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The League of Women Voters of Albany, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties, and the Albany Public Library invite you to participate in a four-session online group reading and discussion series.
Flourishing in the Age of Climate Change explores skills we need to successfully navigate the distinctive environmental, social, and economic challenges of the twenty-first century. Our inability to address increasing resource constraints, social conflict, and ecological decline leaves many with a deep pessimism that saps motivation for change and exacerbates political polarization. Drawing on research from environmental science, ethics, psychology, sociology and educational theory, William Throop shows why cultivating underdeveloped skill sets associated with collaboration, humility, frugality and systems thinking can enable flourishing within our context. He also illustrates how we can strengthen such skills individually and how education can scale up their cultivation, which will be essential for achieving sustainability.
Rich in stories and highly accessible, Flourishing in the Age of Climate Change is a hopeful, practical resource for readers passionate about creating a world where we can thrive, and where flourishing is widespread.
To explore these matters, participants in this 4 part Zoom series we will read and learn about
Flourishing in the Age of Climate Change by William Throop.
The discussion is led by the author. Dr. Throop is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Green Mountain College. He served as the College’s provost for 12 years and was active nationally in promoting sustainability education, serving on the board of directors of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for six years, and as chair for two years. Bill has published widely in professional journals and edited the first book on philosophical issues in ecological restoration.
Register in advance for this meeting: https://tinyurl.com/Climate-Change-Discussion
You'll be emailed a Zoom link upon registration and on the day of each session. There will be four Tuesday evening sessions 6:00 -7: 30 pm, Mar 25, Apr 8, Apr 22, May 6.
Session 1: Intro and Chapter 1: Our challenges and opportunities in the age of climate change
Session 2: Chapter 2 - 3: How distinctive collaborative and humility skills can help us to navigate the turbulence of our times and effectively address challenges like climate change
Session 3: Chapter 4 - 5 How we can strengthen frugality and systems thinking skills to increase our resilience
Session 4: Chapter 6 - 7 and the Epilogue: Barriers to cultivating resilience skills and how education can scale up their development
The library will have a limited number of texts available to borrow. Flourishing in the Age of Climate Change by William Throop for more information or questions, write an email to us at lwvac@lwvalbany.org with “Environment: Throop” in the subject line.
This series is made possible with support from the League of Women Voters of Albany, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties, and the Albany Public Library.