learning skills we don't get in corporations or in school [00:06:06] Founding Sustainable Revolution Longmont [00:06:39] Having fun with kids is surprisingly effective [00:07:19] 1,000 Attendees for the 2015 Youth of the Earth Festival [00:07:38] Longmont Passed a Sustainability Plan [00:08:11] 2018: Started GTA as a project [00:08:25] 2018: Started the Green Team Academy Podcast [00:09:11] 2019: Piloted the Green Team Accelerator Lab [00:09:26] 2019: 1st Annual Earth Week Summit [00:10:25] 2020: 2nd Annual Earth Week Summit during the pandemic [00:10:55] 2020: Wrote and Published "Climate Action Challenge" book [00:11:17] Using Addiction Recovery and Transformation from Wellness Coaching [00:13:47] 2020: Hosted the 1st Annual Climate Action Challenge [00:14:39] 2021: Fiscal sponsorship, Earth Week Summit, Podcast, ICAC21 [00:15:01] Challenger Stories [00:15:31] Environmental Justice / Climate Justice [00:15:49] Amplifying the Voices and Connecting Changemakers [00:16:15] Value of Connecting [00:16:45] Group Coaching / Group Support [00:17:14] That's why Green Team Academy offers ICAC [00:17:29] 2022: New director, Gin DeMaio [00:17:47] 2022: Earth Week Summit [00:18:06] 2022: 3rd Annual International Climate Action Challenge Impact (ICAC22) [00:19:19] Cumulative Impact: ICAC 2020, 2021, 2022 [00:19:49] 2023: Gin's Field Trip to Uganda [00:20:33] Youth TimeBanking: Making Bricks for a School [00:20:59] 2023: Co-Directors Gin DeMaio & Joan Gregerson [00:21:48] Get Out the Vote Teams: 2020 and 2024 [00:23:09] Next Week's Session Featuring Filipino Thought Leaders: Dann Diez & Lanie Francisco

2023 Fall Fundraiser Series The Future of Climate Action: Transforming Our Communities Oct 12 - Dec 7, 2023, 9 am MT Register for free to join us live at https://www.greenteamacademy.org/2023... Join us for a lively online series to explore the future of climate action! How can we transform our communities quickly and effectively to avoid the worst impacts of climate change?​Find out in this FREE online series OPEN TO ALL. Join us on Zoom each Thursday.​Hosted by Green Team Academy's Co-Directors, Joan Gregerson and Gin DeMaio, will bring you timely insights for today's most important issue: caring for humanity, biodiversity, and our planet in times of worsening climate change. We'll hear insights from challengers in the International Climate Action Challenges who have launched their own initiatives around the world. We'll get input from experts and community members. Ready to #BeTheChange? Register for our upcoming International Climate Action Challenge at https://www.greenteamacademy.org

If you've heard of permaculture but you're not sure what it actually is, you're in luck! Join me for a conversation with Lee Recca, President of the Denver Permaculture Guild (DPG).

In this interview, we'll explore what permaculture is and discuss their upcoming Permaculture Design courses.

Denver Permaculture Guild (DPG) is a community-organized, membership-based nonprofit with the aim of building healthy, resilient, regenerative, and inclusive Denver area communities.

DPG is offering a Permaculture Design Course from April through October 2021, with a mix of remote and in-person workshops. The course includes the core 72-hour internationally certified curriculum as well as detailed breakout sessions and regionally appropriate resources.

DPG is also offering a hands-on, intensive outdoor course starting in late July. Additional 2021 course offerings include Social Permaculture, Advanced Landscape Design using Permaculture, Financial Permaculture, Decolonizing, and Indigenous Phenology.

Links:
-- Denver Permaculture Guild https://denverpermacultureguild.org/

Books:
There are many great books on permaculture. Here are a few:
-- The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country by Peter Bane
https://newsociety.com/books/p/the-permaculture-handbook
-- Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway
https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/gaias-garden/
-- The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience, by Toby Hemenway
https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/the-permaculture-city/
-- Permaculture in Pots: How to Grow Food in Small Urban Spaces by Juliet Kemp
https://www.amazon.com/Permaculture-Pots.../dp/185623097X
-- Permaculture: A Designer's Manual by Bill Mollison (co-founder of the movement)
https://www.amazon.com/Permaculture.../dp/0908228015

UPCOMING EVENTS
2021 Earth Week Summit
April 17-24, 2021
Live workshops, happy hours, 1000 tree campaign, April pop-up group, and more!
FREE Registration
https://www.earthweeksummit.com

2021 International Climate Action Challenge
Kicks off August 18, 2021
Register by April 10 for 50% discount and introduction in Earth Week Summit
https://www.climateactionchallenge.net

Whatever you do, don’t start out by planning. If you do, you’re likely to set up roadblocks that might not even be real! Instead, use creative visualization to dream big.

[1:00] Don’t start with planning. Start with dreaming.

[1:40] Go big or go home.

[1:50] There’s no harm in dreaming big.

[2:10] Big adventures happen when we dreamed big first, then planned how to make it happen.

[2:50] Decide first, then something magical happens.

[3:10] Have a creative visualization experience. Book: Creative Visualization, by Shakti Gawain.

[3:40] Creative visualization example: parenting and conflict with toddler

[4:10] First thing is to imagine the situation that you want.

[4:20] It was hard to even just imagine harmony.

[5:10] Start with “I wonder if”, “Wouldn’t it be cool if”, “Would those cool people want to work on this?”

[5:50] Include youth in the envisioning process, since they’re so good at that.

Resource:

• Creative Visualization, by Shakti Gawain
• Episode 19: Can You Draw a Giraffe: Let the Kids Show You How

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The time for action is now because there is no Planet B!

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Most every five-year-old kid will jump at the chance to dance, sing or draw. Why can’t most adults? When trying to create a better world, acknowledge that the creativity and spontaneity of youth might be just what we need.

Green Team Academy Podcast with Joan Gregerson

Episode 19

Time-stamped notes:

[1:00] If you ask a five-year-old to draw a giraffe, they will do it. What if you ask an adult?

[1:30] Every five-year-old knows how to draw, dance and sing, but somehow adults don’t. What happened?

[1:40] Education has some negative side-effects. Dampens spontaneity. Dampens creativity.

[2:10] Toddler will dance, sing, draw.

[2:20] Adults suffer from a lack of spontaneity, from thinking that things are easy or doable.

[2:30] Include people as young as possible.

[3:00] Example: Four-year-old had a booth to teach about sea animals.

[4:10] The key to creating the new world that we need is all about imagination. That’s what kids are so good at.

[4:45] It might be that the experts that you need are the kids in your community.

Resources:

• Alan Watts
• Youth of the Earth Festival Photos

Thank you for listening!

Discover how to launch and grow a green team in your community. Suggest a topic, get the free Green Team Quick Start Course and download the free Eco Film List at www.GreenTeamAcademy.com.

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The time for action is now because there is no Planet B!

There are things you think people could be doing better: more recycling, better shopping choices, more renewables, different policies. But, you don’t want to bring it up. Sorry, but if you want change, you’re going to make someone uncomfortable.

Green Team Academy Podcast with Joan Gregerson

Episode 18

Time-stamped notes:

[1:00] I was brought up to be a people-pleaser.

[1:30] Being polite has serious consequences.

[1:45] Talking with my dad and hearing Jimmy Carter, I thought working in energy efficiency was enough.

[2:15] There was this feeling that you couldn’t really talk about the big issues.

[3:15] This came up with people I’ve interviewed: not wanting to be pushy, wanting to stay under the radar to avoid vehement opinions about climate action.

[3:45] There is no way to stay under the radar. I’m sorry. There is no way to do this work and not make people feel uncomfortable.

[4:00] Norm engineering

[4:15] There is going to be friction there. You are going to make people uncomfortable.   

In the process of change, you need people to go from not thinking about it all, to starting to think maybe there is something wrong with what I’m doing.

[4:45] With pesticides, we needed to raise awareness about impacts with neighbors, school districts, big Ag, etc.

[5:30] Just because this isn’t an easy conversation, we aren’t going to walk away.

[5:40] There need to be people that will have these conversations. We need to forget about being people pleasers.

[6:00] Example: plastic. Those benefiting from profit, comfort, convenience.

[6:30] See the discomfort as something positive.

[6:40] Good! Now we’re being honest. Let’s talk about what we can do better.

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The time for action is now because there is no Planet B!

You don’t need to be an expert to start a green team. Don’t stop yourself by thinking you’re too much of a newbie or that you’d be a hypocrite. Start where you are!

Time-stamped notes:

[1:00] If you feel like a newbie or that you’re not doing enough, don’t worry. Join the club! We all feel that way.

[1:30] For me, I’m still struggling buying more plastic than I’d like to.

[2:05] You might be asking yourself, Who am I to ask people to change, when I’m still struggling?

[2:15] Not knowing enough or not doing enough is no reason to stop yourself from becoming an eco-leader.

[2:25] Beginner’s mind can be an advantage

[2:30] Two types of leaders: expert and someone on a journey

[3:00] How can we do better? Personal, corporate, government

[3:45] Don’t worry if you’re a newbie or novice

[4:00] In green teams, bring people together and cross-pollinate ideas

[4:30] Don’t think that you’re being a hypocrite.

[4:35] You’re fine where you are.

[4:40] All is takes is passion and being eco-curious, curious open mind about what can be done.

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The time for action is now because there is no Planet B!

What’s stopping you from becoming an eco-leader? If you’re thinking that you need experience as an eco-leader or even as a leader, at all, think again! Learn from Xiuhtezcatl Martinez’ first public speech at age six.

Time-stamped notes:

[1:00] “Experience required”... a common criteria for jobs

[1:20] It would be natural to think that you’d need to have eco-leader or any leadership experience

[1:30] Guess what? That’s not true.

[1:35] “If you want to make an impact, you don’t already need to be a leader. But you do need to be willing to become a leader.” - Joan Gregerson

[2:00] Passion, commitment, willingness to learn, grow, work together

[2:20] “Xiuhtezcatl - first public speech at 6 yrs old” YouTube Video

“I came to talk to you today about how sacred the earth is. Most kids don’t even know that the world is sacred.”

“Every choice we make is for or against our future.”

[4:10] Xiuhtezcatl is now 18 years old: a global eco-leader, spoke at the UN three times, rapper and hip-hop artist, best-selling author of “We Rise” and youth leader of Earth Guardians.

[4:40] First met when talking about them performing at the Youth of the Earth Festival.

[5:50] Amazing support from Aztec traditions from his father and environmental educator mom

[6:40] What can we learn from Xiuhtezcatl at age 6?

• You don’t need to already be a leader to make an impact.
• You do need to believe strongly that your ideas and your voice matter.
• You have to overcome any self-doubt that would keep you from expressing your opinion
• You have to ask people to do better.
• You have to believe in and be willing to work for a better future.
• We all have to work together.
• Though you may start small, your impact may grow more than you could imagine at the beginning

[7:20] So, do you need previous experience to become an eco-leader? No, but you need to be willing to become one.

Shareable quotes:

Every choice we make is for or against our future.

- Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, at age 6

If you want to make an impact, you don’t already need to be a leader. But you do need to be willing to become a leader.

- Joan Gregerson

Resources:

• Six-year-old Xiuhtezcatl speaking in Boulder (YouTube)
• Our Chil

Don’t get discouraged before you even get started. You don’t need a huge group assembled to start. In fact, every movement starts with just two people. Can you find just one other person to work with?

Time-stamped notes:

[1:00] Think back to any big project. How many people were really on board in the beginning?

[1:40] Once one joins, that’s a turning point. From there, you build momentum.

[2:15] Examples: family reunion

[2:40] Most people are going to say no initially. Don’t let that stop you.

[2:50] Example: company green team

[4:00] Youtube video: First Follower: Leadership Lessons from the Dancing Guy (with Derek Silver)

Tweetable

When you have an idea, most people are going to say no at first. Don’t let that stop you. Just see if you can find one other person to work with.

- Joan Gregerson, Green Team Academy Podcast, Episode 15

Resources:

• Green Team Academy Podcast: Episode 4: Tale of Two Cities
• First Follower: Leadership Lessons from the Dancing Guy (with Derek Silver)

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The time for action is now because there is no Planet B!

This episode builds on Episode 5’s topic of having more conversations about climate change. While many in the Trump administration are denying the science around climate change, it’s up to us to know the science and be confident sharing it. Here are a few facts to share about the warmest years on record.

Time-stamped notes:

[1:00] Have more talks about climate change (episode 5) with confidence.

[1:30] We want to have our facts straight, especially in this time of climate denial.

[2:20] What were the four warmest years on record from 1884 to 2017?

According to NASA: #1 2016, #2 2017, #3 2015, #4 2014

[3:05] 2018 is expected to be one of the top five warmest years. We’ll have to wait and see!

[3:30] According to NASA, 17 of the 18 warmest years in the 136-year record all have occurred since 2001, with the exception of 1998.

[3:50] 18 warmest years have occurred in the past two decades.

[4:00] Graphics of these facts at GreenTeamAcademy.com in the show notes

Resources:

• Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet (NASA)
• Green Team Academy Episode 5: The Most Important and Easiest Climate Action You Can Take
• Climate change skeptics run the Trump administration (Politico) March 2017
• Trump administration refuses to consider that 97% of climate scientists could be right Guardian, May 2018

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The time for action is now because there is no Planet B!