On this day when students were gathering in Augusta to focus
attention on the issue of climate change, a small group of us gathered
in Kennebunk to begin to map out and make connections between some of
the many efforts that we have going on in our area that are moving our
community in the direction of sustainability, local self reliance and
resilience. Before starting the mapping work, we had some great
discussion around the goals for the mapping; who it is for, and what we
mean by community, as well as about the barriers that need to be
overcome - or worked around - that prevent society from becoming
sustainable. We came up with a fair number of leads that need further research to compile contact information and a description. A good bit of information was compiled on clothing with just a bit of research ahead of time. For next time, focusing similar attention on some of the other areas will move this effort ahead significantly.
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| Kennebunk Area Asset Mapping, Part I |
Over the next weeks, I will be working to
research and compile contact information and descriptions based on our
work today, and will be sharing the result at the followup Asset Mapping
Session (date and time TBA)
I left the session today
feeling hopeful, positive and energized and that it was a worthwhile way
to spend a few hours taking a tangible step forward. Looking forward to
continuing this work with you all!
