Audience: Rural

Join us for our final Clean Energy Deep Dive of the year, featuring Clean Virginia, a group on the frontlines of the clean energy fight.

Join us for our final Clean Energy Deep Dive of the year, featuring Clean Virginia– a group on the frontlines of the fight for a just and equitable clean energy transition.

In the age of misinformation and polarization, conversations about climate change can be emotionally draining, especially when they involve people we love. Navigating these moments requires not only facts, but boundaries, emotional intelligence, and a commitment to our own mental well being.

This report includes case studies of farmers, township officials, and county leaders who have navigated the challenges of siting and permitting issues for clean energy projects, and provides a path forward to improve permitting processes, respect landowner rights, and expand rural economic opportunity.

This session prepares climate advocates to respond effectively to security incidents while creating lasting organizational security practices.

In these times, I’ve found myself called back to the words of Dean Spade in his 2020 book, Mutual Aid. The book opens with Spade’s reflections on mutual aid where he shares:
“Mutual Aid has been a part of all large, powerful social movements, and it has a particularly important role to play right now, as we face unprecedented dangers and opportunities for mobilization. Mutual aid gives people a way to plug into movements based on their immediate concerns, and it produces social spaces where people grow new solidarities. At its best, mutual aid actually produces new ways of living where people get to create systems of care and generality that address harms and foster well-being.”

This comprehensive session covers essential security practices for the three core areas where climate advocates are most vulnerable to digital attacks.