Rethinking Community and Climate Justice with Collective Power

About this episode

Maria interviews Kelly and Christine Wyche about their organization Collective Power and its efforts in climate justice and community building.

"At the roots of Collective Power is the idea that we can do more collectively than we can do individually." On this week's episode of the Culture Stew, Maria interviews Kelly and Christine Wyche, co-founders of Collective Power, an organization founded with the purpose of assisting underserved communities facing the challenges of climate change, aging infrastructure, and unsustainable lifestyle practices. Together, they explore how to imagine new infrastructures for sustainable living, scaling from book clubs to broader communities. We will get a sneak peak into their new book "Building Community with Collective Power: A Practical Tool," which outlines how you can bring this work to life in your own community. Find out more about Collective Power at https://www.ourcollectivepower.com/

People in this episode

Guests: Christine Wyche, Kelly Wyche

Topics covered

• community
• climate justice
• sustainability
• collective power

Keywords

• underserved communities
• climate change
• infrastructure
• sustainable living
• book clubs

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Building Community with Collective Power: A Practical Tool

Books & works: Rethinking Community and Climate Justice, Building Community with Collective Power: A Practical Tool

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