I'm pretty sure I'm not qualified to write about sustainability and green living. I come from a rural town in south-west Michigan where talk about hunting, fishing, and Friday night football carry far more importance than talking about place, community, civic engagement, sustainable living, green technology, social empowerment, and the like. In fact, before coming to Michigan State University a year or so ago, I had never even heard of these terms, much less tried to apply them in my life.
That's why you can believe me when I say that I'm not an expert, and that I'm not going to stand here and say that I have all the answers and all the tools and all the ideas worked out perfectly. Because I don't. Not even close. I'm still trying to learn what all these things mean, how they work in the world, and why we should care. I'm still learning about how green living and social inequity are linked, and how saving the environment could be a huge step towards ensuring human rights. I'm still learning what it means to fight for a Greenation.
But I am trying, and if you want to try too, then I say let's do it together. The more I study these issues, the more I understand that any progressive change will not be the effort of one man's struggle, or one man's vision, or one man's passion. If this is going to work, it's going to take a group. And we can be that group: me and you.
I'm writing to offer you an invitation to Greenation's Greater Capitol Area Sustainability Summit on the 22nd-23rd of October. I'm going to learn, experience, and sort out some ideas; and it would be great if you could join me. I'm not saying that this Summit will solve the world's problems, but it may just be a start.
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