Day 2 of Current Events: A Virtual Retreat -- Co-Hosted by Ticco and Island Press

Climate change continues to pose a serious threat to both urban and rural areas nationwide. How can our work and the programs we create help these places adapt and remain resilient in the face of related challenges?

Ticco retreats are a way to manifest a few of the core Ticco values - breaking barriers that divide city building practices and supporting the education of future leaders in our fields.

At this virtual retreat, sessions will dive into current research as well as tools and strategies to shape our practice in light of our changing environment. Topics covered will include items such as:

• Housing and Racial Justice
• Whiteness in Environmental Advocacy
• Mentor Power Hour: Starting a Climate-Based Business: From Nonprofit to For Profit, Everything you Need to Know
• Trump Administration Policies: Their Impact on the Battle Against Climate Change
• Greening the Trade: How we can Reduce the Output of Building Construction and Renovation

Speakers include: 

• Lawrence Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
• Christina Jackson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Sociology and Anthropology program at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ.
• Shane Phillips, author of The Affordable City: Strategies for Putting Housing Within Reach (and Keeping it There)
• Walker Wells, author of Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing
• Jeffrey Patterson, author of A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas  
• Lindsey Jones, Owner of Blind Eye Restoration LLC
• Jennie Stephens, author of Diversifying Power