The resilience revolution in Hoosiers’ own backyard
Hoosiers have a reputation for preferring incremental change when faced with large-scale economic and social challenges—“evolution over revolution,” as one Indiana historian put it. The rapid changes wrought by climate change, however, require new systems and ideas that Indiana communities, businesses, and nonprofits can leverage to accelerate progress toward climate goals.
As the stakes become clear, a network of in-state organizations and leaders are ramping up efforts to create an environmentally sustainable future for every Hoosier. These change agents are building coalitions, investing in climate solutions, and enhancing the state’s capacity to support a green workforce, decarbonize industry and buildings, fund rural sustainability projects, and address longstanding environmental injustices.
During this roundtable discussion led by Stephanie Goodrid Lawson, executive director of the McKinney Family Foundation, Hoosier sustainability leaders will discuss the revolutionary work being done to address climate change, improve water quality, and increase civic engagement—including grassroots and local-level action in communities across the state. Attendees will also be invited to share their own stories of climate action.
Featured speakers:
Stephanie Goodrid Lawson, executive director, McKinney Family Foundation
Alex Crowley, executive director, Indiana Energy Independence Fund
Chris Chyung, executive director, Indiana Conservation Voters
