The Jefferson County CONNECTIVITY FAIR

Sunday, April 16th from 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Free admission to all!

As we emerge from the isolation of these past pandemic years, we are all eager to reengage with our community, meet new faces, and support the activities that keep our region dynamic and connected!

Take Action

We’re inspired by the courageous actions, big thinking and simple ideas that conspire every day to change the world we live in. We invite you to use these resources to dig deeper into themes from our films and discover the powerful kinship of interconnectivity.

 
 
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Interconnections

In the process of exploring the deep roots of our interrelated universe, we love these windows into its many-faceted wonders.

Capra Course – Learn more about Fritjof Capra’s Systems View of Life and vision of global sustainable development goals.

The Story of Stuff Project - Videos and tools for understanding the far-reaching effects of consumerism and the power of activism.

Gapminder - See the impacts of global economics

Playing For Change - Connecting the world through music, based on a belief that sharing music helps break down boundaries and overcome differences between people.

Emergence Magazine - Poetry, essays and visual delight reflecting the timeless connections between ecology, culture and spirituality.

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Speaking Out!

Learn more about grassroots activism, the vital connection between air quality and how we might learn from Covid-era experiences.

We Are the Air - David Suzuki breaks down the vital connection humans have with the quality of the air we breathe.

Center For Health, Environment and Justice - Grassroots organizing institution turned conduit for grassroots activism support, founded by Lois Gibbs.

It’s Kids vs. The World In A Landmark Climate Complaint

The Consequences Of Pollution - One of the data resources from The World Counts, an organization tracking the impacts of consumer culture.

The Solutions Journal - Academic journal covering a wide range of interconnectivity ideals.

Here’s how Covid-era lockdowns have improved air quality around the world, as considered by the World Economic Forum.

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Plants Have Wings

Observing the complexities of the interconnections of the insect world and our wellbeing, we appreciate the nature of Nature.

Xerces Society - Support your local pollinators! Here’s how to become a bee activist.

How planting prairie strips on Iowa farms - could save water, soil, wildlife and money.

Ask Nature - an inspired source tool for nature-based solutions and information.

Global Footprint Network - Check in with this easy to use calculator to determine your ecological footprint.

Organic Food Guide - Just what its name implies, an invaluable tool for healthy food and environment.

Center for Biological Diversity  - Linking the welfare of human beings to the existence of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants.

Pollinator Partnership  - Their mission is to promote the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research.

 
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Changemakers

Whether organizations or individuals, these voices offer a window on how many ways there are to make things happen for the common good.

Blessed Unrest - Paul Hawken’s visionary framing of the vast network of social and environmental groups around the world. Watch this video.

Greta Thunberg - Awesome, thoughtful Instagram by the world’s most well-known young climate activist.

Ibram X. Kendi - A powerful voice for social equity.

Bioneers  - Seeking equitable solutions for people and planet, decades of love, sweat and intelligence inform Bioneers’ events and initiatives.

Food Recovery Network - No argument here: Fight Waste. Feed People.

Meet India’s Forest Man - Selfless acts provide inspiration for the doer and the receiver.

Pollinator Project  - Observing the complexities of the interconnections of the insect world and our wellbeing, we appreciate the nature of Nature.

Climate

Where to begin on the far-reaching topic of climate change? These links offer an empowering start.

Climate Progress - Dedicated news coverage of climate change science and politics.

NASA Global Climate Change - Research and resources relating to the vital signs of the planet.

Project Drawdown - The leading resource for stopping global warming with solutions that exist today.

Climate Reality - Empowering everyday people to become activists in the fight for a sustainable future.

Democracy Now - This progressive and independent news organization offers a deeper look at climate change and social justice issues in the news.

Books and Films

Bright ideas from a variety of writers, thinkers and filmmakers.

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler - How your friends’ friends’ friends affect everything you feel, think and do.

James Burke: Connections - A television series exploring the gestalt of the modern world being the result of a web of interconnected events.

Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer - A delightful book about indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, the teaching of plants, and how we are all connected.

Finding The Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard - A delightful book about indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, the teaching of plants, and how we are all connected.

Fantastic Fungi - This is a consciousness-shifting film about the mycelium network that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet.

 

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