• I know that it impossible to solve climate change, economic instability or resource depletion. But rather than focusing on the "doom and gloom" I work on "just doing stuff", on creating our own local resilient communities and adapting to changes that will be coming our way with grace, joyfulness and integrity.

• I believe in the power of community to build our local, resilient communities.

• i believe in and promote low-tech, permaculture-inspired solutions, balanced with the use of modern technology as useful and necessary organizing tools.

 

Strategic Planning and Organizing

• Helping to create the NorCal Community Resilience Network.

• Helped to organize the 10/10/10 Day of Action in Berkeley, with more than 30 groups participating in a day of activities promoting climate.

• Co-founded Transition Berkeley, a community-based organization working to promote community-based solutions to resilience.

• Program manager for the Building Reilient Communities Convergence, a dynamic conference with more than 500 participants held in October 2013.

• Co-director of the Community Resilience Challenge-East Bay, which inspired more than 8,000 individuals and 32 Community Partners to take action in the month of May 2014 to stand up and take action to make their homes and community more resilient.

 

Community Events

• Climate bike ride

• Connect the Dots bike ride

• Bike tour of urban homesteads and community gardens