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MN 350.org book group successful

The MN350.org book discussion group read and discussed What We Think About (When We Try Not To Think About) Global Warming by Per Espen Stoknes. Here’s the group report from Brian Nowak.


 How did it go ?

The book club was a great success, 30 people participated in person or over the phone on February 5th. We had some great discussions and learned a lot about climate messaging.  We have over 70 people who have contact MN350 about the book club.

Send me your suggestions and let me know if you have a book to suggest for our next meeting in April. We will send out a list of suggestions next week and from peoples responses chose a new book to read.
For those who called in we will be working on our technology to make the call in a better experience.



 Book Suggestions so far:

Motorcycles, Madness & Miracles - A Badass Journey to Empowerment, a book Rowen Glaser wrote after attending a Pachamama Awaken the Dream Symposium.  He wrote about his career in painting motorcycles, Native American wisdom, how to heal holes that result from trauma, and ensuring clean air, water, and food for the next 7 generations. 

The Green Boat - Mary Pipher - Explores how individuals can conquer their fear about climate change and turn it into action. Mary a practicing psychologist and author worked with her community in Nebraska on the fight against Keystone XL.

This Changes Everything   Naomi Kline How to rein in corporate power and rebuild local economies

The Soil will save us  Kristen Ohlson - How Scientists, Farmers and Goodies are healing the soil to save the planet, rebuilding the soil and sequestering carbon

BRAIDING SWEETGRASS: INDIGENOUS WISDOM, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, AND THE TEACHINGS OF PLANTS.    Robin Wall Kimmerer    Robin is Potawatomi and a botanist, and she brings these lenses of knowledge together in a book that "captures the true reverence between Native Americans and the earth, the relationship that we need in order to survive"  

Re: Imaging Change: How to use story- based Strategy to Win Campaigns, Build Movements and Change the World

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If you're interested in learning more about this book group contact Brian Nowak at   brian@mn350.org  Brian and the other folks at MN350.org  http://www.mn350.org are lousy about returning emails but keep trying. It's an important effort and an important organization.

 We hope to have a review of What We Think About (When We Try Not To Think About) Global Warming soon at Central Minnesota Political.

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