< SUMMIT 2025 ARCHIVE

Somebody Should Do Something: Empowering Action at the Local Level

Local action is a necessary part of protecting our collective future, but talking about the environmental, economic, and social challenges that face our communities, which often intersect, can feel fraught with difficulties. How do we overcome these difficulties to engage our communities in conversations, and how to we move from talking to taking action?



Conversation Participants

Matt Scott(moderator)
Director of Storytelling and Engagement | Project Drawdown 
Raney Bench
Executive Director | Mount Desert Island Historical
Christina Smith
President + CEO | Groundwork Bridgeport