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Sign up now to participate in the internationally recognized Drawdown Ecochallenge, which runs from April 3-24!  The Drawdown EcoChallenge is a fun and social way to learn about and take measurable action on the most substantive solutions to climate change. It provides an interactive online platform for individuals to obtain researched and effective ways to reduce our collective carbon
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Chester Square Mural Installation Celebration

Saturday, March 9th, 3 – 4:30pm

Come celebrate history at the Uptown Courtyard!  A mixed-media mural will be installed on Saturday, March 9th at 1033 Lawrence Street.  This collaborative artwork centers on a theme of beauty growing through community creativity. Adrianna Santiago and Suzanne Jones initiated this volunteer project through their cooperative organizing of the local Intergenerational Art Movement

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Resilience Review Column – Communication: Keeping our Community Strong

Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend  Leader by Suzanne Jones and Judith Alexander.

Resiliency is a word that is increasingly on people’s minds.  Over the last decade authors such as Charles Eisenstein, David Korten, and Margaret Wheatley have pointed to community resiliency as the best route to a stable future.

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Resilience Review Column – Climate Emergency: Call to Action

Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend  Leader (thank you, PT Leader!). It is copied below. Also note that you can find Local 20/20’s summary of the recent IPCC and 4th National Climate Assessment report here.

By David Seabrook.

Two significant reports from climate researchers were recently released outlining in detail the difficult challenge … Read the rest

Resilience Review Column – More than Six Tons of Fruit Given Away

Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend  Leader (thank you, PT Leader!). It is copied below.

By Mary Hunt

Reach. Twist. Pick. Box. Repeat.

To put that in perspective, this year’s volunteer gleaners did that to approximately 9345 plums, 2055 pears, 2784 Asian pears, and 28,014 apples… there was a whole lot of picking going … Read the rest

Resilience Review Column – Time to Prepare for a Changing Winter Climate

Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend  Leader (thank you, PT Leader!). It is copied below.

By Cindy Jayne

After a hot, dry summer with wildfire smoke a new normal for Jefferson County, let’s consider climate change projections for our area that might affect the coming winter, and how we can prepare.

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