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What Do Daycare & Soul Food What Do Daycare & Soul Food Have to Do with Climate Change? Forging City ‐ Community Partnerships for Climate Action Jennifer Hirsch, Ph.D. jhirsch683@gmail.com

Introduction The Beginning: Rapid Participatory Action Studies 2

Place ‐ Based Approach Introduction

Image ‐ Changing: Climate Action is US Introduction

Big Plans, Community Action Introduction 5

Community Assets Approach Introduction Local INSTITUTIONS Business Schools Churches/ Houses of Worship p Citi Citizens’ ’ Associations Block Clubs Gifts of f f Income INDIVIDUALS Libraries Parks Artists Labeled People Youth Older Adults Cultural Community Colleges Groups Hospitals Asset-Based Community Development (presentation), Kretzmann, John P. and McKnight, John L. 6

Chicago Results Introduction Collaborative Programs Recognition Showcased by U.S. Dep’t of Energy as Energy Action Network • • best practice in community engagement p y g g South Chicago Retrofit Project South Chicago Retrofit Project • • Promoted by Resource Media as a “best • Chicago Community Climate • example” of visual climate Action Toolkit communication E Energy Impact Illinois (U.S. DOE I Illi i (U S DOE • Steering Committee for Garrison • Better Buildings Program) Institute, NY Climate, Cities, & Behavior Conference, 2013 7

Creative Engagement Methods Process 8

Big Plans: Community Strategies Process 9

Climate ‐ related Community Assets & Concerns Process Concerns Concerns Tangible Assets T ibl A t • Access to healthy food • Active libraries/art centers • Youth opportunities • Nature preserves • Air quality • Entrepreneurs invested in the community • Beautification • Beautification • City ‐ wide partnerships Cit id t hi • Economic development • Construction/gardening skills • Revitalizing cultural traditions • High percentage of home ownership Barriers Barriers Intangible Assets I t ibl A t • Green as gentrification • Home country ‐ town/family traditions: re ‐ use, • Community image gardening, water conservation • Suspicion of outside institutions (city, • Awareness of climate change through Hurricane universities) universities) K t i Katrina, local weather events l l th t • History of collaboration to address big challenges 10

Pilsen Project Approach Process 11

Climate=Co ‐ Benefit Results Project Community Climate African ‐ American Culture Stewardship Local Green Economy Climate Change Education Health Green Economy Tour: Transportation, Energy Art Efficiency, Renewable Energy Youth Tourism Tourism Bronzeville Youth Energy Conservation Art Adaptation: Engage the Public Housing South Chicago Mexican Culture Climate ‐ Friendly Gardens Environmental Justice Climate Change Education I Immigration i i Water Conservation W C i Youth Stewardship Pilsen Youth Climate ‐ Friendly Gardens Local Economy Climate Change Education Community Image Water Conservation Stewardship Forest Glen Forest Glen 12

Maintenance & Scale ‐ Up Results Media Outreach

Key Role for Local Government Strategies Empower trusted community organizations to take LEADERSHIP and OWNERSHIP of climate action 14

Top 10 Strategies – Countdown! Strategies For Facilitating Leadership and Ownership 10. Work through trusted & g 5. Incorporate climate action p umbrella organizations into existing programs 4. Link climate metrics to 9. Establish a Climate q alit of life indicators quality of life indicators Action Leaders Network 3. Create neighborhood 8. Focus on collective demonstration hubs solutions solutions 2. Make it (hyper ‐ ) local, 7. Build on assets cultural, & personal 6. Identify & publicly 6. Identify & publicly 1 1. Create & use place ‐ based, Create & use place based recognize local visual, & participatory champions and tools i innovations ti 15

10. Work through Trusted & Umbrella Organizations Strategies 10 T 10. Trusted organizations t d i ti North Kenwood ‐ Oakland/Bronzeville These organizations “perform a critical role in spreading change through society” p g g g y (Corner and Randall 2011) 16

9. Establish a Climate Action Leaders Network Strategies 10 Trusted organizations 10. Trusted organizations 9. Leaders network 17

8. Focus on Collective Solutions Strategies 10 Trusted organizations 10. Trusted organizations 9. Leaders network 8. Collective solutions 18

7. Build on Assets Strategies 10 T 10. Trusted organizations t d i ti 9. Leaders network 8. Collective solutions 7. Assets 19

6. Identify & Publicly Recognize Local Champions & Innovations Strategies 10 T 10. Trusted organizations t d i ti 9. Leaders network 8. Collective solutions 7. Assets 6. Local champions 20

5. Incorporate Climate Action into Existing Programs Strategies 10 T 10. Trusted organizations t d i ti 9. Leaders network 8. Collective solutions 7. Assets 6. Local champions 5. Existing programs 21

4. Link Climate Metrics to Quality of Life Indicators Strategies 10 T 10. Trusted organizations t d i ti 9. Leaders network 8. Collective solutions 7. Assets 6. Local champions 5. Existing programs 4. Quality of life indicators 22

Strategies 3. Create Neighborhood Demonstration Hubs 10 T 10. Trusted organizations t d i ti 9. Leaders network 8. Collective solutions 7. Assets 6. Local champions 5. Existing programs 4. Quality of life indicators 3 3. Neighborhood hubs Neighborhood hubs 23

2. Make it (Hyper ‐ ) Local, Cultural, & Personal Strategies 10 T 10. Trusted organizations t d i ti 9. Leaders network 8. Collective solutions 7. Assets 6. Local champions 5. Existing programs 4. Quality of life indicators 3 3. Neighborhood hubs Neighborhood hubs 2. Local, cultural, personal “I think storytelling is important because it helps us to remember. I think that stories are like a bridge, like a glue, like a foundation and that they are critical to allowing a people, a community, a culture to reinvent itself without forgetting its past.” f f ” ‐ Emily Hooper Lansana, Storyteller, In The Spirit 24

1. Create & Use Place ‐ based, Visual, Participatory Tools Strategies 10 T 10. Trusted organizations d i i 9. Leaders network 8. Collective solutions 7. Assets 6. Local champions 5. Existing programs 4. Quality of life indicators 3 3. Neighborhood hubs Neighborhood hubs 2. Local, cultural, personal 1. Place ‐ based tools 25

Chicago Community Climate Action Toolkit Tools

Education, Asset Mapping, & Action Tools

Climate Change in the Windy City & the World Tools Regional impacts Global warming=snow? Local indicator species Basic climate science data visualization Local Action: Green Ramadan Activity

Visual Collages Tools

Develop Your Own Project Idea Tools

Conclusion “Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood ” men s blood… ‐ Attributed (perhaps falsely) to Daniel Burnham “The world seems to be looking for the big solution which is itself part of the problem solution, which is itself part of the problem, since the most effective solutions are both local and systemic.” y ‐ Paul Hawken, Blessed Unrest 31

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