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Sustainable Community Action: Empowering Change for Climate and Environmental Justice

Developing Strategies and Advocating for a Cleaner, Greener, Fairer Future

Course Summary

This course aims to introduce the concepts of sustainability and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to learners focusing on practical applications in community development and activism to address justice issues. The course includes a cumulative practical project, policy and political engagement components,

  • Understand the basics of sustainability and the UN SDGs.
  • Learn how to apply sustainability principles in community development.
  • Explore the role of activism in promoting justice and equity.
  • Develop skills for policy and political engagement as citizens.
  • Address specific urban sustainability challenges and their impact on economic, social, and environmental viability.
  • Complete a practical project addressing a specific community challenge.

    • Course Curriculum

    Dr. Charles Loftland

    Charles is a 30-year educator and community change agent, retired U.S. Air Force construction/training manager (water systems and environmental support), and co-founder of the Uplift Institute. He advances sustainability through education, workforce development, and equitable, regenerative infrastructure. He holds a BS in Workforce Education (SIU–Carbondale), an MA in Urban Sustainability (Antioch LA), and an EdD in Educational Sustainability (UW–Stevens Point), and lives in California.

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