The Importance of Living Locally

The climate crisis, growing inequality, systemic racism and the pandemic are threatening our lives and our life support systems. These are all part of a deeper crisis of disconnectedness in which we experience nature and community less and less in our daily lives to the detriment of our well-being.

The Citizens Environmental Council (CEC) invites you to a Zoom program called “Living Locally: How Strengthening Connections to Place Is Better for You, Your Community and the Planet” on Wednesday, September 16, from 7 to 8 p.m. It will feature Matt Biggar, Ph.D., a network strategy consultant and researcher who will offer guidance and invite discussion on the importance of vital connections. There is no charge, but pre-registration is required at https://bit.ly/3jiAO50. You will receive an email with instructions on how to access the webinar on Zoom.

Matt Biggar is the principal and founder of Connected to Place, a consulting firm that supports place-based networks, foundations and organizations to transform communities into healthy, thriving places. He served as Principal of Burlingame High School from 2002 to 2008 and as Associate Superintendent in the San Mateo Union High School District from 2008 to 2011.

For more information, visit http://www.burlingamecec.org/.