Welcome to the December 2023 Newsletter!
Hi CCLers and friends, How do you continue to do what you do, given the day-by-day flow of bad news, political and environmental? How do you not just stay afloat, but enjoy yourself and others, tend to your health, and hold out hope? John Sabin, our Great Lakes Regional Coordinator, laid out what to keep in mind about resilience at our December meeting. And lucky us, he wrote up the essence of what he said, so you can read it below. You can also read about a book discussion led by our own Madeleine Para on changing our and others’ minds – a timely topic for climate activism! Speaking of changing minds, the Environmental Voter Project is a fun and interesting way to help people who care about the environment to become consistent voters. Don’t miss Bruce’s explanation of what you can do. We wish you a good rest of the year, complete with connections and at least some of the components of caring for ourselves that John suggests. P.S.: Last month somewhere between 400 and 500 people opened