FAC-02: Exploring the History & Creating the Future of Green Team Academy - a podcast by Joan M Gregerson

How did Green Team Academy get its start? What have we done so far? What's next for GTA? Join us for a journey through time and help us create the future of climate action in this episode of our series, "The Future of Climate Action (FCA): Empowering Communities".

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[00:00:00] Welcome
[00:00:13] International Attendees
[00:00:37] Agenda
[00:01:00] Our Mission
[00:01:27] October Fundraiser
[00:01:53] The Future of Climate Action Series
[00:02:41] You're Our Dream Team
[00:03:10] We're told to "Make a Difference" but not taught how
[00:03:46] My First Publication: The Brown Cloud poem
[00:03:59] Couldn't have predicted that we're not prioritizing caring for the planet
[00:04:37] Frustration with engineering not being the solution
[00:05:12] Niwot Recycling
[00:05:50] Learning skills we don't get in corporations or in school
[00:06:06] Founding Sustainable Revolution Longmont
[00:06:39] Having fun with kids is surprisingly effective
[00:07:19] 1,000 Attendees for the 2015 Youth of the Earth Festival
[00:07:38] Longmont Passed a Sustainability Plan
[00:08:11] 2018: Started GTA as a project
[00:08:25] 2018: Started the Green Team Academy Podcast
[00:09:11] 2019: Piloted the Green Team Accelerator Lab
[00:09:26] 2019: 1st Annual Earth Week Summit
[00:10:25] 2020: 2nd Annual Earth Week Summit during the pandemic
[00:10:55] 2020: Wrote and Published "Climate Action Challenge" book
[00:11:17] Using Addiction Recovery and Transformation from Wellness Coaching
[00:13:47] 2020: Hosted the 1st Annual Climate Action Challenge
[00:14:39] 2021: Fiscal sponsorship, Earth Week Summit, Podcast, ICAC21
[00:15:01] Challenger Stories
[00:15:31] Environmental Justice / Climate Justice
[00:15:49] Amplifying the Voices and Connecting Changemakers
[00:16:15] Value of Connecting
[00:16:45] Group Coaching / Group Support
[00:17:14] That's why Green Team Academy offers ICAC
[00:17:29] 2022: New director, Gin DeMaio
[00:17:47] 2022: Earth Week Summit
[00:18:06] 2022: 3rd Annual International Climate Action Challenge Impact (ICAC22)
[00:19:19] Cumulative Impact: ICAC 2020, 2021, 2022
[00:19:49] 2023: Gin's Field Trip to Uganda
[00:20:33] Youth TimeBanking: Making Bricks for a School
[00:20:59] 2023: Co-Directors Gin DeMaio & Joan Gregerson
[00:21:48] Get Out the Vote Teams: 2020 and 2024
[00:23:09] Next Week's Session Featuring Filipino Thought Leaders: Dann Diez & Lanie Francisco

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