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<div>'''<u>Articles</u>'''<br />
[[@http://commondreams.org/views/2015/01/20/11-reasons-why-transit-bikes-walking-are-moving-us-brighter-future|Details On Low Carbon Transit]]<br />
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[[@http://www.uspirg.org/reports/usp/transportation-and-new-generation|Transportation and the New Generation ]]<br />
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[[@https://www.itdp.org/|Institute for Transportation and Development Policy]]<br />
[[@http://carbusters.org/|Car Busters]]<br />
[[@http://www.railvolution.org/|Rail-Volution]]<br />
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<div>=<u>'''Transition Towns and Localization'''</u>= <br />
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<u>'''Articles'''</u><br />
* [[@file:Daly_Globalization vs Internationalization.pdf|Herman Daly -Former World Bank environmental economist on why globalization is bad for democracy and local choice.]]<br />
* [[:File:Deepening Food Democracy IATP 2015.pdf|Deepening Food Democracy-Report by Institute on Agriculture and Trade Policy]]<br />
* [[@http://www.resilience.org/stories/2015-02-18/beyond-the-market-state-decentralising-power-in-a-sharing-society|Beyond the Market-State: Decentralising Power in a Sharing Society]]-this article is about participative forms of political engagement at all levels of society<br />
* [[@http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jun/15/transition-towns-way-forward|"Local, self-sufficient, optimistic: are Transition Towns the way forward?"]]<br />
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[[@http://ilsr.org|Institute For Local Self-Reliance ]]<br />
[[@http://trapese.clearerchannel.org/resources/rocky-road-a5-web.pdf|"The Rocky Road to Real Transition"]] -A constructive criticism of Transition Towns movement.<br />
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<div><u>'''Resources'''</u><br />
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* '''Paradigm Wars: Indigenous resistance to economic globalization'''--excerpts from the [[@file:Paradigm Wars Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Globalization.pdf|writings of indigenous leaders]]<br />
* [[@http://www.k12.wa.us/IndianEd/Curriculum.aspx|Office of Native Education Curriculum Support Materials in the State of Washington ]]<br />
* [[@http://www.nativeamericanscience.org/about-us/overview|"Why a Native American Science Curriculum?" ]]<br />
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[[@https://pwccc.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/final-conclusions-working-group-16-action-strategies/#more-1860|Action Plan From the Worlds People's Conference On Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth]]<br />
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Pittsburgh City Council names [[@pgh-humanrightscity/Indigenous Peoples Day in Pittsburgh|October 12 Indigenous Peoples Day]]<br />
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'''<u>Back to [[inosa/Classroom Climate Justice Forum|Climate Justice Forum Home]]</u>'''</div>Alexandra.yingsthttp://wiki.inosa.mayfirst.org/index.php?title=Energy&diff=16Energy2018-05-20T01:47:50Z<p>Alexandra.yingst: Imported from Wikispaces</p>
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* [[@http://commondreams.org/news/2015/01/26/setting-precedent-public-institutions-maine-university-system-pulls-funds-fossil|Maine University Pulls Funds From Fossil Fuels]]<br />
* [[http://commondreams.org/news/2015/02/20/harvard-embattled-students-faculty-alumni-join-forces-divestment|Harvard Embattled as Students, Faculty, & Alumni Join Forces for Divestment--]]The divestment campaign is escalating and drawing greater attention. Can students take the struggle to campuses around the country?<br />
* [[@http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/03/24/thousands-montreal-unite-against-austerity-and-petro-economy|Thousands in Montreal Unite Against Austerity and Petro-Economy]]<br />
* [[@http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/03/24/death-us-coal-exemplifies-need-paradigm-shift-global-energy-system|Death of US Coal Exemplifies Need for Paradigm Shift for Global Energy System]]<br />
* [[@http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/23/greece-solidarity-movement-cooperatives-syriza|Greece's Solidarity Movement - it's a whole new model and it's working ]]<br />
* [[@http://priceofoil.org/2014/07/09/cashing-in-on-all-of-the-above-u-s-fossil-fuel-production-subsidies-under-obama/|Cashing in on All of the Above: U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Subsides under Obama]]<br />
* [[@http://priceofoil.org/content/uploads/2012/05/1TFSFIN.pdf|No Time to Waste: The Urgent Need for Transparency in Fossil Fuel Subsides ]]<br />
* [[@http://blog.greenamerica.org/2014/06/18/president-obama-invest-in-what-helps-divest-from-what-harms/|President Obama: "Invest in What Helps, Divest from What Harms" ]]<br />
* [[@http://www.cnbc.com/id/102410190|Students urge UC to divest from America ]]<br />
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'''<u>Links</u>'''<br />
[[@http://gofossilfree.org/commitments/|Examples of Divestment Commitments around the world ]]<br />
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'''<u>Back to [[inosa/Classroom Climate Justice Forum|Climate Justice Forum Home]]</u>'''</div>Alexandra.yingsthttp://wiki.inosa.mayfirst.org/index.php?title=Food&diff=17Food2018-05-20T01:47:50Z<p>Alexandra.yingst: Imported from Wikispaces</p>
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<div>===The food system is responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. How can we reduce that?=== <br />
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* [[@http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/radical-farmers-use-fresh-food-fight-racial-injustice-black-lives-matter|Fresh Food Used to Fight Racial Injustice]]<br />
* [[@http://commondreams.org/views/2015/01/20/agents-unregulated-globalization-vs-agents-fight-against-climate-change%20|Small Farmers are key agents of the fight against climate change]]<br />
''' [[@http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/02/indigenous-food-systems-should-be-on-the-development-menu/|Indigenous peoples provide important lessons on sustainable food systems]] --Leaders are discussing lessons from indigenous practices and knowledge as they meet to discuss solutions to global food crises during a meeting of indigenous leaders at the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development in Rome, Feb. 2015.<br />
* New [[@https://www.indianagazette.com/news/reg-national-world/nutrition-becomes-a-new-arena-for-climate-change-politics,50007225/|U.S. nutrition guidelines link diet and climate]] (Feb. 2015)<br />
''' ...and carbon interests in [[@http://commondreams.org/views/2015/02/23/big-meat-lobby-attack-new-dietary-guidelines|meat industry lobby against ]]this.<br />
''' Read [[@http://legal-planet.org/2015/02/23/the-climate-nutrition-nexus/|more on these debates ]]and their legal aspects.<br />
* [[:File:inosa/Deepening Food Democracy IATP 2015.pdf|Deepening Food Democracy-Report by Institute on Agriculture and Trade Policy]]<br />
* [[@http://michaelpollan.com/|Michael Pollan ]]is a leading author on issues related to food production and the industrial food system.<br />
* [[@http:''www.yesmagazine.org/issues/food-for-everyone/the-city-that-ended-hunger%20|"The City that Ended Hunger" -]]this article has some great, practical ideas of how cities can act on food sovereignty. Its author, [[@https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Moore_Lapp%C3%A9|Francis Moore Lappe]], is someone whose work this group will find very helpful. She wrote //Diet for a Small Planet'' and many other books that can help guide us to a low-carbon system.<br />
* [[@https://www.opendemocracy.net/olivier-de-schutter/food-democracy-south-and-north-from-food-sovereignty-to-transition-initiatives|"Food democracy South and North: from food sovereignty to transition initiatives"]] - in this article, the idea of food democracy is discussed.<br />
* [[@http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/03/24/six-ways-forward-reform-our-democracy-better-food-system|Six Ways Forward to Reform Our Democracy for a Better Food System ]]<br />
* [[@http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/03/24/less-meat-more-plants-healthier-people-and-planet-coalition|Less Meat, More Plants for Healthier People and Planet: Coalition]]<br />
* [[@http://www.sciencedirect.com.pitt.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0306919208000997|Local food, food miles and carbon emissions: A comparison of farm sop and mass distribution approaches ]]<br />
* [[@http://www.cuesa.org/learn/how-far-does-your-food-travel-get-your-plate%3E.|"How Far Does Your Food Travel to Get to Your Plate?"]]<br />
* [[@http://www.eatlowcarbon.org|"Is My Cheeseburger Causing Global Warming?" - Learn how to eat a low carbon diet ]]<br />
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* The [[@http://realfoodmedia.org/vote/|Real Food Media Contest]] invites short films on sustainable food topics, and you can watch this year's finalists here and learn more stories about people making paths to low-carbon food systems. The project is also a good example of an action that can help raise consciousness in the larger public.<br />
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'''[[@http://www.pittsburghfoodpolicy.org/|Pittsburgh Food Policy Council]]'''<br />
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''"'''Carbon Foodprint"''' is a term that refers to the carbon footprint of food choices. Whether we eat meat, choose organic vegetables, eat a lot of processed food, or eat out at restaurants affects the carbon emissions related to our individual food consumption.''<br />
* [[@http://www.eatlowcarbon.org/|Eat low carbon]] Find out how to choose lower-carbon meals<br />
* [[@http://www.whatsyourcarbonfoodprint.org/|Calculate your carbon foodprint]]<br />
* [[@http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/food-carbon-footprint-diet|A comparison of five diets for their carbon footprints]]<br />
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<div><u>'''Readings and Resources'''</u><br />
* [[@https://environmentaljusticetv.wordpress.com/2014/10/04/peoples-tribunal-corporate-root-causes-to-climate-change-peoples-cli-mate-justice-summit/|People's Tribunal - Corporate Root Causes to Climate Change ]]<br />
* Video from September 2014 New York City Peoples Climate Justice March<br />
* [[:File:Corporate Structure and Power.pdf|Corporate Structure and Power-- ]]Chapter from ''Alternatives to Economic Globalization: A Better World is Possible''<br />
* [[@http://commondreams.org/views/2015/02/23/corporate-debt-society-10000-household-year|The Corporate Debt to Society: $10,000 Per Household, Per Year ]] Paul Buchheit calculates that corporations owe us for the taxpayer dollars used to support industry.<br />
* ''[[@https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMNZXV7jOG0|The Corporation]] (Film)'' Corporations are legally treated as people. But they are not people. What would happen if they were expected to behave as people?<br />
* ''Yes Magazine: Special issue [[@http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/stand-up-to-corporate-power|"Stand up to Corporate Power"]]''<br />
* [[@http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-trains-hide-in-plain-sight-1417663983|"Oil Trains Hide in Plain Sight"]]<br />
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[[@http://www.poclad.org/|Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy]]<br />
''[[@https://movetoamend.org/|Move to Amend]]''"We the people, not the corporations"-- This organization is seeking a constitutional amendment to end corporate personhood.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #e6e6e6; color: #111111; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">[[@http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/01/23/how-we-banned-fracking-new-york|Banning Fracking in New York]]</span><br />
[[@http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03068374.2014.993179#|"Gross National Happiness in Bhutan: Political Institutions and Implementation" ]]<br />
[[@http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/01/bhutan-wealth-happiness-counts|"Gross national happiness in Bhutan: the big idea from a tiny state that could change the world" ]]<br />
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'''<u>Back to [[inosa/Classroom Climate Justice Forum|Climate Justice Forum Home]]</u>'''</div>Alexandra.yingsthttp://wiki.inosa.mayfirst.org/index.php?title=Classroom_Climate_Justice_Forum&diff=4Classroom Climate Justice Forum2018-05-20T01:47:38Z<p>Alexandra.yingst: Imported from Wikispaces</p>
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<div><span style="color: #236c15; display: block; text-align: center;">Classroom Climate Forum</span><span style="color: #236c15; display: block; text-align: center;">University of Pittsburgh Spring 2015</span><br />
===<span style="color: #3a6a1b;">[[@file:Climate Forum Instructions.pdf|Climate Forum Guidelines for participants]]</span>=== <br />
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<u>'''General Resources'''</u><br />
* [[@http://doodle.com/|Doodle Scheduler--]]Here's a tool to help your groups coordinate meetings.<br />
* [[@http://www.ejnet.org/ej/jemez.pdf|Jemez Principles for democratic organizing ]] Build upon the lessons from experience: These principles emerge from the vast knowledge of diverse leaders from many different communities in the U.S. who are working to find ways to help people work together to fight injustice. Most "solutionaries" have realized that changing our relationship with the Earth requires that we begin by changing our relationships with one another.<br />
''' [[@file:Community Leadership in Environmental Justice Movement 2013 report.pdf|And the People Shall Lead: ]]Centralizing Frontline Community Leadership in the Movement Towards a Sustainable Planet-- This report from the NAACP helps guide work to overcome the racial inequities that have enabled environmental destruction to continue and that complicate alliance-building for environmental justice.<br />
* NAACP Environment and Climate Justice Program [[@file:NAACP ClimateToolkit_2010.pdf|Climate Toolkit]]--Provides overview of key problems and debates, impacts of climate on low-income, people of color, and other frontline communities, and ideas for action.<br />
* [[@http://rio20.net/en/iniciativas/another-future-is-possible/|World Social Forum "Another Future is Possible"]]<br />
''' Here you'll find a document drafted by groups involved in the World Social Forum. Over a number of years, activists pulled together some of the best thinking about how to deal with the climate change dilemma, and the report is organized in sections that correspond with some of our group topics. There are specific proposals as well as arguments about the kinds of policy and cultural changes needed to prevent massive disruptions from climate change.<br />
* [[@https://pwccc.wordpress.com/support/|World Peoples Conference on Climate Change & the Rights of Mother Earth]]<br />
''' [[@https://pwccc.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/working-group-16-strategies-of-action/#more-1237|Action Plan]]<br />
''' [[@https://spaceformovement.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/space_for_movement2.pdf|Building Bridges Collective's Analysis and Critique ]]of the World Peoples Conference on Climate Change. This pamphlet, written by autonomous activists from Europe who attended the WPCCC, offers an insightful reflection on the conference, its political significance, its lessons for whether and how social movements should engage with states, and ideas about transnational solidarity.<br />
* [[@https://toolkit.climate.gov/|U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit-- ]]The U.S. Government has set up a website with recommendations to help people understand and respond to climate change. How do these recommendations compare with those made by non-governmental sources?<br />
* [[@http://ilsr.org/report-energy-democracy/|Institute For Local Self-Reliance ]]This organization provides resources for organizing local initiatives to reduce the carbon-intensity of our society.<br />
* [[@http://www.climate-justice-now.org/|Climate Justice Now! ]]-A major alliance of climate justice advocacy groups<br />
* [[@http://www.rtcc.org|Responding To Climate Change ]]A news portal for reports and analyses related to climate change.<br />
* [[@http://wagingnonviolence.org/|Waging nonviolence]]-- This website helps tell the stories of changemakers around the world.<br />
* <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[[http://commondreams.org/views/2015/02/19/young-people-have-power-rally-others-create-positive-change|'''Young People Have the Power to Rally Others to Create Positive Change,''' ]]</span>by David Suzuki, February 2015<br />
* [[@http://www.resilience.org/about|Resilience ]]- this website has information to help build more resilient communities in the world to challenge complex environmental crises <br />
'''<u>Group Resources</u>'''<br />
* '''[[@Energy]]'''<br />
* '''[[@Food]]'''<br />
* '''[[@Transportation]]'''<br />
* '''[[@Corporate power]]'''<br />
* '''[[@Transition towns|Transition towns & Localization]]'''<br />
* '''[[@Indigenous paradigms]]'''<br />
* '''[[@Communications]]'''</div>Alexandra.yingst