Primary Discussion Resources:

• Downloadable Zoom Recording on OneDrive (YouTube recording at the top of this page)
• Dr. Sobey's Presentation in PDF Format
• Zoom Recordings and Resources from All Conversations 
• Join the Basecamp Climate Solutions Conversations for ongoing discussion
• This Meetup on Meetup.com

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Resources Shared During our Discussion:

• The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall.  In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? Looking at the headlines—a global pandemic, the worsening climate crisis, political upheaval—it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed. In this urgent book, Jane Goodall, the world’s most famous living naturalist and Doug Abrams, internationally-bestselling author, explore—through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue—one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. In The Book of Hope, Jane focuses on her “Four Reasons for Hope”: The Amazing Human Intellect, The Resilience of Nature, The Power of Young People, and The Indomitable Human Spirit.

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