Sustainability Now! | Julie Donna+Tiffany Broyles Yost | Louisville Sustainability Summit | 11-1-21

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog summits the peaks of sustainability with Julie Donna and Tiffany Broyles Yost from the Louisville Sustainability Council. Julie and Tiffany are co-organizers of the 8th Annual Louisville Sustainability Summit on the theme of “Powering the Movement: Building Community to Fight Climate Change” coming up on Wednesday, November 10th from 1-4pm online.

Listen in and discover who is the Louisville Sustainability Council (now in its 11th year), and what’s in store for the 2021 Annual Sustainability Summit exploring the intersections between climate change, social equity, and community resilience. Join us to discuss climate justice, advocacy, and community building to discover your role in creating meaningful change. Highlights include:
* Keynote – Jasmine Crowe of Goodr
* Local Panel: Connecting Louisville Communities for Climate Action - Moderated by Emmy award-winning journalist and news anchor Jean West, this panel features Eboni Cochran, West End Air Quality; Mellone Long, Exec. Director, Center for Neighborhoods; and Shauntrice Martin, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth.
* Regional Panel: Linking Businesses and Communities to Accelerate Impact - Katie Hunt-More, Managing Director, NationSwell; Scott Koloms, Founder, Canopy KY; and Lisa Zwack, Head of Sustainability, The Kroger Co.
* After Party at Logan Street Market
* A raffle for 3 great Local Louisville baskets

We also chat about exciting things to come from the LSC during the rest of they year, including the 2021 cycle of the microgrant program which will be opening soon and it will be bigger and more inclusive to sustainable projects than ever before! Last year, the Council awarded 4 microgrants totaling $5,000 to: The Muse Farm – Black Market KY, The Garden Project - Field Elementary School, Energy Conservation Outreach Program - KY Interfaith Power and Light, and Jefferson Memorial Forest Electric Vehicle Charging Station.

Learn more at: 
https://www.louisvillesustainabilitycouncil.org 
https://www.facebook.com/louisvillesustainabilitycouncil

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com