Climate Heroes in Your Neighborhood
Launch & celebration of Twin Cities solutions stories
In partnership with Project Drawdown
Sun, Jan 29
7 pm start // 6:15 pm doors
Parkway Theater
Part of the Climate Solutions Series
Hosted by Project Drawdown’s Matt Scott and featuring the stories and voices of changemakers from Appetite for Change, Change Narrative, Hourcar Evie, Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light, Minnesota Waste Wise, Native Sun & Solar Bear, Repowered, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and UNIDOS MN.
To create the future we want, diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice are paramount, both in the Twin Cities and in the climate world overall.
Still, far too often, people who want to help are left out of the solution; often, these are people most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis (including Black communities, communities of color, and other underrepresented groups) while also being well-equipped with perspective and power to bring the change the life. Here in the Twin Cities, it’s time that we "pass the mic" to those who often go unheard and showcase these unsung heroes, everyday people—including those who've often been underestimated—who have what it takes to contribute to solutions.
Join us for the launch of Drawdown’s Neighborhood: Twin Cities, an episodic climate solutions short documentary series about passing the mic to changemakers who often go unheard. We will introduce you to the nine local changemakers featured in the series, giving you a window into how you—and everyday people from diverse backgrounds in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and beyond—can be part of solutions. Get a sneak peek at these episodes before they premiere globally, and celebrate how the Twin Cities is helping the world reach drawdown—the point in time when greenhouse gasses start to steadily decline.
About the host:
Matt Scott is Director of Storytelling & Engagement at the nonprofit climate solutions resource Project Drawdown and leads the Drawdown Stories program, serving as a bridge between everyday people and climate solutions. His work focuses on “passing the mic” to underrepresented, underestimated changemakers. He is the host of Drawdown’s Neighborhood, a climate solutions short documentary series inviting communities to discover solutions and take action. Matt joined Project Drawdown in 2020, following five years creating impact storytelling and engagement initiatives and campaigns alongside partners including Nike, USAID, Pivotal Ventures by Melinda Gates, the Australian Government, and the Obama White House. From 2016 to 2020, he helped engage more than 100,000 people from 150+ countries in the world’s largest global hackathon, NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge, serving as the global community lead and storyteller. In addition, Matt is the founder of Let’s Care, where he’s released the film 20s & Change: San Francisco – honored at the San Francisco Black Film Festival and Las Vegas Queer Arts Film Festival, as well as Costa Rica's EQUAL Film Fest.He has interviewed 100+ changemakers to-date.
About Project Drawdown:
Founded in 2014, Project Drawdown® is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline.
Since the 2017 publication of the New York Times bestseller Drawdown, the organization has emerged as a leading resource for information and insight about climate solutions. We continue to develop that resource by conducting rigorous review and assessment of climate solutions, creating compelling and human communication across media, and partnering with efforts to accelerate climate solutions globally.
Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. We aim to support the growing constellation of efforts to move climate solutions—and the world—toward drawdown as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.