"What can I do?": Wednesday, May 20 in Greensboro! 7pm

Feeling overwhelmed by the attacks on our environment? Wondering how to respond? Let's talk about answers to the question, "What can I do?"

Join local environmental activists Aidan Loretz and Margaret Rowlett at Peace UCC, 2714 W Market St, Greensboro. PLEASE RSVP HERE

We will:

• discuss what we can do in the face of the climate crisis,

• delve into examples of environmentalists applying the lessons of nonviolent direct action to counter the threats to safe and healthy communities,

• share local examples of efforts for a just and resilient community, and

• explore how to harness the power of strategic nonviolence to create a better world

@aidan.loretz Aidan Loretz (she/they) is a Community Organizer for Haw River Assembly and the Pipelines Campaign Manager for 7 Directions of Service. A 2024 graduate from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, with a BA in Sociology and a concentration in Communication Studies, she specializes in Environmental Justice and Opposing Fossil Fuels. Aidan is an advocate for resilient, just, and intersectional communities and has developed a Climate Resiliency Curriculum that she will be sharing lessons from at this workshop.

Margaret Rowlett (she/her) is a clean energy advocate and a part of the leadership team of Guilford Clean Power Now. In recent years, she has studied how to engage in effective environmental activism. Margaret has led training workshops on nonviolent direct action (NVDA) for several Triad groups and will be sharing NVDA lessons at this workshop.