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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 has been an educator community change agent for over 30 years. He is involved in educational consulting, teaching, workforce development and neighborhood planning. Retired from the United States Air Force, Charles worked a construction manager specializing in water systems and hydro-purification. As an Air Force Training Manager, he assisted troops in career field and workforce development.  As a founder of the Uplift Institute, he has focused the mission on sustainability through education, economics, regenerative infrastructure and social equity. Charles holds a bachelor's degree in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, an M.A. in Urban Sustainability from Antioch University - Los Angeles and holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Sustainability at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He currently resides in California.

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