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Past Event

The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000-mile Journey through a New America

During the past 2016 election year, Sarah spent months on a road trip traveling in a pick-up truck and tiny camper to listen to people's concerns and hopes of a better life. In her book, The Revolution Where You Live, she takes you from inner-city neighborhoods in Detroit, Chicago and Ohio to Greensboro, North Carolina's new food co-op; she explores the Appalachian radio network that reaches coal miners, small farmers, poverty, polluted environments and water resources that permeate mountains, hollows and towns.

Sarah met with local leaders who are committed to building hometown sustainable economies; encouraging local community diversity collaboration and resisting mining, fracking and environmental degradation. Their local stories offer hope for all of us for a better world for healthy and safe environments, opportunities, jobs and collaboration of diverse communities and people working together. Sarah herself lives on the traditional lands of the Suquamish Tribe, near Seattle.

MLF Organizer
Ann Clark
Notes

MLF: Environment & Natural Resources

March 6, 2017

The Commonwealth Club of California
555 Post St.
San Francisco, 94102
United States

Speakers
Sarah van Gelder

Sarah van Gelder

Co-founder, Yes! Magazine; Author