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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