Green Sanctuary Book Read and Action Challenge: “Imagine It! A Handbook for A Happier Planet.”

 

Register for Imagine It! Book Read and Action Challenge.
(Click here to register via Breeze)

 

“ How you imagine the world, determines how you live in it” – David Suzuki, scientist, author, broadcaster, climate activist

 

Book summary:  Lots of people seem to care about climate change, want to do more, but often don’t know where to start. This book shares the authors hard look at their fails and wins around lifestyle shifts for a healthier planet in an absorbable way, and suggests steps for making positive change.

Like most of us, the authors’ understanding of what is happening to the plant and the motivation to take meaningful action has grown in fits and starts. This book grew out of the authors discussions with each other and their experiences. These American and Canadian women own a regenerative farm and bookselling business and are a mother and grandmother who want to make things better for the future.

The purpose of the book is to inspire, support and make it easy to replace “old planet hurting habits with new and healthy ones.” No one has intentionally set out to live a life harmful to our planet. The harmful impact of our society has grown as we became more dependent on fossil fuels. Becoming an environmentally thoughtful and engaged person is a journey.

Join us as we help each other on this journey as individuals and a congregation.

Each chapter of the book highlights different key problems contributing to climate change, including:

  • Our Plastic Footprint
  • Our Food Footprint
  • Our Clothing Footprint
  • Our Chemical Footprint
  • Our Paper Footprint
  • Our Water Footprint
  • Our Transportation Footprint

Each chapter includes:

  • Inspirational Quote
  • Basic Facts
  • Big Issue Highlight
  • Key Take Aways
  • Shift Step 1 – Building Awareness
  • Shift Step 2 – Take Action
  • Advocacy suggestions

Additional Chapters cover raising an environmental activist; essays by knowledgeable experts; draft advocacy letter; glossary; websites to visit by chapter topic; and recommended TV, films, documentaries, books and products.

Our first meeting on November 30th at 7pm – 8pm (likely via Zoom) will be to get your input towards a draft meeting/challenge format to follow once a month over the next 4 months. Join us for one or all of these sessions that will focus on 1 -2 of the key problems addressed in the book.  Click here to register via Breeze!

The “Imagine It! Handbook for a Happier Planet” by Heather Reisman and Laurie David can be purchased at Barnes & Nobles, Amazon or independent bookstores for $17.99 – $19.99, new paperback. The UUFM Library should soon have 2 – 3 copies available for loan.