By Wendy Brawer | Director
Summer is here and with it, a feeling of precariousness that we can help to stabilize by working with our communities. Green Map System is moving ahead and offering tools to activate new parts of the world. Once engaged, mapmakers can achieve so much! Your support makes it happen!
See the magic happen at an Open Hour! We have a special edition planned this Wednesday, July 2nd, led by Scotswoman Ms. Clinch. The focus is on her country’s Local Place Planning, an official engagement vehicle that can utilize our mapping platform in a unique way. It’s at 11AM ET as usual (4PM GMT) - RSVP - bit.ly/GMooh25. You don’t have to be Scottish to appreciate the value of Local Place Planning - check out this 2024 post featuring the Coalfields Regeneration Trust using our iconography in this arena too!
Open Hour is taking a break in August. We’ll be back in September, on the first Wednesday - all are welcome to join this exchange.
Our long time partner Society of Wilderness, celebrated 30 years on Saturday! This all-volunteer NGO has spread to every corner of their country. As Ms. Shen wrote, “The Taiwan Green Map project has now been going strong for 27 years. During the event, we shared the story of our connection with you on stage.” Excitingly, our Board member, Mr. Yu, happened to be in Taipei at the right moment and joined the Wild at Heart celebration.
Thank you SOW, for all your great work - check it out at impacts.greenmap.org!
There's a new Common Ground Welcome Map, created by Ms. Lydon and the team at the Community Social Planning Council in Victoria BC Canada, as described on page 8-9 of Celebrate Diverse Abilities magazine.
Next gen! In May, an Italian economics student began his internship with us. As seen above, Mr. Reckhaus took part in conferences, events, zooms and meetings, starting with the NYC Dept of Education’s Climate Action Days for middle and high school students. While here, he updated a segment of the Energy Map of NYC, and added 50 Passive House Buildings - explore this new map at bit.ly/PHBldg-NYC. We’re gearing up to update more segments soon.
Appreciation In June, the International Visitor Program of the US State Department sent us a Certificate of Appreciation. Sadly, this knowledge and cultural exchange program has been shut down by the current administration, a loss for the world we all share. You can be sure that this summer and in every season, Green Map will continue its work on behalf of local leadership, and greener, healthier communities everywhere.
Thank you for your support!
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By Wendy Brawer | Director
By Wendy Brawer | Director
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