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Creating an Ecology-Based Economy: Collaboration with the Wabanki People
with Roberta Hill

IN PERSON AT AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ZOOM
Everyone who registers will receive a link to ZOOM in their email on the morning of the class, and may attend either in-person or by ZOOM
The Center for an Eology-Based Economy is committed to addressing the climate crisis by developing practical, accessible and economically viable solutions that foster resilient comunities as we transition to a thriving, regenerative economy that is built on a backbone of clean renewable energy and regenerative agricultural practices.
In this presentation, Roberta Hill, CEBE's Bioregional Coordinator, accomanied by her special guest, Penobscot activist and Wabanaki Alliance Executive Director Maulian Bryant, will focus on the work CEBE has been doing with the Wabanaki people in Maine and why they feel it is so important to support Wabanaki Sovereignty.
An ecologist and educator, Roberta has been helping Maine communities protect the ecological systems they depend upon for more than three decades. As the Bioregional Coordinator of Center for an Ecology-Based Economy, she applies her knowledge and experience to help cultivate and integrate CEBE more deeply into a thriving network of regenerative, ecology-based practitioners across the Acadian Northern Forest bioregion. Roberta is also a member of CEBE’s Climate Education Team, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation for the complexity and interrelatedness of earth’s life sustaining systems.
Climate and Clean Energy Policy in Maine
with Josh Caldwell

IN PERSON AT AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ZOOM
Everyone who registers will receive a link to ZOOM in their email on the morning of the class, and may attend either in-person or by ZOOM
This presentation will focus on the climate and clean energy advocacy of The Natural Resources Council of Maine, the state’s leading nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to protecting, restoring, and conserving Maine’s environment, now and for future generations. Since 1959, NRCM has harnessed the power of the law, science, and the voices of nearly 20,000 supporters statewide and beyond to protect the places and way of life that make Maine so special.
Josh Caldwell works to build coalitions that can effectively implement policy by pushing our state and federal legislators to act on climate and clean energy initiatives. For the past six years, he has been engaged in environmental and political organizing in Maine, forging new connections and deepening his knowledge of an incredible state.
The Health of Maine's Loon Population
with Tracy Hart

INPERSON AT AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ZOOM
Everyone who registers will receive a link to ZOOM in their email on the morning of the class, and may attend either in-person or by ZOOM
Tracy Hart, who has spent many years working with Maine’s loon population both for the annual loon count and for the Loon Restoration Project, will talk with us about the health of our symbolic birds and what is being done to protect them.
Tracy Hart is a conservation biologist with Maine Audubon.