Green Celebrations A program of Reclaim Your Holidays an initiative to help Iowans create more meaningful celebrations and reduce ecological footprints Susan Salterberg UNI and Kristi Cooper ISU ID: 763384
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Green Celebrations A program of Reclaim Your Holidays, an initiative to help Iowans create more meaningful celebrations and reduce ecological footprints Susan Salterberg, UNI and Kristi Cooper, ISU
Green Celebrations Session 1: Rethinking Holiday Celebrations Session 2: Simplifying Gift-Giving, Food & Gatherings Session 3: Taking Green Celebrations/ RYHs to Your Community
Taking it to YOUR Community What inspires, motivates you about “ G reen C elebrations”?
Review Rethinking Holidays Ecological impact of consumption Relationship between satisfaction & “stuff”
Review Simplifying Gift-Giving, Food & Gatherings R esources to help people consume in more sustainable ways and create more meaningful lives.
Taking Green Celebrations to YOUR Community Goal: To Explore Opportunities, Audiences, Messages & Marketing , Challenges, more Resources and create an Action Plan
Green Celebrations Opportunities Holidays Religious & cultural Secular Governmental SeasonsLife Transitions Community EventsOrganizational Programs
Green Celebrations Outreach Presentations Displays Open House Newsletters News MediaSocial Media
Green Celebrations Audiences Self Family Friends Neighbors Co-workersCongregations Community & Youth organizations
Effective Messages & Marketing Positive Easy & Simple “Norm” Don’t talk about climate Thriving (not surviving)Abundance (not sacrifice )
Green Celebrations Challenges Commitment & Time Money Timing Match Outreach methods to Audience Message
Green Celebrations Plan Local Partners: ISU Extension & Outreach Library Nature Center Landfill/Solid WasteCongregations Existing Audiences: Congregations Community centers Civic organizations Schools, colleges Fairs, open houses
More Resources – UNI CEEE Reclaim Your Holidays www.ReclaimYourHolidays.org RYH Facebook https:// www.facebook.com/ReclaimYourHolidays Green Celebrations Training March 13, Dubuque, 1- 4:30 pm, salterberg@uni.edu
More Resources – ISUE&O Eco Family Blog http:// blogs.extension.iastate.edu/isuecofamily Eco Family Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/ISUEco-Family / EcoFamilyISU Twitter
Eco Family Virtual Conference Online “Flipped” class March 7 “ENERGY” April 4 “STUFF” May 2 “FOOD”June 6 “NEIGHBORS” http :// www.extension.iastate.edu/linn/news/live-green-2013
Special thanks for funding… The Resource Enhancement and Protection Conservation Education Program & The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Alternatives Program
Green Celebrations A program of Reclaim Your Holidays Susan Salterberg salterberg@uni.edu Center for Energy & Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowa In partnership with: Kristi Cooper kcoop@iastate.edu Iowa State University Extension & Outreach