Discussed ways to guide communities toward sustainability through new and old ways of looking at relations with land—its history, inhabitants, and uses. …
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Resilient Communities
Community resilience is the act of imagining and building collective adaptation to changing conditions. Environmental justice, human rights, waste elimination, land and water protection and food security work are some of the elements we have addressed in conversations about how our region can thrive equitably and sustainably.
2006 Forum: Lessons from Katrina—What is Our Local Plan?
Offered a reflective discussion for local leaders and citizens to learn from Katrina’s disaster and to consider what local responses could be to mitigate loss and to create community support through …
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2005 Conference: Eco-Villages—How Do We Get There from Here?
Developed in response to challenges created by regional sprawl. International Ecovillage leader Albert Bates offered the Ecovillage concept as one way to create community and halt destruction of the …
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2004 Conference: Forming a Hudson River Watershed Partnership
This gathering built on discussions from a previous forum and conference. Local watershed leaders discussed the creation of a local alliance, based on the Chesapeake Bay and other models, to educate, …
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2004 Lunch and Dialogue with Lester Brown
Economist, environmentalist, and author of the book, Plan B, came to join us and local leaders following lectures at Dutchess Community College, Bard College, and SUNY New Paltz. Discussions …
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2003 Forum: What Water Crisis? Global and Local Perspectives
Featured national and regional water experts who outlined the challenges and solutions being tried in many parts of the world. Discussions generated the impetus for a regional conference on protecting …
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2002 Conference: Controlling Sprawl in the Hudson Valley
Presented with the Hudson Valley Smart Growth Alliance. …
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2001 Conference: International Terrorism and Our Response to It
Provided a time for individual and group reflections from many cultures on the events of 9/11 by board members and invited guests, based on deep feelings of pain and grief. Publication: (Booklet) From …
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1999 Biotechnology—How it Will Affect the Future of the Hudson Valley
Brought together university scientists, state agricultural leaders, local farmers and representatives from a biotech corporation to debate the gains and risks of biotechnology. …
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1998 Forum: New Directions for Crime Prevention—A Forum for Environmental Alternatives
Joined professionals, policy makers and community to consider the factors in childhood that cause crime and to identify new approaches to the problems of crime and how we attempt to resolve them, …