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Victoria Cheung and Sipeng Zhang, classmates in the University of Michigan's SEAS program, discuss the climate crisis and what coping techniques can help with this challenge.

Magi Thomley Williams [no age given] interviews her friend and colleague, Kathleen Logan (79), about her family, her career, and the lessons that she has learned throughout her life.

Lauren and Angie discuss the measures Angie's community took to prepare themselves and combat the climate emergency. We discussed carpooling, using different energy sources for houses, and goals that were set by the neighborhood. Angie's community worked together for the...

Kyla walks through a thought experiment with her dad, Michael, where they imagine it is the year 2030. Together, they reflect on how a neighborhood in Northern Michigan achieved carbon neutrality and responded to the climate crisis over the last...

In this interview Nate Misra speaks with Erin Baldwin about her eco-teams initiative and the impact it has had on the community. She elaborates on her successful implementation of Lewin's model into a practical use.

Our group discusses the localization premise, the value of envisioning, the process of envisioning Michigan Stadium as a community space, and our thoughts on the localization course.

Jhenna reflects on what she learned while in the Psychology of Environmental Stewardship course.

Morgan discusses the personal impacts of the climate crisis and how it impacts her mental health, induces stress, and reduces her attentional capacity for other things. We then discuss effective ways to deal with the exacerbated stress and cope with...

Catrin, Daniel and Ellen Koselka's interview of their great aunt, Marnee Burke DeVine, first cousin to John and Robert Kennedy. Marnee discusses growing up with her cousins, her work on their presidential campaigns, her marriage to John DeVine and her...

Stephanie and her sister, Elizabeth, discuss how her neighborhood has successfully made changes that respond to the climate crisis. Elizabeth discusses the changes in behavior and how she led her community.

This interview discusses the salient concepts of the course environmental stewardship, as well as their potential for application. This application is framed in both the lense of the interviewee as well as community development specifically related to policy and food...

One Small Step partners Kath Van Winkle (66) and Barron Evans (68) have a conversation about their mutual desire for clarity in political conversations, politics in their communities and families, and the role of faith in their viewpoints.

Tanisha Khare conducted an interview about the life of Mr. Bhushan Kulkarni, mainly focusing on him as a businessman. He talks about how he became successful as a businessman and about the businesses he currently owns. He shares the struggles...

Hao interviewed Colleen about the climate crisis and resource descent experienced in recent years and ways of coping that can be used to deal with those issues.

Mish and Esti talk about food systems status quo and ways to improve it

Many of us crave community - to know our neighbors, to share a meal. In a future which will hold immense challenges, we will need each other - even more than we already do. We hope this serves as an...

I take some time to reflect on the course, Psychology of Environmental Stewardship taught by Dr. De Young at the University of Michigan's School for the Environment and Sustainability. I talk about my main take-aways from the course like the...

Ben(21) talks with Nick(21) about his hometown of Durand and what things have been going on in his community to combat climate change and how Michigan may change/adapt in the future.

Jillian talks about her major takeaways from her class, Psychology of Environmental Stewardship, and the importance of evaluation and solution-based strategies. Along with this, she reflects on how this information will help in her personal and work life in the...

Luke & Jordan enact a thought experiment of what a sustainable future will look like and how we got there. Specifically imagining being in the year 2030 having achieved carbon neutrality, Luke answers questions about how his community came together...

Rachel and Nico discuss how elements of green space in neighborhoods can help individuals cope with the climate crisis and resource descent. They also discuss how a constant state of low-grade stress and fear of the unknown are the greatest...

One Small Step conversation partners Diane Knibbs (66) and Michael Dean (56) discuss their upbringings, relationships, their faith, racism in their communities, being informed citizens and extreme and moderate views.

Yuhan interviews Cindy about her success in transforming our community, the lessons she has learned, and her future plans. Cindy contributed the success to "the generosity of the long-time community member donating the land." She witnessed how small steps can...

Zara introduced her strategies for promoting change regarding transportation to and from work and within her community! We discussed these changes and how they allowed her community to respond to the climate crisis.

Brian Goetz interviews Joe Durham on the successes that his community (near Lake Michigan) has achieved adapting to the climate crisis in the past ten years out of necessity for their local economy.